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Spell



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1 Pronunciation
2 Noun
3 Verb

Pronunciation

  • spĕl, /spel/, /spel/

Noun

spell (plural: spells)

  1. words or a formula supposed to have magical powers; a magical incantation.
    he cast a spell to cure warts.
  2. a magical effect induced by an incantation or formula.
    under a spell
  3. a relatively short period of time of indeterminate length.
    We're in the midst of a cold spell.
  4. He had a spell of bad luck.

Translations

  • Esperanto: sorĉo (1)
  • Interlingua: incantamento (1,2); formula magic (1); breve periodo, intervallo (3)
  • Portuguese: encanto m, encantamento m, feitiço m (1,2); fórmula mágica f (1); breve período m, intervalo m (3)

Verb

to spell (spelled / spelt, spelled / spelt) (Inflected forms: spelling, spells)

  1. to comprise a word, as the letters "'a'", "'n'" and "'d'" spell "'and'".
  2. to write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
  3. to mean, indicate or signify
    This spells trouble.
  4. to work in place of someone else; to relieve.

Translations

  • Dutch: spellen
  • Esperanto: literumi (1,2)
  • French: épeler
  • German: buchstaben
  • Indonesian: mengeja
  • Interlingua: componer (1); orthographiar (2); significar, indicar (3); relevar (4)
  • Japanese: 綴る (つづる, tsutzuru)
  • Portuguese: compor (1); soletrar (2); significar, indicar (3); render (4)
  • Spanish: deletrear



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