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Translation of spell – English–Italian dictionary

spell

verb uk /spel/ us /spel/  past tense and past participle UK/US spelled | UK spelt Add to word list Add to word list A2 to write or tell someone the letters that are used to make a word compitare How do you spell that? Come si scrive quello? She spelled my name wrong. Ha scritto male il mio nome. If you can spell, you know how to write the words of a language correctly. scrivere (correttamente) I can’t spell! Non so scrivere correttamente!

spell

noun uk /spel/ us /spel/ a period of time periodo a short spell in Australia un breve periodo in Australia We are expecting rain and cold spells this week. Prevediamo pioggia e periodi di freddo per questa settimana. magic words that are supposed to make a person or thing change shape, disappear, etc. incantesimo The witch cast a spell over him. La strega gli ha lanciato contro un incantesimo.

(Translation of spell from the Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of spell | PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary

spell verb /spel/  past tense, past participle spelt /-t/ | spelled to name or give in order the letters of (a word) compitare I asked him to spell his name for me. (of letters) to form (a word) formare, dare C-a-t spells ‘cat’. to (be able to) spell words correctly (scrivere correttamente) I can’t spell! to mean or amount to significare This spells disaster.

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speller spelling spell-check spell-checker

(Translation of spell from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

spell noun /spel/ a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power (formula magica) The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan. a strong influence incantesimo He was completely under her spell.

(Translation of spell from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

spell noun /spel/ a turn (at work) turno Shortly afterwards I did another spell working on the checkout desk. a period of time during which something lasts periodo a spell of bad health. a short time (periodo di tempo) We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.

(Translation of spell from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of spell

spell However, the substantive argument here is worth spelling out, and it is that leaders punish dissent with demotion in order to discourage further rebellion. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clearly, short spells of unemployment are less costly for worker's retirement savings. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, this argument, while spelt out in some formal detail below, does not exhaust the possibilities. From the Cambridge English Corpus When the spelling test was administered one additional child was absent; hence, only 66 children were assessed on spelling. From the Cambridge English Corpus The argument, as she now spells it out, would invoke the "fundamental right" line of equal protection cases. From the Cambridge English Corpus They did not find strong evidence for early use of analogies either in spelling or in reading. From the Cambridge English Corpus The study is generally upbeat in showing that most people escape from spells of poverty. From the Cambridge English Corpus A second focal point relates to the impact of typological features on spelling development. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Translations of spell

in Chinese (Traditional) 構成單詞, 用字母拼, 拼寫… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 构成单词, 用字母拼, 拼写… See more in Spanish deletrear, período, intervalo… See more in Portuguese soletrar, período, encantamento… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean स्पेलिंग लिहिणे / शब्दाचे घटकवर्ण अनुक्रमाने करणे जेणेकरून तो शब्द तयार होतो… See more （字を）つづる, スペルを言う, （字を）正しく書く… See more hecelemek, harf harf söylemek, yazım kurallarına göre yazmak… See more écrire, orthographier, épeler… See more lletrejar, escriure, període… See more spellen, de spelling zijn van, betekenen… See more சரியான வரிசையில் எழுத்துக்களைக் கொண்டு ஒரு சொல் அல்லது வார்த்தைகளை உருவாக்குதல்… See more वर्तनी लिखना, सही क्रम में किसी शब्द/दों को लिखना… See more શબ્દરચના, જોડણી… See more stave, sige, betyde… See more stava, stavas, betyda… See more mengeja, menandakan, jampi… See more buchstabieren, ergeben, bedeuten… See more stave, tyde på, bære bud om… See more ہجے کرنا… See more вимовляти по літерах, читати по складах, утворювати… See more అక్షరాలు రాయడం… See more বানান, সঠিক ক্রমে অক্ষর দিয়ে একটি শব্দ বা শব্দ গঠন করা… See more hláskovat, dávat, znát pravopis… See more mengeja, membentuk kata, berarti… See more อ่านสะกดคำ, จัดเรียงคำ, สะกดคำ… See more đánh vần, viết theo chính tả, viết vần… See more przeliterować, pisać (bez błędów ), okres… See more 철자를 말하다, 철자를 맞게 쓰다, 한동안… See more Need a translator?

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