beauty spot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beauty spot in the English»French Dictionary

beauty spot N

1. beauty spot:

beauty spot (mark on skin)

grain m de beauté

beauty spot (fake)

mouche f

2. beauty spot (place):

beauty spot (gen)

coin m superbe

beauty spot (official)

site m pittoresque

Translations for beauty spot in the French»English Dictionary

grain de beauté

beauty spot, mole

mouche

patch, beauty spot

Translations for beauty spot in the English»French Dictionary

beauty [Brit ˈbjuːti, Am ˈbjudi] N

1. beauty (quality):

beauty

beauté f

to spoil or mar the beauty of

nuire à la beauté de

to spoil or mar the beauty of attr contest

de beauté

2. beauty (woman):

beauty

beauté f

3. beauty (beautiful feature):

the beauties of nature, landscape

les beautés de

4. beauty (advantage):

the beauty of the system is that…

ce qu'il y a de bien dans ce système, c'est que…

that's the beauty of it

c'est ce que cela a de bien

5. beauty (perfect example):

a beauty of a goal/car

un but/une voiture superbe

that's a real beauty hum

c'est un modèle du genre!

6. beauty attr (for improving appearance):

beauty product, treatment

de beauté

Phrases:

age before beauty

≈ c'est le bénéfice de l'âge

beauty is in the eye of the beholder prov

rien n'est laid pour celui qui aime

Beauty and the Beast

la Belle et la Bête

I.spot [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] N

1. spot (dot):

spot (on animal)

tache f

spot (on fabric, wallpaper)

pois m

spot (on dice, domino, card)

point m

a red dress with white spots

une robe rouge à pois blancs

to see spots before one's eyes

voir trouble

2. spot (stain):

spot

tache f

a grease/rust spot

une tache de graisse/rouille

3. spot (pimple):

spot

bouton m

to have spots

avoir des boutons

to come out in spots

être couvert de boutons

chocolate brings me out in spots

le chocolat me donne des boutons

4. spot (place):

spot

endroit m

to be on the spot (gen)

être en place

to be on the spot (of police)

être sur les lieux

our correspondent on the spot, Paula Cox

notre correspondant sur place, Paula Cox

to decide/agree on the spot

décider/donner son accord sur-le-champ

that whisky hit the spot nicely inf

ce whisky a été le bienvenu

5. spot (small amount) inf:

a spot of cream/whisky/exercise/sightseeing

un peu de crème/de whisky/d'exercice/de tourisme

would you like a spot of lunch?

et si on mangeait un petit quelque chose?

to have or be in a spot of bother (with)

avoir quelques petits ennuis (avec)

6. spot (drop):

spot

goutte f

7. spot (difficulty):

spot inf

situation f embêtante

to be in a (tight) spot

être dans une situation embêtante

to put sb on the spot (in an awkward situation)

mettre qn en mauvaise posture

to put sb on the spot (by asking a difficult question)

mettre qn dans l'embarras

8. spot MKTG:

spot

spot m publicitaire

9. spot (regular slot):

spot TV, RADIO

temps m d'antenne

10. spot (position):

this record has been on the top spot for two weeks

ce disque a été numéro un pendant deux semaines

this book has the number one spot on the bestseller list

ce livre est en tête de la liste des bestsellers

11. spot (moral blemish):

spot

tache f

the scandal is a spot on his reputation

le scandale a entaché sa réputation

12. spot:

spot (light) CINE, THEAT

projecteur m

spot (in home, display)

spot m

13. spot SPORTS:

spot (for penalty kick)

point m de pénalty

spot (for snooker ball)

mouche f

14. spot Am (nightclub):

spot inf

boîte f de nuit inf

II.spot <pres part spotting; pret, pp spotted> [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] VB trans

1. spot (see):

spot person

apercevoir

spot car, roadsign, book

voir

to spot sb doing

apercevoir qn en train de faire

to spot that…

s'apercevoir que …

he was spotted boarding a plane to Japan

il a été vu en train de prendre l'avion pour le Japon

well spotted!

bien vu!

2. spot (recognize):

spot car, person, symptoms, opportunity

reconnaître

spot defect, difference, bargain, talent

repérer

spot birds, trains

observer

you'll spot him by his black beard

tu le reconnaîtras à sa barbe noire

3. spot Am (concede an advantage) inf:

to spot sb sth points

concéder qc à qn

he spotted me 20 metres

il m'a concédé 20 mètres d'avance

4. spot (stain):

spot carpet, shirt

tacher

the cloth is spotted with grease

la nappe est couverte de taches de graisse

III.spot <pres part spotting; pret, pp spotted> [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] VB impers (rain)

it's spotting

il tombe quelques gouttes

IV.-spot COMP

1. -spot Am (banknote):

a ten/five-spot

un billet de dix/cinq dollars

2. -spot (billiard ball):

the three/five-spot

la boule numéro trois/cinq

V.spot [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt]

to change one's spots

changer son caractère

to knock spots off sth/sb

être bien meilleur que qc/qn

this car knocks spots off other models inf

cette voiture est bien meilleure que les autres modèles

she knocked spots off the champion inf

elle a battu la championne à plates coutures inf

to hit the high spots Am

n'évoquer que les grandes lignes

beauty spot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beauty spot in the English»French Dictionary

beauty spot N

1. beauty spot (location):

beauty spot

site m

2. beauty spot (face mark):

beauty spot

mouche f

Translations for beauty spot in the French»English Dictionary

mouche

beauty spot

grain de beauté

beauty spot

Translations for beauty spot in the English»French Dictionary

beauty <-ies> [ˈbju:ti, Am -t̬i] N

beauty

beauté f

to be a (real) beauty

être d'une grande beauté

to be a (real) beauty car

être une (véritable) merveille

I.spot [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] N

1. spot (mark):

spot of blood, grease

tache f

2. spot FASHION (pattern):

spot

pois m

3. spot Brit (skin blemish):

spot

bouton m

4. spot Brit (little bit):

a spot of sth

un (petit) peu de qc

a spot of lunch

un léger repas

5. spot (place):

spot

endroit m

on the spot

sur place

6. spot (part of show):

spot

séquence f

7. spot inf → spotlight

Phrases:

to put sb on the spot

mettre qn sur la sellette

on the spot (just now)

sur le champ

on the spot (immediately after)

à chaud

II.spot <-tt-> [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] VB intr Brit

it's spotting (with rain)

il pleuv(i)ote

III.spot <-tt-> [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] VB trans (see)

spot

apercevoir

to spot why/what ...

entrevoir pourquoi/ce que ...

well spotted Brit

bien vu

See also spotlight

I.spotlight N

1. spotlight (beam of light):

spotlight

rayon m lumineux

2. spotlight THEAT, CINE:

spotlight

projecteur m

Phrases:

to be in/out of the spotlight

être/ne pas être en vue

to be under the spotlight

être sous les feux de la rampe

II.spotlight <spotlighted, spotlighted [or spotlit, spotlit]> VB trans

spotlight

mettre en lumière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then for three years after the war she camped out in a beauty spot.

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He was observed on repeated visits to a beauty spot where he was covertly filmed as he apparently stalked lone women.

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Despite the sunny weather drawing crowds to the beauty spot, no one was injured.

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It is a popular beauty spot, used mostly by locals, and a few fishermen.

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A well-known beauty spot, it is a large, curved limestone cliff at the head of a valley, with a fine area of limestone pavement at the top.

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Stitch died just hours later -- one of two dogs believed to have been poisoned by a dumped powder at the popular beauty spot.

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More than a beauty spot, this falls is the primary source of water for its residents.

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Her ashes were scattered at a favourite beauty spot.

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Tim is sporting a curly blonde wig, beauty spot and false teeth.

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It is a beauty spot of nature, has a siva temple at the confluence of three rivers.

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