spell in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spell in the English»French Dictionary

I.spell [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] N

1. spell (period):

spell

moment m

spell

période f

a spell of sth

une période de qc

for a spell

pendant un certain temps

for a long/short spell

pendant une longue/courte période

a spell as director/as minister

une brève période comme directeur/ministre

she had a spell at the wheel/on the computer

elle a passé un certain temps au volant/à l'ordinateur

a spell in hospital/in prison

un séjour à l'hôpital/en prison

a warm/cold spell

une période de beau temps/de froid

to go through a bad spell

traverser une mauvaise passe

2. spell (magic words):

spell

formule f magique

evil spell

maléfice m

to be under a spell

être envoûté

to cast or put a spell on sb lit, fig

jeter or lancer un sort à qn

to break a spell

rompre un sortilège

to break the spell fig

rompre le charme

to be/fall under sb's spell fig

être/tomber sous le charme de qn

II.spell <ppprét spelled or spelt> [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] VB trans

1. spell:

spell (aloud)

épeler

spell (on paper)

écrire

the word is spelt like this

le mot s'écrit comme ça

she spells her name with/without an e

son nom s'écrit avec/sans e

to spell sth correctly or properly

orthographier qc correctement

the word is correctly/wrongly spelt

le mot est bien/mal orthographié

C-A-T spells cat

les lettres C-A-T forment le mot cat

will you spell that please? (on phone)

pouvez-vous l'épeler, s'il vous plaît?

2. spell (imply):

spell danger, disaster, ruin

représenter

spell end

sonner

spell fame

annoncer

her letter spelt happiness

sa lettre était une perspective de bonheur

the defeat spelt the end of a civilization/for our team

la défaite a sonné la fin d'une civilisation/pour notre équipe

III.spell <ppprét spelled or spelt> [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] VB intr

spell person:

spell

connaître l'orthographe

he can't spell

il ne connaît pas l'orthographe

he spells badly/well

il a une mauvaise/bonne orthographe

to learn (how) to spell

apprendre l'orthographe

sunny spell N

sunny spell

éclaircie f

giddy spell N

giddy spell

vertige m

giddy spell

étourdissement m

I.spell out VB [Brit spɛl -, Am spɛl -] (spell out [sth], spell [sth] out)

1. spell out lit word:

spell out

épeler

2. spell out fig consequences, demands, details, implications, policy:

spell out

expliquer … clairement

I had to spell it out to him

j'ai dû le lui expliquer clairement

do I have to spell it out (to you)?

est-ce qu'il faut que je te fasse un dessin?

rainy spell N

rainy spell

ondée f

magic spell N

magic spell

formule f magique

Translations for spell in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

redoux

mild spell

envoûtement (sortilège)

spell

épeler

to spell

maléfice

evil spell

spell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spell in the English»French Dictionary

spell¹ [spel] N

spell

formule f magique

to cast [or put] a spell on sb

jeter un sort à qn

to be under a spell

être envoûté

to be under sb's spell fig

être sous le charme de qn

I.spell² [spel] N

1. spell (period):

spell

période f

to rest for a short spell

se reposer un petit moment

cold spell

vague f de froid

sunny spell

éclaircie f

to have dizzy spells

avoir des étourdissements mpl

2. spell (turn):

spell

tour m

to take spells doing sth

faire qc à tour de rôle

II.spell² <spelled, spelled> [spel] VB trans Am, Aus

spell

remplacer

I.spell³ <spelled, spelled [or a. Brit spelt, spelt]> [spel] VB trans

1. spell (form using letters):

spell

épeler

how do you spell ...

quelle est l'orthographe de ...

2. spell (signify):

spell

signifier

N O spells no

N O c'est no

II.spell³ <spelled, spelled [or a. Brit spelt, spelt]> [spel] VB intr

spell

connaître l'orthographe

I can't spell

je suis nul en orthographe

spell out VB trans

1. spell out (spell):

spell out

épeler

2. spell out (explain):

spell out

expliquer clairement

Phrases:

do I have to spell it out for you? inf

tu veux que je te fasse un dessin? subj

spell checker N COMPUT

spell checker

correcteur m orthographique

Translations for spell in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

envoûtement

spell

éclaircie

sunny spell

épeler

to spell

vérificateur orthographique

spell checker

maléfice

evil spell

spell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put a spell on sb

jeter un sort sur qn

to cast [or put] a spell on sb

jeter un sort à qn

to be under a spell

être envoûté

to rest for a short spell

se reposer un petit moment

how do you spell ...

quelle est l'orthographe de ...

I can't spell

je suis nul en orthographe

to fall under the spell of sb/sth

tomber sous le charme de qn/qc

how do you spell that word?

comment écrit-on ce mot?

how do you spell your name?

quelle est l'orthographe de votre nom?

to free oneself from sb's spell

se débarrasser du sortilège de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He causes the nurse to become drowsy and when she awakes from his spell, she removes the sprigs of wolfbane placing it in a hallway chest of drawers.

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It is a sign of the times, articles from credentialed sources are not accurate, nor are they proof-read, or spell checked?

thechart.blogs.cnn.com

Map pins on the lower two lumps spell out the painting's title.

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In recent years, no side has managed to pressurise and unsettle him for a more sustained spell.

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They must carefully navigate the floor to spell out the word Jehovah.

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He can spell out these commands by focusing his right eye on letters and short commands from a special menu bar on his tracking monitor.

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As a culture, we mock the abstinent and stigmatise the dry spell, but for me, those 12 months turned out to be very fertile.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This can be a busy spell after a game because we'd have medicals and triage and whatnot.

www.the42.ie

Talismans and amulets were hung or buried there, as well as other spell work was conducted.

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The soil is moist with fecundity; undergrowths are thick with mystery; ropy climbers swing and interlock in every direction; the canopy lends a spell of brooding shadows.

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