black spot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for black spot in the English»Italian Dictionary

black spot [Brit, Am ˌblæk ˈspɑt] N fig

1. black spot:

black spot

= tratto di strada particolarmente pericoloso

accident black spot

tratto ad alto rischio di incidenti

2. black spot:

black spot

punto m caldo

unemployment black spot

area ad alta disoccupazione

Translations for black spot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spot [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] N

1. spot (dot):

spot (on animal)

macchia f

spot (on animal)

chiazza f

spot (on fabric, wallpaper)

pois m

spot (on dice, domino, card)

punto m

a red dress with white spots

un abito rosso a pois bianchi

to see spots before one's eyes

vedere delle macchioline

2. spot (stain):

spot

macchia f

spot

chiazza f

a grease, rust spot

una macchia di grasso, di ruggine

3. spot (pimple):

spot

pustola f

spot

brufolo m

to have spots

avere i brufoli

to come out in spots

riempirsi di brufoli

chocolate brings me out in spots

la cioccolata mi fa venire i brufoli

4. spot (place):

spot

luogo m

spot

posto m

spot

punto m

to be on the spot

essere sul posto

to be on the spot (of police)

essere sul posto or essere sul luogo

our correspondent on the spot, Paula Cox

la nostra corrispondente sul posto, Paula Cox

to decide, agree on the spot

decidere, mettersi d'accordo seduta stante or su due piedi

that whisky hit the spot nicely inf

quel whisky era proprio quello che ci voleva

5. spot (small amount) inf:

a spot of cream

un po' di crema

a spot of whisky

un goccio di whisky

a spot of exercise

un po' di esercizio

a spot of sightseeing

un breve giro turistico

would you like a spot of lunch?

ti va qualcosa per pranzo?

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

avere un bel grattacapo (con)

6. spot (drop):

spot

goccia f

7. spot (difficulty):

spot inf

pasticcio m

spot inf

guaio m

to be in a (tight) spot

essere nei pasticci

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

mettere qn in imbarazzo

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

mettere qn alle strette

8. spot:

spot

comunicato m pubblicitario

9. spot (regular slot):

spot TV, RADIO

spazio m fisso

spot TV, RADIO

passaggio m fisso

10. spot (position):

this record has been on the top spot for two weeks

questo disco è in cima alle classifiche da due settimane

this book has the number one spot on the bestseller list

questo libro è al numero uno dei libri più venduti

11. spot (moral blemish):

spot

macchia f

spot

onta f

the scandal is a spot on his reputation

lo scandalo è una macchia per la sua reputazione

12. spot:

spot (light) CINE, THEAT

riflettore m

spot (light) CINE, THEAT

spot m

spot (in home, display)

faretto m

13. spot SPORTS:

spot (for penalty kick)

dischetto m (del rigore)

spot (for snooker ball)

acchito m

14. spot Am (nightclub):

spot inf

locale m notturno

spot inf

night m

II.-spot COMP

-spot Am (banknote):

a ten-, five-spot

una banconota da dieci, cinque dollari

(billiard ball) the three-, five-spot

la palla numero tre, cinque

III.spot <forma in -ing spotting, pt, pp spotted> [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] VB trans

1. spot (see):

spot person

vedere, avvistare, individuare

spot car, roadsign

vedere, scorgere

spot book

vedere, individuare

to spot sb doing

vedere qn mentre sta facendo

to spot that…

vedere or scorgere che…

he was spotted boarding a plane to Japan

è stato visto mentre prendeva un aereo per il Giappone

well spotted!

che vista!

2. spot (recognize):

spot car, person, symptoms

riconoscere, distinguere

spot opportunity

riconoscere

spot defect, difference

scoprire, individuare

spot bargain

fiutare, scorgere

spot talent

scoprire, riconoscere

spot birds, trains

osservare

you'll spot him by his black beard

lo riconoscerai dalla barba nera

3. spot Am (concede an advantage) inf:

to spot sb sth points

concedere qc a qn

he spotted me 20 metres

mi ha concesso un vantaggio di 20 metri

4. spot (stain):

spot carpet, shirt

macchiare

the cloth is spotted with grease

lo straccio è sporco di grasso

IV.spot <forma in -ing spotting, pt, pp spotted> [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt] VB impers (rain)

it's spotting

pioviggina

V.spot [Brit spɒt, Am spɑt]

to change one's spots

cambiare vita or cambiare abitudini

to knock spots off sth, sb

superare di gran lunga qc, qn

this car knocks spots off other models inf

questa macchina batte tutti gli altri modelli

she knocked spots off the champion inf

ha stracciato il campione

to hit the high spots Am

raggiungere il culmine

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

nero

black night

buio

to paint, dye sth black

pitturare, tingere qc di nero

to go or turn black

diventare nero or annerirsi

2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, also Black community, culture, president

nero

black, also Black school

per neri

a black man, woman

un uomo, una donna di colore

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

nero

black tea

senza latte

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

nero

5. black (macabre):

black humour

nero

black comedy

black comedy

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, thoughts

nero, tetro

black picture

nero, a tinte fosche

black despair

cupo

black future, prospect

fosco

black news

funesto

black day, week

nero

it was a black day for us when he left

è stata una giornata nera per noi quando se ne è andato

things are looking black for us

le cose si mettono male per noi

Black Monday ECON

lunedì nero

7. black (angry):

black look

truce, torvo

black mood

pessimo

his face was as black as thunder

era scuro in volto or era infuriato

she's in one of her black moods

è d'umore nero

8. black (evil):

black deed, thought

empio, scellerato

black heart

malvagio

black magic

nero

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

nero m

in black

in nero

to wear black

vestire in or di nero

to wear black (in mourning)

portare il lutto

2. black (person):

black, also Black

nero m / nera f

3. black ECON:

to be in the black

essere in credito or in attivo

to stay in the black

rimanere in credito or in attivo

to put sb back in the black

fare tornare qn in credito or in attivo

4. black GAMES:

black (in chess, draughts)

nero m

black (in chess, draughts)

neri mpl

black (in roulette)

nero m

I'll be black

prendo i neri

5. black (in snooker or pool):

black

(palla) nera f

III.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] VB trans

1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

annerire, sporcare

black boots

lucidare (di nero)

to black one's face, hands

sporcarsi la faccia, le mani

2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

black

boicottare

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

as black as coal or soot

nero come il carbone

black and blue

pieno di lividi

to beat sb black and blue inf

pestare qn or fare qn nero di botte

black spot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black spot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spot [spɑ:t] N

1. spot (mark):

spot

macchia f

2. spot (pattern):

spot

pois m inv

3. spot (on skin):

spot

neo m

4. spot (place):

spot

posto m

on the spot (at the very place)

sul posto

on the spot (at once)

subito

5. spot (part of TV, radio show):

spot

spot m inv

6. spot inf:

spot

faretto m

Phrases:

to really hit the spot

essere quello che ci vuole

to have a soft spot for sb

avere un debole per qu

to put sb on the spot

mettere qu con le spalle al muro

II.spot <-tt-> [spɑ:t] VB trans

1. spot (see):

spot

scorgere

2. spot (speckle):

spot

macchiare

I.black [blæk] ADJ

1. black (color):

black

nero, -a

black man

nero m

black woman

nera f

2. black fig (extreme):

black

nero, -a

black despair

disperazione nera

3. black (dark):

black

oscuro, -a

fig to give sb a black look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qu

4. black (very dirty):

black hands

nero, -a

Phrases:

to beat sb black and blue inf

riempire di botte qu

II.black [blæk] VB trans (make black)

black

annerire

to black one's face

annerirsi il viso

III.black [blæk] N

1. black (color):

black

nero m

in black

di nero

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

in bianco e nero

2. black (person):

black

nero(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

essere in nero [o in attivo]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a red seed with a black spot at one end.

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This species looks dirty yellowish-grey, unregularly sprayed with fine black spot on the fore and hind wings.

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The wings are clear-grassgreen with a black spot in their middle.

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Some specimens have a black spot above inner margin of fore wing before the middle.

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It may have black spots and vermiculations and a distinctive black spot on the front of the thigh.

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It has a black spot on the first few rays of the dorsal fin, the tip of those rays are colorless.

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A large oval black spot is also present between the third and fifth spines of the dorsal fin.

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A plant pathogen, it causes freckle, black spot, peach scab or black scab of peach.

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It is responsible for the black spot disease on papaya trees.

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However, he cut his hand, giving him the black spot.

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