spell checker in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spell checker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

corrector ortográfico

spell checker

Translations for spell checker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

checker¹ [Am ˈtʃɛkər, Brit ˈtʃɛkə] N Am (cashier)

checker

cajero m / cajera f

checker² [Am ˈtʃɛkər, Brit ˈtʃɛkə] N Am GAMES

checker

ficha f

See also checkers

checkers [Am ˈtʃɛkərz, Brit ˈtʃɛkəz] N Am + sing vb

checkers

damas fpl

I.spell¹ <pt & pp spelled or Brit also spelt> [Am spɛl, Brit spɛl] VB trans

1. spell:

spell (write)

escribir

spell (orally)

deletrear

how do you spell Kazakhstan?

¿cómo se escribe Kazajstán?

could you spell it for me?

¿me lo deletrea?

spell 'ridiculous'

deletrea la palabra 'ridiculous'

2. spell:

spell (mean)

significar

spell (foretell)

anunciar

spell (foretell)

augurar

this measure could spell the end of the organization

esta medida podría significar el fin de la organización

rising inflation spells trouble for the government

la creciente inflación anuncia or augura problemas para el gobierno

it spelled disaster for the project

resultó nefasto or desastroso para el proyecto

II.spell¹ <pt & pp spelled or Brit also spelt> [Am spɛl, Brit spɛl] VB intr

he can't spell

tiene mala ortografía

he can't spell

no sabe escribir correctamente

he can't spell (orally)

no sabe deletrear

spell² [Am spɛl, Brit spɛl] N a. magic spell

spell

encanto m

spell

hechizo m

spell

encantamiento m

evil spell

maleficio m

to cast a spell over or to put a spell on sth/sb

hechizar or embrujar algo/a alguien

to break the spell

romper el encanto or el hechizo

she was under the spell of the witch

estaba bajo el hechizo de la bruja

she is completely under his spell

la tiene totalmente embelesada or encandilada

generations of children have fallen under the spell of his stories

sus cuentos han fascinado a los niños de varias generaciones

spell³ [Am spɛl, Brit spɛl] N

1. spell (of weather):

spell

período m

a spell of wet weather

un período de lluvia(s)

we had a very cold spell last month

el mes pasado tuvimos unos días or una racha or un período de mucho frío

2. spell (period of time):

spell

período m

spell

temporada f

we've had a very busy spell in the office

hemos tenido un período or una temporada de mucho trabajo en la oficina

after a short spell in journalism

tras trabajar una breve temporada como periodista

I was going through a bad spell

estaba pasando por una mala racha

come and sit down for a spell Am

ven y siéntate un rato

I'll take a spell at the wheel now

ahora voy a manejar yo un rato

I'll take a spell at the wheel now

ahora voy a conducir yo un rato Spain

I'll take a spell at the wheel now

me toca a mí sentarme al volante ahora

3. spell MED:

dizzy spell

mareo m

coughing spell

acceso m de tos

spell checker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spell checker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spell checker N COMPUT

spell checker

corrector m ortográfico

Translations for spell checker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

corrector ortográfico/gramatical

spell[ing]/grammar checker

Translations for spell checker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spell¹ [spel] N a. fig

spell

encanto m

to be under a spell

estar hechizado

I.spell² [spel] N

1. spell (period):

spell

temporada f

2. spell (turn):

spell

turno m

II.spell² [spel] VB trans Am, Aus

spell

relevar

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

1. spell (form using letters):

spell

deletrear

how do you spell it?

¿cómo se deletrea?

2. spell (signify):

spell

significar

this spells trouble

esto significa problemas

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

spell

escribir

to spell well

escribir sin faltas de ortografía

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

No spell checker will catch those annoying wrong words or homonyms.

www.usnews.com

And you can run a spell checker over your work before submitting your answers.

www.thestar.com

Spell checker applications can not "see" atomic typos, because, of course, the word is spelled correctly.

www.techeye.net

Remember that a software spell checker knows nothing about semantics, and that no grammar checker understands grammar.

www.pbs.org

They claim that the convenience of computers has led people to become lazy, often not proofreading written work past a simple pass by a spell checker.

en.wikipedia.org

More than one in five (22%) said they would not be confident in writing an important email without referring to a dictionary or spell checker.

www.independent.co.uk

The suite also includes a spell checker.

en.wikipedia.org

My spell checker insists on underlining it with that squiggly red line.

www.huffingtonpost.com

This is totally unacceptable for any type of publication, spell checker or no spell checker.

www.thestar.com

Its principal purpose is as part of the spell checker to correct common spelling or typing errors, saving time for the user.

en.wikipedia.org