spell checker in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spell checker in the English»Italian Dictionary

checker¹ [Brit ˈtʃɛkə, Am ˈtʃɛkər] N

1. checker (employee):

checker

verificatore m / verificatrice f

2. checker Am (cashier):

checker

cassiere m / cassiera f

3. checker Am (in fabric):

checker

quadretto m

4. checker Am (attendant):

checker (in left-luggage)

addetto m al deposito bagagli / addetta f al deposito bagagli

checker (in cloakroom)

guardarobiere m / guardarobiera f

5. checker Am GAMES (piece):

checker

pedina f

checker²

checker → chequer

See also chequer

I.chequer, checker [Brit ˈtʃɛkə, Am ˈtʃɛkər] N

1. chequer GAMES:

chequer

pedina f

2. chequer:

chequer (square)

quadretto m

chequer (pattern of squares)

scacchi mpl

chequer (pattern of squares)

disegno m a scacchi

II.chequer, checker [Brit ˈtʃɛkə, Am ˈtʃɛkər] VB trans

1. chequer (mark in checks):

chequer

quadrettare

2. chequer (diversify):

chequer

variare

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

1. spell:

spell

compitare

spell

sillabare

the word is spelt like this

la parola si scrive così

she spells her name with, without an e

il suo nome si scrive con, senza la e

to spell sth correctly or properly

scrivere correttamente qc

the word is correctly, wrongly spelt

la parola è scritta, non è scritta correttamente

C-A-T spells cat

le lettere C-A-T formano la parola cat

will you spell that please? (on phone)

può fare lo spelling per favore?

2. spell (imply):

spell danger

comportare

spell disaster, ruin, end

significare

spell fame

annunciare

her letter spelt happiness

la sua lettera esprimeva felicità

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

la sconfitta significò la fine di una civiltà, per la nostra squadra

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

spell person:

spell

scrivere correttamente

he can't spell

non conosce l'ortografia

he spells badly, well

fa, non fa errori di ortografia

to learn (how) to spell

imparare l'ortografia

spell² [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] N (magic words)

spell

formula f magica

spell

incantesimo m

evil spell

maleficio

to be under a spell

essere vittima di un incantesimo

to cast or put a spell on sb

fare un incantesimo a qn or stregare qn also fig

to break a spell

rompere un incantesimo

to break the spell fig

rompere l'incanto or l'incantesimo

to be, fall under sb's spell fig

essere stregato or ammaliato da qn

I.spell³ [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] N (period)

spell

periodo m (di tempo)

spell

lasso m di tempo

a spell of sth

un periodo di qc

for a spell

per un periodo di tempo

for a long, short spell

per un lungo, breve periodo

a spell as director, as minister

un breve periodo come direttore, come ministro

she had a spell at the wheel, on the computer

ha guidato per un po', ha passato un po' di tempo al computer

a spell in hospital, in prison

un ricovero in ospedale, un periodo di detenzione

a warm, cold spell

un'ondata di caldo, freddo

to go through a bad spell

passare un brutto periodo

II.spell³ [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] VB trans Am

spell person:

spell

dare il cambio a, sostituire

III.spell³ [Brit spɛl, Am spɛl] VB intr

1. spell workers:

spell

darsi il turno

2. spell Aus (take a brief rest):

spell

riposarsi un po'

spell checker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spell checker in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spell¹ <spelled [or spelt], spelled [or spelt]> [spel] VB trans

1. spell (form using letters):

spell

scrivere

how do you spell it?

come si scrive?

2. spell (signify):

spell

significare

this spells trouble

questo vuol dire problemi

II.spell¹ <spelled [or spelt], spelled [or spelt]> [spel] VB intr

spell

scrivere

to spell well

scrivere correttamente

spell² [spel] N a. fig

spell

incantesimo m

to be under a spell

essere vittima di un incantesimo

I.spell³ [spel] N

1. spell (period):

spell

breve periodo m

2. spell (turn):

spell

turno m

II.spell³ [spel] VB trans

spell

dare il cambio a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An unsophisticated spell checker will find little or no fault with this poem because it checks words in isolation.

en.wikipedia.org

The suite also includes a spell checker.

en.wikipedia.org

It has an in-line spell checker and talk to text where the user can type anything by speaking.

www.thehindu.com

You see -- there isn't even a spell checker.

www.theregister.co.uk

Using a computer rather than handwriting is crucial so that they can easily correct mistakes and access a spell checker.

www.stuff.co.nz

An alternative type of spell checker uses solely statistical information, such as n-grams.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.pbs.org

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

www.techeye.net

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

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

www.usnews.com