spelling bee in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spelling bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

spelling bee [Brit, Am ˈspɛlɪŋ ˌbi] N

spelling bee

gara f di ortografia

Translations for spelling bee in the Italian»English Dictionary

gara di ortografia

spelling bee

Translations for spelling bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

spelling [Brit ˈspɛlɪŋ, Am ˈspɛlɪŋ] N

spelling

ortografia f

spelling before n lesson, mistake, test

di ortografia

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'

I.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N

1. bee (insect):

bee

ape f

2. bee Am (meeting):

bee

riunione f (di donne per lavorare a maglia, cucire una trapunta ecc.)

II.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N arch

bee

anello m di metallo

III.bee [Brit biː, Am bi]

to think one is the bee's knees inf

credersi (di essere) chissà chi

the birds and the bees hum

come nascono i bambini

to be as busy as a bee

essere molto indaffarato

to have a bee in one's bonnet

avere un'idea fissa

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

essere fissato per qc

spelling bee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spelling bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

spelling bee N

spelling bee

concorso m di ortografia

Translations for spelling bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

spelling bee

gara orale f di ortografia

Translations for spelling bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

bee [bi:] N

1. bee ZOOL:

bee

ape f

2. bee (group):

bee

gruppo m

they have a sewing bee on Fridays

si trovano a cucire tutti i venerdì

spelling bee

gara orale f di ortografia

Phrases:

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

avere la fissazione di qc

to be a busy bee iron

essere molto indaffarato

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

spelling N

spelling

ortografia f

spelling mistake

errore m di ortografia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spelling training may require children to write out lists of words repeatedly, or engage in competitive spelling bee tests.

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The style of the competition consists of rounds of 10 questions each, deviating from the traditional spelling bee format.

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He was the state spelling bee champion at age 13.

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Combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.

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Later that day, contestants competed in a spelling bee, with the viewers choosing the words that the players had to spell.

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The musical treats the audience members as if they were the audience at the fictitious spelling bee.

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The program parallels with the importance and educational purpose of a spelling bee for sighted children.

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A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.

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The three then set off for the spelling bee.

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The festival includes writing competitions for children and adults, a children's spelling bee, a literary lunch, book launches and talks by authors and workshops.

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