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spell

/spɛl/

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noun

Zauberspruch, Beschwörung

Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

Examples :

"He cast a spell to cure warts."

Er sprach einen Zauberspruch, um Warzen zu heilen.

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Zauber, Bann

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

Examples :

"under a spell"

unter einem Zauber

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Rede, Ansprache

Speech, discourse.

Examples :

"My grandmother's spell on the telephone was always full of stories about her childhood. "

Die Rede meiner Großmutter am Telefon war immer voller Geschichten über ihre Kindheit.

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verb

Verhexen, bezaubern

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

Examples :

"The magician's words seemed to spell a sense of calm over the restless audience. "

Die Worte des Magiers schienen eine Ruhe über das unruhige Publikum zu verhexen.

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verb

Buchstabieren, vorlesen

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

Examples :

"The student had to spell out the difficult word slowly, pronouncing each letter clearly. "

Der Schüler musste das schwierige Wort langsam buchstabieren und jeden Buchstaben deutlich aussprechen.

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Buchstabieren, (aus)sprechen

(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

Examples :

"My son had to spell the word "beautiful" for his spelling test. "

Mein Sohn musste das Wort „beautiful“ für seinen Rechtschreibtest buchstabieren.

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Buchstabieren, schreiben

To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

Examples :

"My little sister is learning to spell her name. "

Meine kleine Schwester lernt gerade, ihren Namen zu buchstabieren.

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Buchstabieren

Of letters: to compose (a word).

Examples :

"The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."

Die Buchstaben „a“, „n“ und „d“ buchstabieren „and“.

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verb

Erklären, ausführen

(with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.

Examples :

"Please spell it out for me."

Bitte erklären Sie es mir.

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verb

Bedeuten, ankündigen

To indicate that (some event) will occur.

Examples :

"This spells trouble."

Das bedeutet Ärger.

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Bedeuten, ausmachen

To constitute; to measure.

Examples :

"The recipe spells out the exact amount of flour needed for the cake. "

Das Rezept gibt die genaue Menge an Mehl an, die für den Kuchen benötigt wird.

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verb

Sprechen, aufsagen

To speak, to declaim.

Examples :

"The teacher will spell out the instructions clearly for the assignment. "

Der Lehrer wird die Anweisungen für die Aufgabe deutlich aufsagen.

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Erzählen, berichten, lehren

To tell; to relate; to teach.

Examples :

"The teacher will spell out the new vocabulary words for the class. "

Der Lehrer wird den Schülern die neuen Vokabeln erklären.

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Schicht, Arbeitszeit

A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

Examples :

"The evening spell of cleaning duties fell to the younger children. "

Die abendliche Schicht der Reinigungsarbeiten fiel den jüngeren Kindern zu.

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Zeit, Periode

A definite period (of work or other activity).

Examples :

"The summer spell of outdoor chores was finally over. "

Die Sommerzeit der Arbeiten im Freien war endlich vorbei.

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Zeitraum, Weile

An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.

Examples :

"The long spell of rainy weather finally ended, and the sun came out. "

Die lange Regenperiode endete endlich, und die Sonne kam heraus.

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Erholung, Pause

A period of rest; time off.

Examples :

"After a long week at school, the children enjoyed a spell of vacation. "

Nach einer langen Schulwoche genossen die Kinder eine Erholung im Urlaub.

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Anfall, Schübe

A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

Examples :

"My grandmother had a bad spell of the flu last week, and she missed several days of work. "

Meine Großmutter hatte letzte Woche einen heftigen Grippeanfall und verpasste mehrere Arbeitstage.

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Serie von Würfen

An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

Examples :

"The fast bowler's spell was impressive; he took five wickets without conceding many runs. "

Die Serie von Würfen des schnellen Bowlers war beeindruckend; er nahm fünf Wickets, ohne viele Runs zuzulassen.

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verb

Vertreten, ersetzen

To work in place of (someone).

Examples :

"to spell the helmsman"

den Steuermann vertreten

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Ausruhen, erholen

To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

Examples :

"They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

Sie ließen die Pferde ausruhen und ruhten sich im Schatten einiger Bäume in der Nähe eines Baches aus.

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Sich ausruhen, pausieren

To rest from work for a time.

Examples :

"After a long week of studying, Sarah will spell her work to rest before the next exam. "

Nach einer langen Lernwoche wird Sarah ihre Arbeit unterbrechen, um sich vor der nächsten Prüfung auszuruhen.

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Splitter, Span

A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully removed the tiny wood spell from his finger. "

Der Zimmermann entfernte vorsichtig den winzigen Holzsplitter von seinem Finger.

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Der Schläger

The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

Examples :

"The children carefully wielded their knurr and spell during recess trap ball game. "

Die Kinder handhabten ihren Schläger während des Pausenspiels Knurr und Spell sorgfältig.

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