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spells

/spɛlz/

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noun

Zaubersprüche, Beschwörungen

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, Beschwörung

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 :

"The student listened intently to the professor's spells during the lecture. "

Der Student hörte während der Vorlesung aufmerksam den Reden des Professors zu.

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verb

Verzaubern, bezaubern

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

Examples :

"The magician's performance completely spells the audience, leaving them in awe. "

Die Vorstellung des Magiers verzaubert das Publikum vollkommen und versetzt es in Ehrfurcht.

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Buchstabieren, langsam lesen

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

Examples :

"The tired student spells through the difficult textbook, trying to understand each word. "

Der müde Schüler buchstabiert das schwierige Lehrbuch und versucht, jedes Wort zu verstehen.

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Buchstabieren, aussprechen

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

Examples :

"Please spell your name for me. "

Bitte buchstabieren Sie mir Ihren Namen.

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Buchstabieren, schreiben

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

Examples :

"My daughter is learning how to read and now she spells simple words like "cat" and "dog." "

Meine Tochter lernt gerade lesen und buchstabiert jetzt einfache Wörter wie „Katze“ und „Hund“.

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Buchstabieren

Of letters: to compose (a word).

Examples :

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

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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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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 added workload spells trouble for the team's deadline. "

Die zusätzliche Arbeitsbelastung bedeutet Ärger für die Frist des Teams.

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Sagen, deklamieren

To speak, to declaim.

Examples :

"The actor spells out the famous monologue with great emotion. "

Der Schauspieler sagt den berühmten Monolog mit großer Emotion auf.

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Erzählen, berichten, lehren

To tell; to relate; to teach.

Examples :

"My grandmother often spells stories about her childhood. "

Meine Großmutter erzählt oft Geschichten über ihre Kindheit.

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Schicht, Arbeitszeit

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

Examples :

""The night spells at the hospital are often short-staffed, so the nurses work very hard." "

Die Nachtschichten im Krankenhaus sind oft unterbesetzt, daher arbeiten die Krankenschwestern sehr hart.

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Zeitraum, Periode

A definite period (of work or other activity).

Examples :

""My brother does short spells of studying before taking breaks to play video games." "

Mein Bruder lernt in kurzen Zeiträumen, bevor er Pausen einlegt, um Videospiele zu spielen.

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Zeitraum, Weile

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

Examples :

""After a short spell of rain, the sun came out." "

Nach einer kurzen Regenzeit kam die Sonne heraus.

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Erholung, Pause

A period of rest; time off.

Examples :

"After working two weeks straight, I'm finally taking a few spells of time off to relax. "

Nachdem ich zwei Wochen am Stück gearbeitet habe, nehme ich mir endlich ein paar Pausen, um mich zu entspannen.

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Anfälle, Schübe

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

Examples :

"The flu spells kept Sarah out of school for a week. "

Die Grippe-Anfälle hielten Sarah eine Woche lang von der Schule fern.

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Serie von Würfen

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

Examples :

"The bowler delivered two long spells, tiring the batsmen with consistent accuracy. "

Der Bowler lieferte zwei lange Serien von Würfen und ermüdete die Batsmen mit konstanter Präzision.

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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 erholten sich im Schatten einiger Bäume in der Nähe eines Baches.

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Sich ausruhen, pausieren

To rest from work for a time.

Examples :

""After working in the garden for two hours, I asked my brother to spell me so I could take a break." "

Nachdem ich zwei Stunden im Garten gearbeitet hatte, bat ich meinen Bruder, mich abzulösen, damit ich eine Pause machen konnte.

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Splitter, Span

A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

Examples :

"After walking barefoot in the old shed, I had to carefully pull several spells from my foot. "

Nachdem ich barfuß in dem alten Schuppen gelaufen war, musste ich mehrere Splitter vorsichtig aus meinem Fuß ziehen.

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Der Schläger

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

Examples :

"The old knurr and spell set was missing its spells, so we had to use a broom handle to hit the ball instead. "

Dem alten Knurr-und-Spell-Set fehlte der Schläger, also mussten wir einen Besenstiel benutzen, um den Ball zu schlagen.

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