spot Meaning | BeDict

noun

Mancha, punto

A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

Examples :

"The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."

El leopardo es conocido por las manchas de color en su pelaje.

noun

Mancha

A stain or disfiguring mark.

Examples :

"I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."

He probado de todo, y no puedo quitar esta mancha.

appearance mark essential

noun

Grano, espinilla

A pimple, papule or pustule.

Examples :

"My son developed a small spot on his cheek. "

A mi hijo le salió un pequeño grano en la mejilla.

appearance medicine body essential

noun

Un poco, una pizca

A small, unspecified amount or quantity.

Examples :

"Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"

¿Te gustaría venir el domingo a comer un poco de almuerzo?

amount part essential

noun

Billete de cinco o diez dólares

A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.

Examples :

"My dad gave me a five-dollar spot for the movie tickets. "

Mi padre me dio un billete de cinco dólares para las entradas de cine.

value finance business essential

noun

Lugar, sitio

A location or area.

Examples :

"For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."

Para nuestro aniversario volvimos al mismo lugar donde nos conocimos.

place area position essential

noun

Plaza de aparcamiento

A parking space.

Examples :

"My dad found a spot near the school. "

Mi padre encontró una plaza de aparcamiento cerca de la escuela.

property place vehicle essential

noun

Posición, lugar

An official determination of placement.

Examples :

"The school's spot-check of student attendance revealed a high rate of absence. "

La verificación puntual de la asistencia de los estudiantes por parte de la escuela reveló una alta tasa de ausentismo.

position achievement essential

noun

Foco, reflector

A bright lamp; a spotlight.

Examples :

"The spotlight, or spot, shone brightly on the stage as the student performed her solo. "

El foco, o reflector, brillaba intensamente en el escenario mientras la estudiante interpretaba su solo.

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noun

Anuncio, spot

A brief advertisement or program segment on television.

Examples :

"Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"

¿Viste el anuncio en las noticias sobre la fábrica de cordones?

media entertainment communication essential

noun

Aprieto, situación difícil

Difficult situation; predicament.

Examples :

"She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date."

Ella estaba en un aprieto real cuando se encontró con su esposo separado mientras estaba en una cita.

situation condition essential

noun

Ayudante, asistente

One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.

Examples :

"The construction workers had a spotter watching for falling debris. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción tenían un ayudante que vigilaba la caída de escombros.

sport job aid essential

noun

Punto de penalti

Penalty spot.

Examples :

"The soccer player kicked the ball from the spot. "

El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón desde el punto de penalti.

sport point place essential

noun

El acto de detectar, notar

The act of spotting or noticing something.

Examples :

"- Whoops. Good spot."

¡Vaya! Buena observación.

action point sign ability essential

noun

Paloma spot

A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.

Examples :

"My grandfather's favorite pigeon was a spot. "

La paloma favorita de mi abuelo era una paloma spot.

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noun

Spot

A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a spot, a fish with a black mark behind its shoulders. "

El pescador pescó un spot, un pez con una marca negra detrás de los hombros.

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noun

El pez rojo del sur, o caballo rojo (Sciaenops ocellatus)

The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.

Examples :

"The redfish had a small, dark spot on each side near its tail. "

El pez rojo tenía una pequeña mancha oscura a cada lado cerca de su cola.

fish animal essential

noun

Mercancías

(in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

Examples :

"The trader bought several spots of cotton, hoping to sell them at a profit. "

El comerciante compró varias mercancías de algodón, con la esperanza de venderlas con ganancias.

business commerce finance essential

noun

Mancha

An autosoliton.

Examples :

"The laser's beam showed a bright spot of light, an autosoliton, that stayed stable even in the turbulent air. "

El haz del láser mostró una mancha brillante de luz, un autosolitón, que se mantuvo estable incluso en el aire turbulento.

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noun

Punto decimal, punto

A decimal point; point.

Examples :

"Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"

Doce punto dos cinco libras esterlinas.

number math point essential

noun

Punto, marca

Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.

Examples :

"The player aimed carefully at the spot on the pool table. "

El jugador apuntó cuidadosamente al punto en la mesa de billar.

sport game point essential

noun

Bola con puntos

Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.

Examples :

"The pool player carefully aimed at the yellow spot, hoping to sink it and win the game. "

El jugador de billar apuntó cuidadosamente a la bola amarilla con puntos, esperando meterla y ganar el juego.

sport game essential

verb

Ver, encontrar, notar, identificar

To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

Examples :

"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."

Intenta notar las diferencias entre estas dos imágenes.

action appearance ability sign essential

verb

Prestar una pequeña cantidad de dinero

To loan a small amount of money to someone.

Examples :

"I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."

Te prestaré diez dólares para el almuerzo.

finance business economy aid essential

verb

Manchar, dejar una mancha

To stain; to leave a spot (on).

Examples :

"Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."

El agua dura manchará si se deja en una superficie.

appearance mark essential

verb

Quitar, eliminar

To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.

Examples :

"I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."

Intenté quitar la mancha de la alfombra donde el niño dejó caer espaguetis.

appearance wear essential

verb

Retocar

To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.

Examples :

"The photographer needed to spot the faded image on the old family photo. "

El fotógrafo necesitaba retocar la imagen descolorida en la antigua foto familiar.

art technology media job essential

verb

Asegurar, apoyar

To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.

Examples :

"I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me."

No puedo hacer un back handspring a menos que alguien me apoye.

sport aid action essential

verb

Fijar, observar

To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.

Examples :

"Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do."

La mayoría de los patinadores artísticos no observan sus giros como lo hacen los bailarines.

sport action direction essential

verb

Manchar, empañar, deshonrar

To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.

Examples :

"The scandal completely spotted her reputation, making it hard for her to find a new job. "

El escándalo manchó por completo su reputación, dificultando que encontrara un nuevo trabajo.

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verb

Desbastar, labrar

To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.

Examples :

"The carpenter needed to spot the logs before he could shape them into beams. "

El carpintero necesitaba desbastar los troncos antes de poder darles forma de vigas.

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verb

Colocar

To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.

Examples :

"The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot."

El árbitro tuvo que colocar la rosa en el punto azul.

sport game position essential

adjective

Al contado, inmediato

Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

Examples :

"spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract"

Trigo al contado; efectivo; un contrato al contado

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Meanings

Mancha, punto

Examples :

"The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."

El leopardo es conocido por las manchas de color en su pelaje.

Mancha

Examples :

"I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."

He probado de todo, y no puedo quitar esta mancha.

Grano, espinilla

Examples :

"My son developed a small spot on his cheek. "

A mi hijo le salió un pequeño grano en la mejilla.

Un poco, una pizca

Examples :

"Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"

¿Te gustaría venir el domingo a comer un poco de almuerzo?

Billete de cinco o diez dólares

Examples :

"My dad gave me a five-dollar spot for the movie tickets. "

Mi padre me dio un billete de cinco dólares para las entradas de cine.

Lugar, sitio

Examples :

"For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."

Para nuestro aniversario volvimos al mismo lugar donde nos conocimos.

Plaza de aparcamiento

Examples :

"My dad found a spot near the school. "

Mi padre encontró una plaza de aparcamiento cerca de la escuela.

Posición, lugar

Examples :

"The school's spot-check of student attendance revealed a high rate of absence. "

La verificación puntual de la asistencia de los estudiantes por parte de la escuela reveló una alta tasa de ausentismo.

Foco, reflector

Examples :

"The spotlight, or spot, shone brightly on the stage as the student performed her solo. "

El foco, o reflector, brillaba intensamente en el escenario mientras la estudiante interpretaba su solo.

Anuncio, spot

Examples :

"Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"

¿Viste el anuncio en las noticias sobre la fábrica de cordones?

Aprieto, situación difícil

Examples :

"She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date."

Ella estaba en un aprieto real cuando se encontró con su esposo separado mientras estaba en una cita.

Ayudante, asistente

Examples :

"The construction workers had a spotter watching for falling debris. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción tenían un ayudante que vigilaba la caída de escombros.

Punto de penalti

Examples :

"The soccer player kicked the ball from the spot. "

El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón desde el punto de penalti.

El acto de detectar, notar

Examples :

"- Whoops. Good spot."

¡Vaya! Buena observación.

Paloma spot

Examples :

"My grandfather's favorite pigeon was a spot. "

La paloma favorita de mi abuelo era una paloma spot.

Spot

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a spot, a fish with a black mark behind its shoulders. "

El pescador pescó un spot, un pez con una marca negra detrás de los hombros.

El pez rojo del sur, o caballo rojo (Sciaenops ocellatus)

Examples :

"The redfish had a small, dark spot on each side near its tail. "

El pez rojo tenía una pequeña mancha oscura a cada lado cerca de su cola.

Mercancías

Examples :

"The trader bought several spots of cotton, hoping to sell them at a profit. "

El comerciante compró varias mercancías de algodón, con la esperanza de venderlas con ganancias.

Mancha

Examples :

"The laser's beam showed a bright spot of light, an autosoliton, that stayed stable even in the turbulent air. "

El haz del láser mostró una mancha brillante de luz, un autosolitón, que se mantuvo estable incluso en el aire turbulento.

Punto decimal, punto

Examples :

"Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"