noun🔗ShareMancha, puntoA round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape."The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."El leopardo es conocido por las manchas de color en su pelaje.appearancecolormarkthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManchaA stain or disfiguring mark."I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."He probado de todo, y no puedo quitar esta mancha.appearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrano, espinillaA pimple, papule or pustule."My son developed a small spot on his cheek. "A mi hijo le salió un pequeño grano en la mejilla.appearancemedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn poco, una pizcaA small, unspecified amount or quantity."Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"¿Te gustaría venir el domingo a comer un poco de almuerzo?amountpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBillete de cinco o diez dólaresA bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars."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.valuefinancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLugar, sitioA location or area."For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."Para nuestro aniversario volvimos al mismo lugar donde nos conocimos.placeareapositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaza de aparcamientoA parking space."My dad found a spot near the school. "Mi padre encontró una plaza de aparcamiento cerca de la escuela.propertyplacevehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePosición, lugarAn official determination of placement."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.positionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFoco, reflectorA bright lamp; a spotlight."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.entertainmentstageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnuncio, spotA brief advertisement or program segment on television."Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"¿Viste el anuncio en las noticias sobre la fábrica de cordones?mediaentertainmentcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAprieto, situación difícilDifficult situation; predicament."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.situationconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAyudante, asistenteOne who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter."The construction workers had a spotter watching for falling debris. "Los trabajadores de la construcción tenían un ayudante que vigilaba la caída de escombros.sportjobaidessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePunto de penaltiPenalty spot."The soccer player kicked the ball from the spot. "El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón desde el punto de penalti.sportpointplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl acto de detectar, notarThe act of spotting or noticing something."- Whoops. Good spot."¡Vaya! Buena observación.actionpointsignabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaloma spotA variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak."My grandfather's favorite pigeon was a spot. "La paloma favorita de mi abuelo era una paloma spot.animalbirdtypeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpotA 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."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.fishanimalfoodnaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl 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."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.fishanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMercancías(in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery."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.businesscommercefinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManchaAn autosoliton."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.physicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePunto decimal, puntoA decimal point; point."Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"Doce punto dos cinco libras esterlinas.numbermathpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePunto, marcaAny of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc."The player aimed carefully at the spot on the pool table. "El jugador apuntó cuidadosamente al punto en la mesa de billar.sportgamepointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBola con puntosAny of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes."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.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVer, encontrar, notar, identificarTo see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify."Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."Intenta notar las diferencias entre estas dos imágenes.actionappearanceabilitysignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrestar una pequeña cantidad de dineroTo loan a small amount of money to someone."I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."Te prestaré diez dólares para el almuerzo.financebusinesseconomyaidessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManchar, dejar una manchaTo stain; to leave a spot (on)."Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."El agua dura manchará si se deja en una superficie.appearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitar, eliminarTo remove, or attempt to remove, a stain."I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."Intenté quitar la mancha de la alfombra donde el niño dejó caer espaguetis.appearancewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetocarTo retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws."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.arttechnologymediajobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsegurar, apoyarTo support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates."I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me."No puedo hacer un back handspring a menos que alguien me apoye.sportaidactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, observarTo keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning."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.sportactiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManchar, empañar, deshonrarTo stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation."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.appearancemoralcharactervalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesbastar, labrarTo cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing."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.technicalindustryworkagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColocarTo place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker."The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot."El árbitro tuvo que colocar la rosa en el punto azul.sportgamepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAl contado, inmediatoAvailable on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery."spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract"Trigo al contado; efectivo; un contrato al contadobusinessfinancecommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
