noun🔗ShareTache, pointA 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."Le léopard est connu pour les taches de couleur dans sa fourrure.appearancecolormarkthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, marqueA stain or disfiguring mark."I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."J'ai tout essayé, et je n'arrive pas à enlever cette tache.appearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBouton, pustuleA pimple, papule or pustule."My son developed a small spot on his cheek. "Mon fils a développé un petit bouton sur sa joue.appearancemedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn peu, une petite quantitéA small, unspecified amount or quantity."Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"Voulez-vous venir dimanche pour un peu de déjeuner ?amountpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBillet de cinq ou dix dollarsA bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars."My dad gave me a five-dollar spot for the movie tickets. "Mon père m'a donné un billet de cinq dollars pour les billets de cinéma.valuefinancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEndroit, lieuA location or area."For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."Pour notre anniversaire, nous sommes retournés au même endroit où nous nous sommes rencontrés pour la première fois.placeareapositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlace de stationnementA parking space."My dad found a spot near the school. "Mon père a trouvé une place de stationnement près de l'école.propertyplacevehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClassement, positionAn official determination of placement."The school's spot-check of student attendance revealed a high rate of absence. "Le contrôle ponctuel de la présence des élèves par l'école a révélé un taux d'absence élevé.positionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProjecteur, spotA bright lamp; a spotlight."The spotlight, or spot, shone brightly on the stage as the student performed her solo. "Le projecteur, ou spot, brillait vivement sur la scène pendant que l'étudiante interprétait son solo.entertainmentstageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePublicité, spotA brief advertisement or program segment on television."Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"Avez-vous vu la publicité aux informations sur l'usine de lacets ?mediaentertainmentcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSituation difficile, embarrasDifficult situation; predicament."She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date."Elle était dans une situation vraiment difficile lorsqu'elle est tombée sur son mari séparé lors d'un rendez-vous.situationconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn aide, un assistantOne 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. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment avaient un assistant qui surveillait les débris en chute.sportjobaidessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint de penaltyPenalty spot."The soccer player kicked the ball from the spot. "Le joueur de football a tiré le ballon depuis le point de penalty.sportpointplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe fait de repérer, de remarquerThe act of spotting or noticing something."- Whoops. Good spot."Oups. Bien vu.actionpointsignabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn pigeon 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. "Le pigeon préféré de mon grand-père était un pigeon spot.animalbirdtypeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpot, tambour rayéA 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. "Le pêcheur a attrapé un spot, un poisson avec une marque noire derrière les épaules.fishanimalfoodnaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe poisson rouge du sud, ou cheval rouge (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. "Le poisson rouge avait une petite tache sombre de chaque côté près de sa queue.fishanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarchandises(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. "Le négociant a acheté plusieurs marchandises de coton, espérant les vendre avec profit.businesscommercefinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTacheAn autosoliton."The laser's beam showed a bright spot of light, an autosoliton, that stayed stable even in the turbulent air. "Le faisceau laser a montré une tache lumineuse, un autosoliton, qui est restée stable même dans l'air turbulent.physicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint décimal, pointA decimal point; point."Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"Douze virgule deux cinq livres sterling.numbermathpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint, repèreAny 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. "Le joueur a visé attentivement le point sur la table de billard.sportgamepointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBouleAny 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. "Le joueur de billard visait soigneusement la boule jaune, espérant l'empocher et gagner la partie.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRepérer, remarquer, identifierTo see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify."Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."Essayez de repérer les différences entre ces deux images.actionappearanceabilitysignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépanner quelqu'un, prêter une petite sommeTo loan a small amount of money to someone."I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."Je vais te dépanner de dix dollars pour le déjeuner.financebusinesseconomyaidessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharetacher, tâcherTo stain; to leave a spot (on)."Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."L'eau dure tachera si elle est laissée sur une surface.appearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnlever, détacherTo remove, or attempt to remove, a stain."I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."J'ai essayé d'enlever la tache sur le tapis où l'enfant a fait tomber des spaghettis.appearancewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetoucherTo retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws."The photographer needed to spot the faded image on the old family photo. "Le photographe a dû retoucher l'image décolorée sur la vieille photo de famille.arttechnologymediajobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAssurer, soutenirTo 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."Je ne peux pas faire un salto arrière sans que quelqu'un m'assure.sportaidactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, suivre du regardTo keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning."Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do."La plupart des patineurs artistiques ne fixent pas leurs tours comme le font les danseurs.sportactiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharetacher, souiller, ternirTo 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. "Le scandale a complètement terni sa réputation, ce qui lui a rendu difficile de trouver un nouvel emploi.appearancemoralcharactervalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntailler, équarrirTo cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing."The carpenter needed to spot the logs before he could shape them into beams. "Le charpentier devait entailler les billes avant de pouvoir les façonner en poutres.technicalindustryworkagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacerTo 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."L'arbitre a dû placer la rose sur le point bleu.sportgamepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSur place, au comptantAvailable on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery."spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract"Blé au comptant ; argent comptant ; un contrat au comptantbusinessfinancecommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
