spell

spell
spell [spel]
(verb: preterite, past participle spelt or spelled)
1. noun
   a. ( = magic) sortilège m ; ( = magic words) formule f magique
• an evil spell un maléfice
• to cast a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn ; (figurative) envoûter qn
• under sb's spell envoûté par qn
• to break the spell rompre le charme
   b. ( = period of work) tour m
• spell of duty tour m de service
   c. ( = brief period) (courte) période f
• sunny spells périodes fpl ensoleillées
• for a short spell pendant un petit moment
2. transitive verb
   a. (in writing) orthographier ; (aloud) épeler
• how do you spell it? comment est-ce que cela s'écrit ?
• can you spell it for me? pouvez-vous me l'épeler ?
   b. [letters] donner ; ( = mean) signifier
• d-o-g spells "dog" d-o-g font « dog »
• that would spell disaster ça serait la catastrophe
3. intransitive verb
épeler
• to learn to spell apprendre l'orthographe
• he can't spell il fait des fautes d'orthographe
4. compounds
► spell-checker noun (Computing) correcteur m orthographique
► spell out separable transitive verb
[+ consequences, alternatives] expliquer bien clairement (for sb à qn)
* * *
[spel] 1.
noun
1) (period) moment m, période f

for a spell — pendant un certain temps

a spell in hospital — un séjour à l'hôpital

a warm spell — une période de beau temps

rainy spell — ondée f

sunny spell — éclaircie f

to go through a bad spell — traverser une mauvaise passe

2) (magic words) formule f magique

evil spell — maléfice m

to be under a spell — être envoûté

to cast ou put a spell on somebody — lit, fig jeter un sort à quelqu'un

to break a spell — rompre un sortilège

to break the spell — fig rompre le charme

to be under somebody's spell — fig être sous le charme de quelqu'un

2.
transitive verb (pp, prét spelled ou spelt)
1) (aloud) épeler; (on paper) écrire

she spells her name with an e — son nom s'écrit avec e

to spell something properly — orthographier quelque chose correctement

C-A-T spells cat — les lettres C-A-T forment le mot cat

2) (imply) signifier [danger, disaster, ruin]; sonner [end]
3.
intransitive verb (pp, prét spelled ou spelt) connaître l'orthographe

he spells badly/well — il a une mauvaise/bonne orthographe

Phrasal Verbs:

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