English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “spot”

spot (ˈspɒt Pronunciation for spot

Translations

noun

  1. (= mark) tache feminine
    1. (in pattern, on fabric, garment) pois masculine
    2. (on domino, dice) point masculine
     ⇒ The leaves have orange spots underneath. Les feuilles ont des taches oranges sur le dessous. ⇒ She was wearing a red dress with white spots. Elle portait une robe rouge à pois blancs.
  2. (= dirty mark) tache feminine ⇒ There's a spot on your shirt. Il y a une tache sur ta chemise.
  3. (= pimple) bouton masculine ⇒ He's covered in spots. Il est couvert de boutons.

    to come out in spots se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption de boutons

  4. (= place) endroit masculine ⇒ It's a lovely spot for a picnic. C'est un endroit agréable pour un pique-nique., C'est un coin agréable pour un pique-nique.

    on the spot (= at actual place) sur place, sur les lieux ⇒ Luckily they were able to mend the car on the spot. Heureusement ils ont pu réparer la voiture sur place. (= immediately) sur-le-champ ⇒ They gave her the job on the spot. Ils lui ont offert le poste sur-le-champ.

    to run on the spot courir sur place

    to put sb on the spot mettre qn dans l'embarras

    in a tight spot (informal) (= in difficulty) dans le pétrin (informal)

  5. (mainly British)
    1. [of rain, water] goutte feminine
    2. [of glue] touche feminine

    a spot of (= bit) un peu de ⇒ What about a spot of lunch? Et si on mangeait un bout?, Et si on mangeait un morceau?

  6. (in TV or radio show(= slot) numéro feminine
  7. (also spot advertisement) message masculine publicitaire, spot masculine publicitaire

transitive verb

  1. (= notice)
    1. [+ person, object] apercevoir
    2. [+ mistake] repérer
     ⇒ I spotted a mistake. J'ai repéré une faute.

Similar Words

= pimple, blackhead, pustule, zit, plook, swelling, acne
= bit, little, drop, bite, splash, small amount, tad, morsel, modicum
= predicament, trouble, difficulty, mess, plight, hot water, quandary, tight spot
= see, observe, catch sight of, identify, sight, recognize, detect, make out, pick out, discern, behold, espy, descry
= mark, stain, dot, soil, dirty, scar, taint, tarnish, blot, fleck, spatter, sully, speckle, besmirch, splodge, splotch, mottle, smirch
= spit, drizzle, rain lightly

'spot' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: بُقْعَةPronunciation for بُقْعَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manchaPronunciation for mancha
  • Chinese: 斑点Pronunciation for 斑点
  • Croatian: prištićPronunciation for prištić
  • Czech: puntíkPronunciation for puntík
  • Danish: pletPronunciation for plet
  • Dutch: vlekPronunciation for vleksmet
  • European Spanish: granoPronunciation for granoespinilla
  • Finnish: näppyläPronunciation for näppylä
  • French: boutonPronunciation for boutonpeau
  • German: PickelPronunciation for Pickel Pickel
  • Greek: βούλαPronunciation for βούλα
  • Italian: foruncoloPronunciation for foruncolo
  • Japanese: しみPronunciation for しみblemish
  • Korean: Pronunciation for 점
  • Norwegian: flekkPronunciation for flekk
  • Polish: krostaPronunciation for krosta
  • Portuguese: manchaPronunciation for mancha
  • Romanian: pată pete
  • Russian: пятноPronunciation for пятно
  • Spanish: granoPronunciation for granolesión en la piel
  • Swedish: fläckPronunciation for fläck
  • Thai: จุดPronunciation for จุด
  • Turkish: aknePronunciation for akne
  • Ukrainian: пляма
  • Vietnamese: đốmPronunciation for đốm
  • Arabic: مَكَانPronunciation for مَكَان
  • Brazilian Portuguese: lugarPronunciation for lugar
  • Chinese: 地点Pronunciation for 地点
  • Croatian: mjestoPronunciation for mjesto
  • Czech: místoPronunciation for místo
  • Danish: stedPronunciation for sted
  • Dutch: plekPronunciation for plek
  • European Spanish: sitioPronunciation for sitio
  • Finnish: paikkaPronunciation for paikka
  • French: lieuPronunciation for lieu
  • German: StellePronunciation for StelleOrt
  • Greek: σημείοPronunciation for σημείο
  • Italian: luogoPronunciation for luogo
  • Japanese: 地点Pronunciation for 地点place
  • Korean: 자리Pronunciation for 자리
  • Norwegian: stedPronunciation for sted
  • Polish: miejscePronunciation for miejsce
  • Portuguese: lugarPronunciation for lugar
  • Romanian: loc locuri
  • Russian: местоPronunciation for место
  • Spanish: sitioPronunciation for sitio
  • Swedish: platsPronunciation for plats
  • Thai: สถานที่Pronunciation for สถานที่
  • Turkish: yerPronunciation for yer
  • Ukrainian: місце
  • Vietnamese: nơiPronunciation for nơi
  • Arabic: يَتَعَرَّفُPronunciation for يَتَعَرَّفُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: localizarPronunciation for localizar
  • Chinese: 认出Pronunciation for 认出
  • Croatian: spazitiPronunciation for spaziti
  • Czech: všimnout siPronunciation for všimnout si
  • Danish: få øje påPronunciation for få øje på
  • Dutch: herkennenPronunciation for herkennen
  • European Spanish: divisarPronunciation for divisar
  • Finnish: huomataPronunciation for huomata
  • French: remarquerPronunciation for remarquer
  • German: entdeckenPronunciation for entdecken
  • Greek: εντοπίζωPronunciation for εντοπίζω
  • Italian: individuarePronunciation for individuare
  • Japanese: 見つけるPronunciation for 見つける
  • Korean: ...을 찾아내다Pronunciation for ...을 찾아내다
  • Norwegian: få øye påPronunciation for få øye på
  • Polish: dostrzecPronunciation for dostrzec dostrzegać
  • Portuguese: localizarPronunciation for localizar
  • Romanian: a identifica
  • Russian: заметитьPronunciation for заметить
  • Spanish: divisarPronunciation for divisar
  • Swedish: upptäckaPronunciation for upptäcka
  • Thai: พบเห็นPronunciation for พบเห็น
  • Turkish: fark etmekPronunciation for fark etmek
  • Ukrainian: помічати помітити
  • Vietnamese: phát hiện raPronunciation for phát hiện ra

Example Sentences Including 'spot'

Alors , dans l' éclat solaire d' un spot , à la base de l' immémoriale muraille , je crus reconnaître la forme d' un faucon.
Grainville, Patrick Les anges et les faucons
Ils font partie de ce qu' on appelle les spot -on et semblent très efficaces pour l' animal lui-même.
Le Monde (2000)
L' internaute clique sur le spot et se retrouve sur le site du constructeur informatique.
Le Monde (1999)
Le premier spot montre un adolescent discutant avec une jeune fille dans la rue.
Marie Claire
Le prix d' un spot publicitaire de trente secondes pendant le Superbowl avoisine les 2 millions de dollars.
Le Monde (1999)
Lorsque l' héroine du spot Taillefine cultive la souplesse , c' est celle de ses maxillaires !
Maillat, Jacqueline & Wargnier, Hélène Le mythe de l'allégé : les fausses promesses des produits light

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