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spell

/spɛl/ verbo A2

En español: deletrear, U.S.: espelear, espeletear, grafiar

  1. To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. (intransitive, transitive) · I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
  2. Of letters: to compose (a word). (transitive) · The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”.
  3. To clarify; to explain in detail. (figuratively, transitive) · Please spell it out for me.
  4. To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. (transitive) · This spells trouble.
  5. To constitute; to measure.
  6. To notate or indicate a pitch, interval, or chord using a particular enharmonic spelling. · The note D♭ is spelled differently from C♯, even though they sound equivalent.· The way you spell a chord reflects its harmonic function.

He/she/it spells · Pasado spelled · Participio pasado spelled · Forma en -ing spelling

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
spell
He/she/it
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Pasado
spelled
Participio pasado
spelled
Forma en -ing
spelling

De la biblioteca

“‘The original has no date, but is in the spelling of the middle of the seventeenth century,’ remarked Musgrave.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 15 · B2
She’s quick to learn and I guess the best thing we can do for her will be to send her to Queen’s after a spell.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 199 · C1
“Matthew had a bad spell with his heart Thursday,” Marilla explained, “and I didn’t feel like leaving him.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 256 · C1
Alice could see, as well as if she were looking over their shoulders, that all the jurors were writing down “stupid things!” on their slates, and she could even make out that one of them didn’t know how to spell “stupid,” and that he had to ask his neighbour to tell him.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 84 · B2

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