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tilkka, hitunen
merkata
bongata
-kko
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
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The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
A stain or disfigure disfiguring mark.
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I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
A pimple, papule or pustule.
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That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
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I think shes got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.''
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
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Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?
puhekieltä A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
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Heres the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.''
A location or area.
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I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
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For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
(rfdate) (w)
- That spot to which I point is Paradise.
(rfdate) (w) Wordsworth
- "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."
2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm
- Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot.
A parking space.
(quote-journal)
puhekieltä An official determination of placement.
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The fans were very unhappy with the referees spot of the ball.''
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
puhekieltä A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
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Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
Difficult situation; predicament.
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She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
puhekieltä One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
puhekieltä penalty spot|Penalty spot.
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The act of spotting or noticing something.
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- Youve misspelled "terrapin" here.''
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''- Whoops. Good spot.
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
A food fish ((taxlink)) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
The (vern), or (vern) ((taxlink)), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
puhekieltä Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
An autosoliton.
puhekieltä A decimal point; point.
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Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)
puhekieltä To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
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Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
puhekieltä To loan a small amount of money to someone.
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I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
puhekieltä To stain; to leave a spot (on).
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Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
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a garment spotted with mould
To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
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I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
puhekieltä To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
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I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
puhekieltä To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
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Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
Sir Philip Sidney
- My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
Beaumont and Fletcher
- If ever I shall close these eyes but once, / May I live spotted for my perjury.
To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
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The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
puhekieltä Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
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spot wheat; spot cash
(def)
2013, Jan Guillou, Vejen til Jerusalem, Modtryk (ISBN 9788770534840)
- Men at også den anden søn savnede alle mandlige dyder, var straks værre og gjorde spotten større.
- : But that the other son, too, lacked all male virtues, was much worse and enlarged the mockery.
2010, Tove Ditlevsen, Man gjorde et barn fortræd, Gyldendal A/S (ISBN 9788702097245)
- Hun havde råd til at smile igen, så ligegyldig var deres spot hende.
- : She could afford to smile back, that was how little she cared about their ridicule.
2015, Jørgen Christensen, Muhammed-tegningerne, demokratiet og sikkerhedspolitikken, BoD – Books on Demand (ISBN 9788771700022), page 9
- I artiklen skrev kulturredaktør Flemming Rose bl.a., at muslimer måtte acceptere, at deres religiøse følelser blev udsat for hån, spot og latterliggørelse(si):...
- : In the article, editor of culture Flemming Rose wrote, among other things, that muslims had to accept their religious feelings being made the object of mockery, derision and ridicule:...
2014, Fjodor M. Dostojevskij, Minder fra dødens hus, Bechs Forlag - Viatone (ISBN 9788793240254)
- Først sporede man hos alle en heftig forbitrelse, derefter en dyb nedslåethed, og endelig syntes al sindsbevægelse at vige pladsen for hoverende spot.
- : At first, one saw with everyone a hefty bitterness, then a deep sadness, and finally, all emotion seemed to recede, making way for gloating mockery.
(imperative of)
mockery
English spot; a spotlight.
English spot; a brief segment on television.
puhekieltä light spot
blip (gloss)
puhekieltä spotlight, English spot
puhekieltä area
puhekieltä English spot; a brief segment on television.
English spot (theatrical light; luminous point; brief radio or TV publicity)
puhekieltä (l)
English spot, stain
English spot, place
advert, ad
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