spot Signification, définition

Signification de spot en français

• 0 a particular area -- endroit [ masculine ]

  • a good spot for a picnic un bon coin pour un pique-nique

  • A school now stands on the spot where our house was. Une école se dresse maintenant à l’endroit où était notre maison.

  • a parking spot un parking

• 1 a dirty mark on cloth -- tache [ feminine ]

  • grease spots on his shirt des taches de graisse sur sa chemise

• 2 a small area that looks or feels different from the area around it -- tache [ feminine ]

  • spots on the salamander’s back les taches sur le dos de la salamandre

  • a rough spot on my skin un bouton rugueux sur ma peau

  • a spot of color in her pale cheeks un peu de couleur sur ses joues pâles

• 3 circles that decorate sth -- pois [ masculine ]

  • a dark blouse with white spots un chemisier foncé à pois blancs

• 4 done where sth is happening now -- sur place

  • He fixed the hole in the tire on the spot. Il a réparé le trou dans le pneu sur place.

• 5 to embarrass by asking a difficult question -- mettre qqn en difficulté

  • One reporter tried to put the president on the spot. Un journaliste a essayé de mettre le président en difficulté.

• 6 to see sb or sth that is difficult to see -- apercevoir

  • We spotted Ian in the crowd. Nous avons aperçu Ian dans la foule.

  • They spotted one of the lions from the air. Ils ont repéré l’un des lions de l’avion.

• 7 a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc) -- tache

  • She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.

• 8 a small, round mark of a different colour/color from its background -- pois

  • His tie was blue with white spots.

• 9 a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc -- bouton

  • She had measles and was covered in spots.

• 10 a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc) -- endroit

  • There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.

• 11 a small amount -- un peu de

  • Can I borrow a spot of sugar?

• 12 to catch sight of -- repérer

  • She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.

• 13 to recognize or pick out -- découvrir

  • No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.