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spell verb

  /spɛl/
  • (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]
 tavata, muodostaa, kirjoittaa
  • (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). [from 19th c.]
 muodostaa
  • (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]
 merkitä, tietää
  • (transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail. [from 20th c.]
 selventää, vääntää rautalangasta

spell verb

  /spɛl/
  • (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
 korvata, olla sijaisena, tuurata
  • (transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
 lepuuttaa

spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]
 jakso
  • (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. [from 19th c.]
 purkaus

spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
 loitsu, kirous, lumous

spelling noun

  /ˈspɛlɪŋ/
  • (countable) A specific spelling of a word.
 oikeinkirjoitus, tavaus
  • (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
 oikeinkirjoitus, ortografia, sanan kirjoittaminen
  • (uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
 oikeinkirjoitus
spell checker
oikeinkirjoituksen tarkistin, oikoluku, oikolukuohjelma
how do you spell this word
miten tämä sana kirjoitetaan
under a spell
noiduttu
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