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spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]
 moment, épisode

spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
 charme, sort, formule magique, maléfice

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.]
  • (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). [from 19th c.]
 épeler

spelling noun

  /ˈspɛlɪŋ/
  • (countable) A specific spelling of a word.
 orthographe, graphie
  • (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
 orthographe
spell checker
correcteur orthographique, vérificateur d'orthographe, vérificateur orthographique
spell out
épeler
cold spell
vague de froid
hot spell
vague de chaleur
dry spell
coup de mou
spell it out
faire un dessin
how do you spell this word
comment écrit-on ce mot ?
dizzy spell
vertige
fainting spell
défaillance
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