English

Pronunciation
AHD|sp�l, IPA|/spel/, SAMPA|/spel/
audio|en-us-spell.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Etymology 1
Old English spel

Noun
en-noun

1. words or a formula supposed to have magical powers; a magical incantation.

#: he cast a spell to cure warts.

1. a magical effect induced by an incantation or formula.

#: under a spell

1. a relatively short period of time of indeterminate length.

#: We�re in the midst of a cold spell.
#: He had a spell of bad luck.

1. cricket an uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler
2. horseracing time off from competition

Translations
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trans-top|magical incantation
Czech: kouzlo
Dutch: toverspreuk f
Esperanto: sor�o
Finnish: loitsu
French: charme m, maléfice italbrac|for an evil spell
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German: Zauberspruch m
Interlingua: incantamento, formula magic,
Portuguese: encanto m, encantamento m, feitiço m, fórmula mágica f
Romanian: vraj� f, farmec n, descântec n
Russian: заклинание (zaklinánije) n
Slovenian: urok m
Swedish: trollformel, besvärjelse
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trans-top|magical effect induced by an incantation
Czech: kouzlo
Dutch: betovering f
Finnish: lumous, loitsu
French: charme m, maléfice italbrac|for an evil spell
German: Zauber m
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Interlingua: incantamento
Portuguese: encanto m, encantamento m, feitiço m
Slovenian: urok m
Swedish: trollformel, besvärjelse
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trans-top|short period of time of indeterminate length
Finnish: jakso
German: kurze Periode f, (kurze) Weile f, Zeitdauer f
Greek: �ε�ίοδο� (períodos) f
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Interlingua: breve periodo, intervallo
Portuguese: breve período m, intervalo m
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Chinese: ��, �语 (zhòuy�)
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ttbc|Italian: periodo m, malia f
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Etymology 2
Old English spelian

Verb
en-verb|spells|spelling|spelled or spelt

1. to comprise a word, as the letters �a�, �n� and �d� spell �and�.
2. to write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
3. to mean, indicate or signify

#: This spells trouble.

1. to work in place of someone else; to relieve.

Related terms
spelling
spello

Translations
trans-top|to comprise a word
Arabic: ARchar|ت�جئ unicode|(tahájja�)
Chinese: � (pīn)
Danish: stave
Dutch: spellen
Esperanto: literumi
Finnish: muodostaa, tehdä
French: épeler
trans-mid
German: buchstabieren
Interlingua: componer
Japanese: 綴� (���, tsutzuru)
Korean: 철��� (cheoljahada)
Portuguese: compor
Spanish: deletrear
Swedish: stava
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trans-top|to write or say the letters that form a word
Arabic: ARchar|ت�جئ unicode|(tahájja�)
Chinese: � (pīn)
Danish: stave
Dutch: spellen
Esperanto: literumi
Finnish: tavata
French: épeler
German: buchstabieren
Greek: γ�ά�� ο�θογ�α�ημένα (grápho orthographiména)
Hungarian: betűzni
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Interlingua: orthographiar
Italian: sillabare
Japanese: 綴� (���, tsutzuru)
Korean: 철��� (cheoljahada)
Portuguese: soletrar
Russian: п�оизно�и�� по б�ква|б�квам (proiznosít� po búkvam)
Slovene: �rkovati
Spanish: deletrear
Swedish: stava
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trans-top|to mean, indicate or signify
Dutch: betekenen
Finnish: tarkoittaa, merkitä
Greek: ��νε�άγομαι (sinepágomay)
trans-mid
Interlingua: indicar
Portuguese: indicar
Swedish: betyda
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trans-top|to relieve
Dutch: invallen voor
Finnish: helpottaa, korvata
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Interlingua: relevar
Portuguese: render
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Hawaiian: pela, kepela, kauhua, hoʻokuʻi
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ttbc|Indonesian: eja|mengeja
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vi:spell
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