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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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noun period of time ADJ. lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, short | 5-minute, 10-day, etc. | good | bad He's going through a bit of a bad spell at the moment. | quiet | barren, lean Viera ended his barren spell with a goal against Parma. | cold, dry, hot, mild, sunny, warm, wet VERB + SPELL go through, have PREP. during a … ~ She managed to write a letter during a quiet spell at work. | ~ as He had a brief spell as ambassador to Turkey. PHRASES a spell of … weather a spell of sunny weather | a spell of unemployment magical effect ADJ. magic, magical | powerful | hypnotic the hypnotic spell of the crickets singing in the garden VERB + SPELL be/come/fall under | cast, put, weave The witch cast a spell on/over them. | break, remove She uttered the magic word, and the spell was broken. PREP. under a/the ~ Sleeping Beauty was under a spell when the prince found her. | under sb's ~ The audience was completely under his spell.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb give letters in: Please spell your name for me. noun time: We will be here for a spell.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): spell someone (at something) to take a turn at doing something while the person who was doing it can take a rest. • I will spell you at selling tickets while you go and grab a bite to eat.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. correctly, wrongly PREP. as The article spelled ‘survey’ as ‘servay’. | with Is ‘necessary’ spelt with one ‘s’, or two? PHRASAL VERBS spell sth out ADV. clearly | fully, in detail | exactly, precisely She spelled out precisely what she wanted. VERB + SPELL have to, need to PREP. for Do I really have to spell it out for you? | to His speech spelled out a clear message to the car industry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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spell sth out [ M ] to explain something in a very clear way with details • The government has so far refused to spell out its plans/policies. • informal: What do you mean you don't understand - do I have to spell it out for you?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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spell adjectives a magic spell • She found an ancient book of magic spells. an evil spell • The people still believe in evil spells. verbs cast a spell (on somebody) (= do some magic ) • Suddenly everyone froze, as if a wizard had cast a spell on them. weave a spell (= do some magic ) • She wove a spell, so that he slept forever and never grew old. put a spell on somebody (= make magic affect someone ) • The fairy put a terrible spell on the princess. break a spell (= end the effect of some magic ) • No one knew how to break the spell. spell 2 adjectives a brief/short spell • After a brief spell in a florist's shop, she became a hairdresser. a long/prolonged spell • We have just had a long spell of unusually dry weather. a cold/warm/hot spell • There was a very cold spell in late November.
transnet.ir
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In addition to the idiom beginning with SPELL, Also see COLD SNAP (SPELL); UNDER SOMEONE'S SPELL.
American Heritage Idioms