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A n1 ( dot) ( on animal) tache f ; (on fabric, wallpaper) pois m ; (on dice, domino, card) point m ; a red dress with white spots une robe rouge à pois blancs ; to see spots before one's eyes voir trouble ;3 ( pimple) bouton m ; to have spots avoir des boutons ; to come out in spots être couvert de boutons ; chocolate brings me out in spots le chocolat me donne des boutons ;4 ( place) endroit m ; to be on the spot gen être en place ; ( of police) être sur les lieux ; our correspondent on the spot, Paula Cox notre correspondant sur place, Paula Cox ; to decide/agree on the spot décider/donner son accord sur-le-champ ; that whisky hit the spot nicely ○ ce whisky a été le bienvenu ;5 ○ ( small amount) a spot of cream/whisky/exercise/sightseeing un peu de crème/de whisky/d'exercice/de tourisme ; would you like a spot of lunch? et si on mangeait un petit quelque chose? ; to have ou be in a spot of bother (with) avoir quelques petits ennuis (avec) ;6 ( drop) goutte f ;7 ○ ( difficulty) situation f embêtante ; to be in a (tight) spot être dans une situation embêtante ; to put sb on the spot ( in an awkward situation) mettre qn en mauvaise posture ; ( by asking a difficult question) mettre qn dans l'embarras ;8 Advertg spot m publicitaire ;10 ( position) this record has been on the top spot for two weeks ce disque a été numéro un pendant deux semaines ; this book has the number one spot on the bestseller list ce livre est en tête de la liste des bestsellers ;11 ( moral blemish) tache f ; the scandal is a spot on his reputation le scandale a entaché sa réputation ;1 ( see) apercevoir [person] ; voir [car, roadsign, book] ; to spot sb doing apercevoir qn en train de faire ; to spot that… s'apercevoir que … ; he was spotted boarding a plane to Japan il a été vu en train de prendre l'avion pour le Japon ; well spotted! bien vu! ;2 ( recognize) reconnaître [car, person, symptoms, opportunity] ; repérer [defect, difference, bargain, talent] ; observer [birds, trains] ; you'll spot him by his black beard tu le reconnaîtras à sa barbe noire ;3 ○ US ( concede an advantage) to spot sb sth concéder qch à qn [points] ; he spotted me 20 metres il m'a concédé 20 mètres d'avance ;4 ( stain) tacher [carpet, shirt] ; the cloth is spotted with grease la nappe est couverte de taches de graisse.D - spot (dans composés)2 ( billiard ball) the three/five-spot la boule numéro trois/cinq.to change one's spots changer son caractère ; to knock spots off sth/sb être bien meilleur que qch/qn ; this car knocks spots off other models ○ cette voiture est bien meilleure que les autres modèles ; she knocked spots off the champion ○ elle a battu la championne à plates coutures ○ ; to hit the high spots US n'évoquer que les grandes lignes.
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