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[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati•- spotless- spotlessly
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- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɔt]1.nounmesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konjon the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcihwithout spot — brez napake, neoporečena spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyjaa delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemljetender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljivthe people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalcito be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formican the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugleduto put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;2.adjective economytakoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)II [spɔt]transitive verbnapraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokaliziratito spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelcahe spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže
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Spotty — may refer to:* Sharptooth houndshark, a fish Triakis megalopterus . * Australian spotted mackerel, a fish Scomberomorus munroi . * New Zealand spotty, a fish Notolabrus celidotus . * Superted s sidekick … Wikipedia
Spotty — Spot ty (sp[o^]t t[y^]), a. Full of spots; marked with spots. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spotty — index sporadic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spotty — (adj.) mid 14c., marked with spots, from SPOT (Cf. spot) (n.). Meaning unsteady, uneven is attested from 1932, from a more specific use with ref. to painting (1812) … Etymology dictionary
spotty — [adj] blotchy, irregular desultory, erratic, flickering, fluctuating, not uniform, on againoff again*, patchy, pimply, spasmodic, sporadic, unequal, uneven; concept 534 Ant. constant, regular, unbroken … New thesaurus
spotty — ► ADJECTIVE (spottier, spottiest) 1) marked with or having spots. 2) chiefly N. Amer. of uneven quality … English terms dictionary
spotty — [spät′ē] adj. spottier, spottiest 1. having, occurring in, or marked with spots 2. not uniform or consistent; irregular, as in quality; uneven spottily adv. spottiness n … English World dictionary
spotty — [[t]spɒ̱ti[/t]] spottier, spottiest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is spotty has spots on their face. She was rather fat, and her complexion was muddy and spotty. Syn: pimply 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is spotty does not stay the same but is… … English dictionary
spotty — UK [ˈspɒtɪ] / US [ˈspɑtɪ] adjective Word forms spotty : adjective spotty comparative spottier superlative spottiest 1) covered with a pattern of spots 2) British someone who is spotty has a lot of small red lumps on their skin, especially on… … English dictionary
spotty — /ˈspɒti/ (say spotee) adjective (spottier, spottiest) 1. full of or having spots: a spotty face. 2. occurring in spots: spotty occurrences. 3. irregular or uneven in quality or character: a spotty paint finish; a spotty track record. 4.… …
spotty — adjective (spottier; est) Date: 14th century 1. marked with spots ; spotted 2. lacking uniformity especially in quality < the performance was spotty >; also irregularly or sparsely distributed < spotty attendance > < spotty data > … New Collegiate Dictionary