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∎ they've spelt my name wrong ils ont mal écrit mon nom;∎ his name is spelt J-O-N son nom s'écrit J-O-N;∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;∎ she spells Maud with an "e" elle écrit Maud avec un "e";∎ shall I spell my name for you? voulez-vous que j'épelle mon nom?(b) (of letters) former, donner;∎ C-O-U-G-H spells "cough" C-O-U-G-H donnent "cough"∎ the floods spell disaster for our region les inondations signifient le désastre pour notre région;∎ her discovery could spell success for our business sa découverte pourrait être très profitable à notre entreprise∎ can I spell you at the wheel? est-ce que je peux vous relayer au volant?∎ to learn to spell apprendre l'orthographe;∎ she can't spell very well elle n'est pas très bonne en orthographe3 noun∎ a spell of cold weather une vague de froid;∎ during the cold spell pendant la vague de froid;∎ we're in for a spell of wet weather le temps se met à la pluie;∎ scattered showers and sunny spells des averses locales et des éclaircies;∎ she did or had a spell as a reporter elle a été journaliste pendant un certain temps;∎ it's his second spell in prison c'est son deuxième séjour en prison;∎ he had a dizzy spell il a été pris de vertige(b) (of duty etc) tour m;∎ do you want me to take or to do a spell at the wheel? voulez-vous que je vous relaie au volant ou que je conduise un peu?(c) (magic words) formule f magique, incantation f;∎ she muttered a spell elle marmonna une incantation(d) (enchantment) charme m, sort m, sortilège m;∎ to cast or to put a spell on sb jeter un sort ou un charme à qn, ensorceler ou envoûter qn;∎ she was put under an evil spell on lui a jeté un maléfice ou mauvais sort;∎ to break the spell rompre le charme;∎ also figurative to be under sb's spell être sous le charme de qn(b) (make explicit) expliquer bien clairement;∎ let me spell out the implications of his study laissez-moi expliquer en détail la portée de son étude;∎ she spelt out in detail what the scheme would cost elle a expliqué en détail quel serait le coût du projet;∎ do I have to spell it out for you? est-ce qu'il faut que je mette les points sur les i?
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