| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| spot n | (stain) | Fleck Nm |
| | There is a ketchup spot on your shirt there. |
| | Auf deinem Hemd ist ein Ketchup-Fleck. |
| spot n | informal (location) | Stelle Nf |
| | | Platz Nm |
| | | Ort Nm |
| | That's the spot where the murder took place. |
| | Das ist die Stelle, an der der Mord geschah. |
| spot n | UK, often plural (pimple, zit: facial blemish) | Pickel Nm |
| | The teenager bought a special face wash to treat his spots. |
| | Der Teenager hat sich eine spezielle Waschlotion gekauft, um seine Pickel zu behandeln. |
| spot n | usually plural (disease: blemish) | Pustel Nm |
| | Karen has chickenpox and is covered in spots. |
| | Karen hat die Windpocken und ist übersäht mit Pusteln. |
| spots npl | (insect: markings) | Punkte Npl |
| | The most common ladybird in Britain has seven spots. |
| | Der bekannteste Marienkäfer in Großbritannien hat sieben Punkte. |
| spots npl | (animal: markings) | Flecken Npl |
| | Cheetahs have black spots. |
| | Geparde haben schwarze Flecken. |
| spots npl | (pattern: large dots) | Punkte Npl |
| | I prefer floral patterns to spots or stripes. |
| | Ich mag Blumenmuster lieber als Punkte oder Streifen. |
| spot [sth]⇒ vtr | (detect, see) | etwas sehen Vt |
| | | etwas ausmachen Vt, sepa |
| | The policeman spotted the criminal and started running after him. |
| | Der Polizist sah den Verbrecher und begann ihm hinterherzulaufen. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| spot adj | (finance: current price) (Finanzwesen: Aktienhandel) | Spot- Präf |
| | Currency trades on the spot market and the forward market. |
| spot adj | (TV, radio: short duration) | kurz Adj |
| | The group ran a series of spot announcements on local radio. |
| spot n | (short advertisement) | Spot Nm |
| | | Werbung Nf |
| | | Werbespot Nm |
| | The Pepsi spot lasted for 30 seconds. |
| spot n | abbreviation (spotlight) | Rampenlicht Nn |
| | That is when they turned off all the lights and shone the spot on him. |
| a spot of [sth] n | informal, UK (small amount of [sth]) | ein bisschen von etwas Rdw |
| | | ein wenig von etwas Rdw |
| | Would you like a spot of tea? Robert asked Dan if he fancied a spot of lunch. |
| | Möchten Sie ein bisschen Tee? |
| spot n | (geographical area) | Stelle Nf |
| | | Ort Nm |
| | | Platz Nm |
| | Tim and Nicola picnicked at a local beauty spot. |
| spot n | (individual performance time) | Auftritt Nm |
| | The makeup artist rushed to get the singer ready for her spot. |
| spot n | (position) (Arbeit) | Stelle Nf |
| | (Sport) | Platz Nm |
| | Linda is hoping the coach will give her a spot on the team. |
| | I think we may have a spot for you at our firm. |
| spot⇒ vi | (become stained) | dreckig werden Adj + Vi |
| | Your white blouse will spot really easily if you chop those cherries with it on. |
| spot vi | (rain lightly) | fisseln Vi |
| | It's not really raining yet, but it's spotting; you should take an umbrella just in case. |
| spot [sth]⇒ vtr | (stain) | dreckig machen Adj + Vt |
| | | verschmutzen, beschmutzen Vt |
| | The oil splashed and spotted the tablecloth. |
| spot [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (lend) (Slang) | jemandem etwas pumpen Vt |
| | | jemandem etwas leihen Vt |
| | (altmodisch) | jemandem etwas borgen Vt |
| | Hey man, can you spot me twenty dollars? |
| spot [sth]⇒ vtr | (place) | platzieren Vt |
| | The mobile phone mast was controversially spotted near the school. |
| spot [sth] vtr | (sports: place) (Sport) | ablegen Vt, sepa |
| | | positionieren Vt |
| | The referee spotted the ball too close to the goal after the penalty. |
| spot [sb]⇒ vtr | (weightlifting) (Gewichtheben) | als Sicherheit bereit stehen Rdw |
| | Can you spot me while I do the bench press? |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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bald patch,
bald spot n | (area of scalp: no hair) | kahle Stelle Adj + Nf |
beauty spot (UK),
beauty mark (US) n | (mole on the face) | Schönheitsfleck Nm |
| | One of the the most famous beauty marks is the one that Marilyn Monroe had on her left cheek. |
| beauty spot n | (make-up: artificial mole on face) | Schönheitsfleck Nm |
| beauty spot n | (place of natural beauty) | schöner Ort Adj + Nm |
| black spot n | (plant disease) | Schwarzfleckenkrankheit Nf |
| | | Sternrußtau Nm |
| black spot n | UK (hazardous road area) | Unfallschwerpunkt Nm |
| | | häufige Unglücksstelle Adj + Nf |
| black spot n | UK (dangerous place) | gefährlicher Ort Adj + Nm |
| blind spot n | (scotoma: unseen area in field of vision) | blinder Fleck Nm |
| | Squid, unlike humans, have no blind spot. |
| blind spot n | (area of road a motorist cannot see) | toter Winkel Adj + Nm |
| | When I changed lanes, I did not see the car in my blind spot. |
| hit the spot v expr | figurative (satisfy craving) | ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | | genau richtig sein Rdw |
| | When I'm craving something sweet, a chunk of milk chocolate usually hits the spot. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (center of activity) (Anglizismus, ugs) | Hotspot Nm |
| | | Mittelpunkt Nm |
| | This city is one of the world's great tourist hotspots. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (nightclub, entertainment venue) (Anglizismus) | Club Nm |
| | | Klub Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Disco Nf |
| | We went on a date at one of the new hotspots in the city. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (venue offering wifi access) (Anglizismus) | Hotspot Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Hot Spot Nm |
| | All of the coffee shops in this city are hotspots. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (of political conflict) (übertragen) | Brennpunkt Nm |
| | (übertragen) | Krisenherd Nm |
| | The country has become a political hotspot due to the increasing civil unrest in its major cities. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (where fire may start) | Hitzestau Nm |
| | The firefighters investigated several hot spots to insure that they did not reignite. |
| in a tight spot expr | informal (in difficult situation) | sich in einer misslichen Lage befinden Rdw |
| | | in der Klemme sitzen, in de Patsche sitzen Rdw |
| | Stan usually turns to Larry for help when he is in a tight spot. |
| Johnny-on-the-spot n | US, informal, dated (readily available person) | [jmd] der immer erreichbar ist Rdw |
| night spot n | (late-night entertainment venue) (Anglizismus, informell) | Nachtlocation Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Nachtclubs Nf |
| | Gary and his friends decided to explore the night spots near their hotel. |
| on the spot adv | (immediately) | sofort Adv |
| | | umgehend Adv |
| | | unverzüglich, augenblicklich Adv |
| | He ordered me to do it on the spot because he couldn't wait. |
| | Er befahl mir es sofort zu tun, weil er nicht warten konnte. |
| on the spot adv | (at the place in question) | vor Ort Präp + Nm |
| | Newspapers' foreign correspondents are on the spot when a story develops. |
| | Die Auslandskorrespondenten von Zeitungen sind vor Ort, wenn etwas passiert. |
| on the spot expr | informal, figurative (in an awkward situation) | Probleme haben Npl + Vt |
| | | in einer misslichen Lage Rdw |
| | Bill was on the spot because he owed a lot of people a lot of money. |
| | Bill hatte Probleme, weil er vielen Leuten viel Geld schuldete. |
| on-the-spot adj | (immediate, without preparation) | sofort Adj |
| | | auf der Stelle Rdw |
| | | unverzüglich Adj |
| | The shy actress hated on-the-spot interviews. |
| parking spot n | (place to park a car) (Verkehr) | Parkplatz Nm |
| | | Parklücke Nf |
| | It's difficult to find a parking spot at the weekend. |
| put [sb] in a tight spot v expr | informal (make situation difficult) | in eine missliche Lage bringen Rdw |
| | Jacob's gambling debts have put him in a tight spot financially. |
| put [sb] on the spot v expr | informal (challenge, embarrass) | jmdn in Verlegenheit bringen Rdw |
| | | jmdn in Zugzwang bringen Rdw |
| | | bloßstellen Vt, sepa |
| | My teacher put me on the spot with a difficult question. |
| rough spot n | informal (difficult period) | schwierige Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | | schwere Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | She's going through a pretty rough spot just at the moment. |
| soft spot n | informal (particular fondness or affection) | Schwäche Nf |
| | | Vorliebe Nf |
| | | Neigung Nf |
| | I have a real soft spot for my cousin: I'd do anything to help her. |
| | I don't particularly like most dogs, but I do have a soft spot for poodles. |
spot check,
spot-check n | (impromptu inspection) | Stichprobe Nf |
| | | stichprobenartige Überprüfung Adj + Nf |
| | | Stichprobenkontrolle Nf |
| | The ticket inspectors did a spot check to see who had bought tickets. |
spot on,
spot-on adj | informal (precise, exactly right) (übertragen) | goldrichtig Adj |
| | | genau richtig Adv + Adj |
| | | perfekt Adj |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | That insight was spot on: you pinpointed the problem exactly. |
| | Diese Erkenntnis war goldrichtig: du hast das Problem richtig benannt! |
| sweet spot n | figurative (most favourable point) | idealer Punkt Adj + Nm |
| | | optimaler Punkt Adj + Nm |
| warm spot n | (warm place) | warmes Plätzchen Adj + Nn |
| | The cat had found itself a warm spot in front of the radiator. |
| warm spot n | figurative (affection) | etwas für jemanden übrig haben Rdw |
| | There's still a warm spot in my heart for my high school sweetheart. |
| weak spot n | (special fondness: for [sth] or [sb]) | Schwäche Nf |
| | | Schwachpunkt Nm |
| | He has a weak spot for German shepherd dogs. |
| weak spot n | (fault, flaw) | Schwäche Nf |
| | | Schwachpunkt Nm |
| | | Schwachstelle Nf |
| | Punctuation's my weak spot when it comes to writing. |