speck

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spɛk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spek)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
speck n (small spot)manchita nf
  puntito nm
 From this distance their house on the top of the hill was just a speck.
 Desde esta distancia, su casa en la cima de la montaña era apenas una manchita.
speck of [sth] n (small spot of [sth])manchita de nf + prep
  puntito de nm + prep
 Tony noticed a speck of dirt on his trousers.
 Tony notó una manchita de suciedad en sus pantalones.
speck,
speck of [sth]
n
(small amount of [sth])una pizca de algo cuantificador
  un poquito de algo cuantificador
Note: Often used in negative sentences.
 I don't have a speck of sympathy for Donald; he has brought this misfortune on himself.
 No siento ni una pizca de pena por Donald: él mismo se ocasionó toda su desgracia.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
speck n (cookery: cured ham) (voz extranjera)speck nm
Note: Jamón curado típico del Tirol.
 I brought back some speck from my trip through Italy.
 Traje speck de mi viaje a Italia.
speck [sth]⇒ vtr often passive (mark with small spots)manchar⇒ vtr
  motear⇒ vtr
 Mud specked the car's windshield, making it difficult to see.
 Mike's shirt was specked with mud from running in the rain.
 El barro manchaba el parabrisas, y era difícil ver.
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'speck' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Synonyms: spot, iota, mite, bit, jot, more...
Collocations: the [people, cars] were only specks from the [airplane, top floor], looked like specks from this height, got a speck of [dust, dirt] in my eye, more...

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