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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