| Additional Translations |
| spot adj | (finance: current price) (finanzas) | al contado loc adj |
| | Currency trades on the spot market and the forward market. |
| | Las operaciones de divisas se realizan en el mercado al contado y en el mercado a plazo. |
| spot adj | (TV, radio: short duration) | spot publicitario nm + adj |
| | | cuña publicitaria nf + adj |
| | | anuncio nm |
| | The group ran a series of spot announcements on local radio. |
| | El grupo hizo circular una serie de spots publicitarios en las emisoras de radio locales. |
| spot n | (short advertisement) | spot publicitario nm + adj |
| | | cuña publicitaria nf + adj |
| | | anuncio nm |
| | The Pepsi spot lasted for 30 seconds. |
| | El spot publicitario de Pepsi duró 30 segundos. |
| spot n | abbreviation (spotlight) | foco nm |
| | That is when they turned off all the lights and shone the spot on him. |
| | En ese momento se apagaron las luces y lo iluminaron con el foco. |
| a spot of [sth] n | informal, UK (small amount of [sth]) | poco de nm + prep |
| | | pizca de nf + prep |
| | Would you like a spot of tea? Robert asked Dan if he fancied a spot of lunch. |
| | ¿Quieres un poco de té? Robert le preguntó a Dan si quería un poco de almuerzo. |
| spot n | (geographical area) | lugar nm |
| | | sitio nm |
| | Tim and Nicola picnicked at a local beauty spot. |
| | Tim y Nicola hicieron picnic en un bello lugar local. |
| | Tim y Nicola hicieron picnic en un bello sitio local. |
| spot n | (individual performance time) (voz inglesa) | spot nm |
| | The makeup artist rushed to get the singer ready for her spot. |
| | La maquilladora se dio prisa para tener a la cantante lista para el spot. |
| spot n | (position) | lugar nm |
| | | puesto 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. |
| | Linda espera que el entrenador le dé un lugar en el equipo. |
| spot⇒ vi | (become stained) | mancharse⇒ v prnl |
| | Your white blouse will spot really easily if you chop those cherries with it on. |
| | Tu blusa blanca se va a manchar muy fácilmente si picas esas cerezas teniéndola puesta. |
| spot vi | (rain lightly) | lloviznar⇒ vi |
| | | garuar⇒ vi |
| | It's not really raining yet, but it's spotting; you should take an umbrella just in case. |
| | Todavía no llueve realmente pero está lloviznando, lleva un paraguas por las dudas. |
| spot [sth]⇒ vtr | (stain) | manchar⇒ vtr |
| | The oil splashed and spotted the tablecloth. |
| | El aceite salpicó y manchó el mantel. |
| spot [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (lend) | prestar⇒ vtr |
| | Hey man, can you spot me twenty dollars? |
| | Eh amigo, ¿me puedes prestar veinte dólares? |
| spot [sth]⇒ vtr | (place) | ubicar⇒ vtr |
| | The mobile phone mast was controversially spotted near the school. |
| | La antena de telefonía celular estaba polémicamente ubicada cerca de la escuela. |
| spot [sth] vtr | (sports: place) | colocar⇒ vtr |
| | The referee spotted the ball too close to the goal after the penalty. |
| | El árbitro colocó el balón demasiado cerca de la línea de meta después del penalti. |
| spot [sb]⇒ vtr | (weightlifting) | vigilar a vtr + prep |
| | | mirar a vtr + prep |
| | Can you spot me while I do the bench press? |
| | ¿Podrías vigilarme mientras hago el press de banca? |
Compound Forms:
spot | spotting |
| age spot n | (skin blemish) | mancha en la piel, mancha de piel nf + loc adj |
bald patch,
bald spot n | (area of scalp: no hair) (pelo) | calva nf |
beauty spot (UK),
beauty mark (US) n | (mole on the face) (arriba del labio) | lunar nm |
| | One of the the most famous beauty marks is the one that Marilyn Monroe had on her left cheek. |
| | Una de los lunares más famosos es el que tenía Marilyn Monroe en su mejilla izquierda. |
| beauty spot n | (make-up: artificial mole on face) (falso, maquillaje) | lunar nm |
| beauty spot n | (place of natural beauty) | lugar hermoso nm + adj |
| | | lugar bellísimo nm + adj |
| black spot n | (plant disease) (enfermedad de plantas) | punto negro loc nom m |
| | | mancha negra loc nom f |
| black spot n | UK (hazardous road area) | punto negro loc nom m |
| | | tramo de concentración de accidentes nm + loc adj |
| black spot n | UK (dangerous place) | zona peligrosa, área peligrosa nf + adj |
| blind spot n | (scotoma: unseen area in field of vision) | punto ciego loc nom m |
| | Squid, unlike humans, have no blind spot. |
| blind spot n | (area of road a motorist cannot see) | punto ciego loc nom m |
| | | zona ciega loc nom f |
| | | punto muerto loc nom m |
| | | ángulo muerto loc nom m |
| | When I changed lanes, I did not see the car in my blind spot. |
| | Al cambiar de carril no vi al coche que tenía en el punto ciego. |
| bright spot n | ([sth] positive or cheerful) | detalle estimulante nm + adj |
| | | detalle positivo, punto positivo nm + adj |
| | | lo rescatable loc adj |
| | The little girl's smile was a bright spot in an otherwise dreary day. |
| | La sonrisa de la pequeña niña fue un detalle estimulante en un día que de otro modo hubiera sido deprimente. |
| frozen to the spot expr | figurative (unable to move with fear, shock) | quedarse congelado expr |
| | | quedarse paralizado por el miedo loc verb |
| hit the spot v expr | figurative (satisfy craving) | dar en el clavo loc verb |
| | When I'm craving something sweet, a chunk of milk chocolate usually hits the spot. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (center of activity) | foco nm |
| | | meollo nm |
| | This city is one of the world's great tourist hotspots. |
| | La ciudad es uno de los grandes focos turísticos del mundo. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (nightclub, entertainment venue) | club nm |
| | We went on a date at one of the new hotspots in the city. |
| | Tuvimos una cita en uno de los nuevos clubs de la ciudad. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (venue offering wifi access) | punto de acceso wifi loc nom m |
| | | zona wifi loc nom f |
| | All of the coffee shops in this city are hotspots. |
| | Todos los cafés de la ciudad son puntos de acceso wifi. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (of political conflict) | zona conflictiva nf + adj |
| | | zona de conflicto nf + loc adj |
| | 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) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| | The firefighters investigated several hot spots to insure that they did not reignite. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (geology: area of molten rock) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| in a spot adv | informal (in a difficult situation) | en apuros, en un aprieto, en un lío loc adv |
| | We found ourselves in a spot when we missed our train. |
| | Nos vimos en apuros cuando perdimos nuestro tren. |
| in a tight spot expr | informal (in difficult situation) | en apuros, en un apuro loc adv |
| | | en problemas, en dificultades loc adv |
| | | en un lío loc adv |
| | | en un brete loc adv |
| | Stan usually turns to Larry for help when he is in a tight spot. |
| | Stan suele pedirle ayuda a Larry cuando está en apuros. |
| Johnny-on-the-spot n | US, informal, dated (readily available person) | persona que siempre está disponible nf + loc adj |
| night spot n | (late-night entertainment venue) | club nocturno nm + adj |
| | Gary and his friends decided to explore the night spots near their hotel. |
| | Gary y sus amigos decidieron explorar los clubes nocturnos cerca de su hotel. |
| on the spot adv | (immediately) | de inmediato loc adv |
| | | al segundo loc adv |
| | (presente) | ya mismo loc adv |
| | He ordered me to do it on the spot because he couldn't wait. |
| | Me ordenó que lo hiciera de inmediato porque no podía esperar. |
| on the spot adv | (at the place in question) | en el lugar mismo loc adv |
| | | en el lugar loc adv |
| | Newspapers' foreign correspondents are on the spot when a story develops. |
| | Los corresponsales extranjeros de los periódicos siempre están en el lugar mismo donde suceden los hechos. |
| on the spot expr | informal, figurative (in an awkward situation) | en una situación incómoda loc adv |
| | | en un aprieto loc adv |
| | Bill was on the spot because he owed a lot of people a lot of money. |
| | Bill estaba en una situación incómoda porque le debía mucha plata a mucha gente. |
| on-the-spot adj | (immediate, without preparation) | en el acto expr |
| | The shy actress hated on-the-spot interviews. |
| parking spot n | (place to park a car) | estacionamiento nm |
| | It's difficult to find a parking spot at the weekend. |
| | Es difícil encontrar un estacionamiento en el fin de semana. |
| put [sb] in a tight spot v expr | informal (make situation difficult) | poner a alguien en una situación difícil loc verb |
| | | poner a alguien en un aprieto loc verb |
| | Jacob's gambling debts have put him in a tight spot financially. |
| put [sb] on the spot v expr | informal (challenge, embarrass) | poner en un apuro a loc verb |
| | (AmS) | poner en un brete a loc verb |
| | My teacher put me on the spot with a difficult question. |
| | El profesor me puso en un apuro con una pregunta difícil. |
| rough spot n | informal (difficult period) | etapa difícil nf + adj |
| | She's going through a pretty rough spot just at the moment. |
| | Está pasando por una etapa difícil en este momento. |
| soft spot n | informal (particular fondness or affection) | debilidad nf |
| | | punto débil nm + adj |
| | 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. |
| | Tengo verdadera debilidad por una de mis primas, haría cualquier cosa por ayudarla. |
spot check,
spot-check n | (impromptu inspection) | inspección sorpresa nf + adj |
| | The ticket inspectors did a spot check to see who had bought tickets. |
| | Los revisores hicieron una inspección sorpresa para comprobar quiénes habían sacado billete. |
| spot clean [sth] vtr | (remove stain, mark) | sacar las manchas loc verb |
| spot exchange rate n | (business: foreign exchange contract rate) | tipo de cambio al contado nm + loc adj |
| spot fine n | (penalty paid immediately) (pagada en el acto) | multa nf |
| | He had to pay a spot fine for disorderly conduct on his way home from the pub. |
| spot market n | (immediate payment) | mercado al contado loc nom m |
| | Assets are exchanged for cash on the spot market. |
spot on,
spot-on adj | UK, informal (precise, exactly right) | acertado/a, correcto/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | That insight was spot on: you pinpointed the problem exactly. |
| | Esa reflexión es acertada: identificaste el problema con exactitud. |
| spot plate n | (chemistry) | platina nf |
| spot price n | (trading: immediate cost) | precio al contado, precio actual loc nom m |
| spot rate n | (trading: immediate price) | precio spot loc nom m |
| | El precio spot de crudo Brent inició la sesión con una ganancia de 70 centavos de dólar. |
| spot report n | (law: military narrative) | informe conciso nm + adj |
| | We received a spot report on the enemy's activities. |
| spot welder n | ([sb] who fuses metal) | soldador, soldadora nm, nf |
| spot welding n | (fusing metal) (metal) | soldadura por puntos grupo nom |
| spot with rain v expr | (rain a few drops) | chispear⇒, lloviznar⇒ vi |
| | | caer unas gotas loc verb |
| spot-weld [sth]⇒ vtr | (fuse metal) | soldar por puntos loc verb |
sweet spot,
the sweet spot n | figurative, informal (most favorable point) | punto óptimo nm + adj |
| | | punto favorable nm + adj mf |
| | The archer's arrow landed right in the sweet spot. |
| trouble spot n | (difficult place) | foco de conflicto loc nom m |
| | Pakistan and Iran are thought of as trouble spots in the West. |
| | En Occidente, Pakistán e Irán son considerados como focos de conflicto. |
| trouble spot n | (location of frequent fighting, violence) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| | That pub's a notorious trouble spot. |
| | Este bar es un punto caliente de mala reputación. |
vacation spot (US),
holiday spot (UK) n | (place popular with holidaymakers) | destino turístico grupo nom |
| | Consiga los mejores planes para el destino turístico de su elección a través de nuestra agencia. |
| warm spot n | (warm place) | lugar caliente nm + adj |
| | | zona caliente nf + adj |
| | The cat had found itself a warm spot in front of the radiator. |
| | El gato había encontrado un lugar caliente junto al radiador. |
| warm spot n | figurative (affection) | lugar nm |
| | There's still a warm spot in my heart for my high school sweetheart. |
| | Todavía hay un lugar en mi corazón para mi novio de la preparatoria. |
watering place,
watering hole,
watering spot n | slang (bar) | antro nm |
| | | bar de mala muerte nm + loc adj |
| | We found the drunk at his usual watering hole. |
| | Encontramos al borracho en su antro habitual. |
| | Encontramos al borracho en su bar de mala muerte habitual. |
| weak spot n | (special fondness: for [sth] or [sb]) | debilidad nf |
| | He has a weak spot for German shepherd dogs. |
| | Tiene debilidad por los pastores alemanes. |
| weak spot n | (fault, flaw) | punto débil loc nom m |
| | Punctuation's my weak spot when it comes to writing. |
| | La puntuación es mi punto débil cuando se trata de escribir. |