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En esta página: on the spot, on-the-spot

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
on-the-spot adj (immediate, without preparation)en el acto expr
 The shy actress hated on-the-spot interviews.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
on the spot | on-the-spot
InglésEspañol
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.
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