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spot on

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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 on! interj	UK, informal (that's just right)	¡así es! loc interj
		¡correcto!, ¡exacto! interl
	"I was thinking of wearing this outfit to the wedding. Do you think it's suitable?" "Spot on!"
	—Estaba pensando en usar este atuendo para la boda; ¿crees que está bien? —¡Así es!

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
Johnny-on-the-spot n	US, informal, dated (readily available person)	persona que siempre está disponible nf + loc adj
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.
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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