spot
(=mark) tache f , (in pattern, on fabric, garment)
pois m , (on domino, dice)
point m
The leaves have orange spots underneath. Les feuilles ont des taches oranges sur le dessous.
She was wearing a red dress with white spots. Elle portait une robe rouge à pois blancs.
(=dirty mark) tache f
There's a spot on your shirt. Il y a une tache sur ta chemise.
(=pimple) bouton m
He's covered in spots. Il est couvert de boutons.
to come out in spots se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption de boutons
(=place) endroit m
It's a lovely spot for a picnic. C'est un endroit agréable pour un pique-nique., C'est un coin agréable pour un pique-nique.
on the spot
(=at actual place) sur place, sur les lieux
→ They know what's going on because they're on the spot.
Luckily they were able to mend the car on the spot. Heureusement ils ont pu réparer la voiture sur place.
(=immediately) sur-le-champ
→ I would have resigned on the spot if she'd said that to me.
They gave her the job on the spot. Ils lui ont offert le poste sur-le-champ.
to run on the spot courir sur place
to put sb on the spot mettre qn dans l'embarras
in a tight spot *
(=in difficulty) dans le pétrin *
→ He was in a bit of a tight spot because he'd lost his car keys.
(mainly British)
[+rain, water] goutte f
[+glue] touche f
a spot of
(=bit) un peu de
What about a spot of lunch? Et si on mangeait un bout?, Et si on mangeait un morceau?
(in TV or radio show)
(=slot) numéro f
→ They're doing the guest spot on the Muppet Show.
spot advertisement message m publicitaire, spot m publicitaire
vt
(=notice)
[+person, object] apercevoir → We suddenly spotted another boat about a kilometre away. [+mistake] repérer I spotted a mistake. J'ai repéré une faute.
beauty spot
n
(on skin)
grain m de beauté
(British, in countryside) site m pittoresque
→ Ashness Bridge is a popular beauty spot.
black spot
n
(=bad area for sth) point m noir
→ an unemployment black spot
blind spot
n (in car, plane)
angle m mort
to have a blind spot about sth (fig) ne rien comprendre à qch
→ Ford always had a terrible blind spot about these things.
high spot
n
[+visit, holiday] clou m
→ for me that was the high spot of the entire cruise.
hot spot *
n (British)
property hot spot zone où les prix du marché immobilier augmentent rapidement zone où les prix du marché immobilier augmentent rapidement
→ Winchester has been considered a hot spot until recently
→ Northampton is not a property hot spot
→ Most cities across the country now have "hot spot" areas where prices double every two years
(=trouble area) point m chaud
→ the veteran correspondent who worked in a number of the world's hot spots for 31 years
a crime hot spot une zone sensible
→ I live in a crime hot spot - Lambeth in London
(=popular place)
to be a hot spot être un rendez-vous
→ No doubt the bar and restaurant will be a hot spot when it opens in late March.
→ Amsterdam is likely to be a hot spot for art-lovers in the next few months
a holiday hot spot un rendez-vous pour les vacanciers
→ the traditional Mediterranean holiday hot spots
liver spot
n tache f brune (sur la peau)
on-the-spot fine
n amende f immédiate
→ Rail travellers who try to avoid paying their fares could face on-the-spot fines.
penalty spot
n point m de réparation
spot check
n contrôle m aléatoire
→ Spot checks revealed a number of minor faults.
spot-check
vt contrôler de manière aléatoire
spot fine
n amende f payable sur-le-champ
spot-on
adj
* (British)
to be spot-on être en plein dans le mille * , être dans le mille *
→ Her analysis of the situation is absolutely spot-on.
What he said was spot-on. Ce qu'il a dit était en plein dans le mille.
trouble spot
n point m chaud