Spot

French Meaning

repérer

détecter

tacher

découvrir

distinguer

faire tache

se tacher

salir

place

endroit

spot

tache

point

coin

position

embarras

marque

mouche

message publicitaire

pois

pétrin

pincée

feu de projecteur

numéro

comptant

immédiate

liquide

English Meaning

  1. A place of relatively small and definite limits.
  2. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
  3. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
  4. A stain or blot.
  5. Games A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.
  6. Games A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.
  7. Informal A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars.
  8. A location; a locale.
  9. A point of interest: There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.
  10. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement.
  11. Informal A situation, especially a troublesome one.
  12. A flaw in one's reputation or character.
  13. A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs: a news spot.
  14. Informal A spotlight.
  15. A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and sport fish.
  16. Chiefly British A small amount; a bit.
  17. To cause a spot or spots to appear on, especially:
  18. To soil with spots.
  19. To decorate with spots; dot.
  20. To harm; besmirch.
  21. To place in a particular location; situate precisely.
  22. To detect or discern, especially visually; spy.
  23. To remove spots from, as in a laundry.
  24. Sports To yield a favorable scoring margin to: spotted their opponents 11 points.
  25. Sports To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
  26. Informal To lend: Can you spot me $25 until payday?
  27. To become marked with spots.
  28. To cause a discoloration or make a stain.
  29. To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.
  30. Made, paid, or delivered immediately: a spot sale.
  31. Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate: the spot market in oil.
  32. Involving random or selective instances or actions: a spot investigation.
  33. Presented between major radio or television programs: a spot announcement.
  34. in spots Now and then; here and there; occasionally.
  35. on the spot Without delay; at once.
  36. on the spot At the scene of action.
  37. on the spot Under pressure or attention; in a pressed position.