spell

/spel/ verb (past tense and past participle spelled, also UK spelt)

Translation

WORDS [T] › to write down or tell someone the letters which are used to make a word

hecelemek, harf harf söylemek

How do you spell that? Her name's spelt S-I-A-N.1190

ABILITY [I] › If you can spell, you know how to write the words of a language correctly.

yazım kurallarına göre yazmak

My grammar's all right, but I can't spell.1190

spell disaster/trouble, etc › If something spells disaster, trouble, etc, you think it will cause something bad to happen in the future.

felâket/sorun/kötülük getirmek; kötülüğe neden olmak; berbat etmek

The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.1114

spell sth out phrasal verb

› to explain something in a very clear way with details

ayrıntıyla açıklamak, açıkça anlatmak

They sent me a letter, spelling out the details of the agreement.1156

(Definition of spell verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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