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spot·light

(spŏt′līt′)
n.
1.
a. A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
b. A lamp that produces such a light.
2. Public notoriety or prominence: She was in the spotlight after she won the marathon.
3. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.
tr.v. spot·light·ed or spot·lit (-lĭt), spot·light·ing, spot·lights
1. To illuminate with a spotlight.
2. To focus attention on.
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spotlight

(ˈspɒtˌlaɪt)
n
1. (Electronics) a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
2. the spotlight the focus of attention
vb (tr) , -lights, -lighting, -lit or -lighted
3. (Theatre) to direct a spotlight on
4. to focus attention on
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spot•light

(ˈspɒtˌlaɪt)

n., v. -light•ed -lit, -light•ing. n.
1. an intense light focused so as to pick out an object, person, or group, as on a stage.
2. a lamp for producing such a light.
3. a brilliant narrowly focused light, as on an automobile, used for spotting objects.
4. the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now.
v.t.
5. to direct the beam of a spotlight upon.
6. to make conspicuous; call attention to.
[1910–15]
spot′light`er, n.
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spotlight


Past participle: spotlighted/spotlit
Gerund: spotlighting

Imperative
spotlight
spotlight
Present
I spotlight
you spotlight
he/she/it spotlights
we spotlight
you spotlight
they spotlight
Preterite
I spotlighted/spotlit
you spotlighted/spotlit
he/she/it spotlighted/spotlit
we spotlighted/spotlit
you spotlighted/spotlit
they spotlighted/spotlit
Present Continuous
I am spotlighting
you are spotlighting
he/she/it is spotlighting
we are spotlighting
you are spotlighting
they are spotlighting
Present Perfect
I have spotlighted/spotlit
you have spotlighted/spotlit
he/she/it has spotlighted/spotlit
we have spotlighted/spotlit
you have spotlighted/spotlit
they have spotlighted/spotlit
Past Continuous
I was spotlighting
you were spotlighting
he/she/it was spotlighting
we were spotlighting
you were spotlighting
they were spotlighting
Past Perfect
I had spotlighted/spotlit
you had spotlighted/spotlit
he/she/it had spotlighted/spotlit
we had spotlighted/spotlit
you had spotlighted/spotlit
they had spotlighted/spotlit
Future
I will spotlight
you will spotlight
he/she/it will spotlight
we will spotlight
you will spotlight
they will spotlight
Future Perfect
I will have spotlighted/spotlit
you will have spotlighted/spotlit
he/she/it will have spotlighted/spotlit
we will have spotlighted/spotlit
you will have spotlighted/spotlit
they will have spotlighted/spotlit
Future Continuous
I will be spotlighting
you will be spotlighting
he/she/it will be spotlighting
we will be spotlighting
you will be spotlighting
they will be spotlighting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spotlighting
you have been spotlighting
he/she/it has been spotlighting
we have been spotlighting
you have been spotlighting
they have been spotlighting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spotlighting
you will have been spotlighting
he/she/it will have been spotlighting
we will have been spotlighting
you will have been spotlighting
they will have been spotlighting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spotlighting
you had been spotlighting
he/she/it had been spotlighting
we had been spotlighting
you had been spotlighting
they had been spotlighting
Conditional
I would spotlight
you would spotlight
he/she/it would spotlight
we would spotlight
you would spotlight
they would spotlight
Past Conditional
I would have spotlighted/spotlit
you would have spotlighted/spotlit
he/she/it would have spotlighted/spotlit
we would have spotlighted/spotlit
you would have spotlighted/spotlit
they would have spotlighted/spotlit
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:spotlight - a focus of public attention]spotlight - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
prominence - the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
2. spotlight - a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination
theater light - any of various lights used in a theater
Verb 1. spotlight - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
2. spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
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spotlight

noun
1. search light, headlight, floodlight, headlamp, foglamp the light of a powerful spotlight from a police helicopter
2. attention, limelight, public eye, interest, fame, notoriety, media attention, public attention, glare of publicity Webb is back in the spotlight.
verb
1. highlight, feature, draw attention to, focus attention on, accentuate, point up, give prominence to, throw into relief a new book spotlighting female entrepreneurs
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Translations
ضُوءٌ كَشَّاف مِنْوار، ضَوء يُسَلَّط على المُمَثِّلينيُسَلِّط الضوء على بُقْعَهيُسَلِّط الضوء، يُرَكِّز الإنْتِباه
bodový reflektorosvětlit reflektoryreflektorvrhnout světlo
spotlightbelyse med en spotlightfremhæve
valonheitin
reflektor
bevilágítráirányítja a figyelmetreflektorreflektorfényspotlámpa
beina sviîsljósinu aî, draga athygli aîkastljóslÿsa meî kastljósi
スポットライト
스포트라이트
vrhnúť svetlo
reflektorsredišče zanimanja
strålkastare
ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก
dikkat çekmekprojektör projektörle aydınlatmaksahne ışığıspot lambası
đèn pha

spotlight

[ˈspɒtlaɪt]
A. N (= beam, lamp) → foco m, reflector m (Theat) → proyector m (Aut) → faro m auxiliar orientable
he doesn't like being in the spotlightno le gusta ser el centro de atención
to turn the spotlight on sth/sbexponer algo/a algn a la luz pública
B. VT
1. (lit) → iluminar
2. (fig) → destacar, subrayar
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spotlight

[ˈspɒtlaɪt]
n
(= light) (in theatre)projecteur m, spot m; (in home)spot m
(= media attention) to be in the spotlight → être sous le feu des projecteurs
The universities have been in the spotlight recently → Les universités ont été sous le feu des projecteurs ces derniers temps.
to come under the spotlight → avoir les projecteurs braqués sur soi
vt (= highlight) [+ problem, situation] → mettre en relief, mettre en lumière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spotlight

[ˈspɒtˌlaɪt] n (lamp) → spot m inv, faro ; (beam) → fascio luminoso (Aut) → faro, riflettore m
in the spotlight → sotto la luce dei riflettori (fig) → al centro dell'attenzione
to turn the spotlight on sb/sth (fig) → mettere in risalto qn/qc, richiamare l'attenzione su qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spot

(spot) noun
1. a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc). She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt. vlek لَطْخَه петно mancha skvrna der Fleck plet κηλίδα, λεκές mancha plekk لكه läiskä tache כתם दाग mrlja folt bercak blettur macchia しみ 얼룩 dėmė traips bintik vlek flekk plama mancha pată пятно; пятнышко škvrna, fľak madež fleka fläck จุด leke 污點 пляма, цятка چھوٹا سا داغ، دھبہ vết nhơ, vết đen 污点
2. a small, round mark of a different colour from its background. His tie was blue with white spots. kol بُقْعَه шарка pinta puntík der Fleck prik βούλα, στίγμα, πουά punto täpp خال pilkku pois נקודה चित्ती točka, točkica petty totol-totol doppa pallino 水玉模様 반점 taškelis plankums; punktiņš bintik stip flekk; prikk, bombe groszek, kropka pinta picăţele крапинка bodka pika tufna prick จุดกลม ๆ benek, nokta 斑點 крапка بوندی، پس منظر سے مختلف رنگ کا đốm, dấu , vết 斑点
3. a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc. She had measles and was covered in spots. spikkel بَثْرَه على الجِلْد пъпка bolha puchýřek die Pustel udslæt; mærke εξάνθημα, σπυρί grano lööve, tähn جوش näppylä bouton פצעון फुंसी bubuljica, pjega pattanás tempat kejadian bóla, blettur macchia, macchiolina 発しん (피부의) 점 dėmė, spuogas pūtīte; izsitumi bintik puistje kvise, filipens, plett plama, pryszcz borbulha coş (pe faţă) прыщик pľuzgier mozolj tačka finne, utslag สิว; รอยแดงบนผิวหนัง sivilce, ben 皮疹,紅斑 прищик کسی بیماری کی وجہ سے جلد پر ہونے والا دانا یا داغ đốm 皮疹,红斑
4. a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc). There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found. plek مكان الحَدَث място no local místo die Stelle sted σημείο, τόπος sitio, lugar koht جا paikka endroit פִּינָה/מקום स्थान, जगह stanovito mjesto helyszín tempat kejadian staður, vettvangur posto, luogo 地点 현장 vieta vieta tempat kejadian plek åsted, plett miejsce no local loc место miesto kraj mesto dešavanja plats, ställe สถานที่; แหล่ง yer 地點 місце کسی واقعہ یا حادثہ کا مقام nơi chốn 地点
5. a small amount. Can I borrow a spot of sugar? bietjie كَميَّه صَغيرَه малко количество um pouco trocha das Bißchen smule μικρή ποσότητα, στάλα poquito natuke ذره vähän un peu de קצת थोड़ा सा malo, mrva egy kis sedikit smáskammtur un po' di 少し 조금 žiupsnelis, truputis neliels daudzums; šķipsniņa; drupatiņa sedikit beetje smule, skvett, slant odrobina um pouco un pic de небольшое количество trocha kanček mrvica droppe, stänk, skvätt, nypa จํานวนน้อย biraz, azıcık 一點兒 невелика кількість چھوٹی مقدار một chút, một ít 少量的
verbpast tense, past participle ˈspotted
1. to catch sight of. She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd. raaksien يَرى зървам avistar zahlédnout ausfindig machen få øje på διακρίνω ver märkama ديدن havaita repérer לְהַבחִין पहचानना, जानना uočiti, opaziti észrevesz melihat koma auga á individuare, riconoscere 見つける 목격하다 pamatyti, pastebėti pamanīt; saskatīt nampak ontwaren få øye på, oppdage zauważyć, dostrzec avistar a repera увидеть; заметить zahliadnuť zapaziti spaziti få syn på พบเห็น görmek, fark etmek 發現 побачити; пізнавати دیکھ لینا nhận ra 发现
2. to recognize or pick out. No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer. raaksien, herken يَتَعَرَّف على забелязвам reconhecer odhalit herausfinden opdage εντοπίζω, αναγνωρίζω reconocer ära arvama فهميدن tunnistaa découvrir לְזָהוֹת पहचानना prepoznati, otkriti „kiszúr" vkit mengenali þekkja, finna út individuare, indovinare 見分ける 알아보다 atpažinti, atskirti konstatēt; noteikt nampak herkennen kjenne igjen rozpoznać reconhecer a desco­peri узнавать; опознавать objaviť, spoznať prepoznati uočiti känna igen, identifiera, upptäcka จําได้ belirlemek, bulmak 認出 відмічати; розпізнавати پہچان لینا phát hiện 认出
ˈspotless adjective
very clean. a spotless kitchen. vlekloos, baie skoon نَظيف безупречен impecável bez poskvrny fleckenlos skinnende ren πεντακάθαρος sin mancha, impecable ühegi plekita, (laitmatult) puhas tahraton immaculé נָקִי מְאוֹד साफ-सुथरा, बेदाग neumrljan, besprijekorno čist makulátlan bersih sekali tandurhreinn immacolato, senza macchia 清潔な 얼룩이 없는 švytintis švara nevainojami tīrs bersih vlekkeloos plettfri, skinnende rein nieskazitelny impecável curat, imaculat безупречно чистый starostlivo uprataný brez madeža besprekoran fläckfri สะอาดหมดจด tertemiz, lekesiz 無瑕的,非常乾淨的 незаплямований, бездоганний صاف sạch sẽ 无瑕的,非常干净的
ˈspotlessly adverb
vlekloos بَِظافَه чисто impecavelmente naprosto čistě fleckenlos skinnende rent πεντακάθαρα de manera impecable puhtalt tahrattomasti d'une propreté impeccable לְלֹא רְבַב साफ-सुथरापन से, निष्कलंकता से bez mrlje, čisto makulátlanul secara bersih tandurhreint senza macchia 清潔に 청결하게 švariai tīri; spodri bersih vlekkeloos plettfritt, skinnende reint nieskazitelnie impecavelmente de o curăţenie impe­ca­bilă безупречно чисто celkom čisto brezmadežno besprekorno fläckfritt อย่างสะอาดหมดจด tertemiz, lekesiz olarak 無瑕地,純潔地 незаплямовано, бездоганно صفائی سے sạch sẽ 无瑕地,纯洁地
ˈspotlessness noun
vlekloosheid نَظافَه безупречност asseio neposkvrněnost die Makellosigkeit skinnende renhed άψογη, καθαρή εμφάνιση ή κατάσταση aseo (laitmatu) puhtus tahrattomuus propreté impeccable שלמות साफ-सुथरेपन, निष्कलंकता neokaljanost makulátlanság kebersihan hreinleiki, vammleysi (l'essere immacolato) 清潔さ 청결함 švarumas tīrība; nevainojamība kebersihan vlekkeloosheid skinnende reinhet nienaganna czystość asseio curăţenie impecabilă безупречность úzkostlivá čistota brezmadežnost besprekornost frihet från (avsaknad av) fläckar ความสะอาดหมดจด lekesizlik, temizlik 純潔 незаплямованість, бездоганність صفائی sự sạch sẽ 纯洁
ˈspotted adjective
marked or covered with spots. Her dress was spotted with grease; a spotted tie. gespikkel مُبَقَّع на точки pintalgado potřísněný, tečkovaný fleckig plettet; prikket λεκιασμένος, με πουά moteado, con puntos plekiline pilkukas taché; à pois מנוקד चित्तीदार, धब्बेदार मेला šaren, pjegav foltos berbintik-bintik doppóttur macchiato; a pallini/pois しみのついた 반점이 있는 dėmėtas, taškuotas notraipīts; punktots kotor gevlekt flekket, tilsølt; med prikker, med bombemønster nakrapiany, poplamiony, w groszki pintalgado pătat; cu picăţele пятнистый; в пятнах; в крапинку zašpinený; bodkovaný popackan; pikčast tačkast fläckig, prickig เปรอะเปื้อน benekli 有斑點的 забруднений; крапчастий بوندی والا có đốm 有斑点的
ˈspotty adjective
(of people) covered with spots. a spotty face / young man. gespikkel مُغَطّى بالبُقَع пъпчив com sardas uhrovitý pickelig bumset σπυριάρης con granos (näost) lapiline näppyläinen boutonneux מנוקד चित्तीदार, धब्बेदार, चकत्तेदार pjegav szeplős penuh bercak bólugrafinn brufoloso しみだらけの 반점이 많은 spuoguotas pūtains; izsitumiem klāts berbintik puistig kviset, prikket pryszczaty borbulhento cu coşuri прыщеватый uhrovitý pegast; mozoljast istačkan finnig เต็มไปด้วยสิว sivilceli 多斑點的 плямистий; прищуватий داغ، دھبوں سے بھرا có những đốm 多斑点的
ˈspottiness noun
gespikkeldheid تَبَقُّع пъпчивост aspecto pintalgado skvrnitost, nepravidelnost die Pickeligkeit det at have bumser παρουσία σπυριών con aspecto moteado lapilisus täplikkyys caractère tacheté/inégal הְיוֹתוֹ מוּכתָם चकत्तेदारी pjegavost foltosság, pettyesség, tarkaság; egyenlőtlenség keadaan berbintik-bintik sem er með blettum chiazzatura しみのあること 반점이 많음 dėmėtumas pūtainība; izsitumi bintik puistigheid ujevnhet; det å være flekket krostowatość aspecto pintalgado caracter pătat/pestriţ пятнистость škvrnitosť; nepravidelnosť zamazanost; pegavost istačkanost finnighet การมีรอยเปื้อนเต็มไปหมด sivilceli olma 帶斑點 плямистість; прищуватість گلداری sự có đốm 带斑点
spot check
an inspection made without warning, especially on items chosen at random from a group. We only found out about the flaw during a spot check on goods leaving the factory. lukrake ondersoek فَحْص فُجائي внезапна проверка verificação ao acaso náhlá kontrola die Stichprobe stikprøve δειγματοληπτικός έλεγχος control hecho al azar pisteline kontroll بازرسي اتفاقي pistokoe contrôle-surprise בְּדִיקַת פֶּתַע औचक परिक्षण करना štihproba, nasumična provjera villámellenőrzés uji petik stikkprufa, handahófskönnun (indagine campione) 抜取り検査 무작위 추출 검사 atrankinis patikrinimas pārbaude izlases veidā pemeriksaan mengejut steekproef stikkprøve wybiórcza kontrola verificação ao acaso control prin sondaj выборочная проверка náhla kontrola nepričakovana kontrola štih proba stickprov การสํารวจแบบสุ่มตัวอย่าง rastgele yapılan kontrol/soruşturma 抽查 вибіркова перевірка чи ревізія без попередження اچانک آزمائش یا تحقیق cuộc kiểm tra đột xuất 抽查
ˈspotlight noun
(a lamp for projecting) a circle of light that is thrown on to a small area. kollig مِنْوار، ضَوء يُسَلَّط على المُمَثِّلين прожектор holofote reflektor das Scheinwerferlicht spotlight προβολέας, φως προβολέα prožektor, punktvalgusti kohdevalaisin projecteur זרקור पुंजदीप svjetlost reflektora, reflektor reflektor(fény), spotlámpa lampu sorot kastljós proiettore スポットライト 집중 조명 prožektoriaus šviesa, prožektorius prožektors; prožektora gaisma lampu limpah spot spot, lyskaster, søkelys, prosjektør światło reflektora, reflektor projector reflec­tor прожектор reflektor reflektor svetlost reflektora spotlight, strålkastare ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก sahne ışığı, projektör 聚光燈照明圈 прожектор для підсвічування کسی خاص جگہ روشنی کا دھارا đèn pha 聚光灯照明圈
verbpast tense, past participle ˈspotlit, ~ˈspotlighted
1. to light with a spotlight. The stage was spotlit. met kollig verlig يُسَلِّط الضوء على بُقْعَه осветявам iluminar osvětlit reflektory anstrahlen belyse med en spotlight φωτίζω με προβολέα prožektoriga valgustama valaista kohdevalaisimella éclairé par un/des projecteur(s) לְהַאִיר בְּאוֹר זְרַקוֹר पुंजदीप्त obasjati reflektorom bevilágít menyorot lÿsa með kastljósi (illuminare con un proiettore/riflettore) スポットライトをあてる 집중 조명을 비추다 apšviesti (prožektoriumi) apgaismot ar prožektoru menyuluh met een spot belichten belyse med spotlys/lyskaster oświetlać reflektorem iluminar a lumina cu un reflector осветить прожектором osvetliť reflektormi osvetliti z reflektorjem osvetliti reflektorima belysa med strålkastare ฉายสปอร์ตไลท์ projektörle aydınlatmak 聚光照明 освітити کسی چیز سے بھرپور روشنی ڈالنا rọi sáng 聚光照明
2. to show up clearly or draw attention to. The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced. in die kollig يُسَلِّط الضوء، يُرَكِّز الإنْتِباه привличам внимание (към) chamar a atenção para vrhnout světlo (na) herausstellen fremhæve υπογραμμίζω, τονίζω esile tooma, tähelepanu tõmbama kiinnittää huomio mettre en vedette לִהיוֹת בְּאוֹר הַזְרַקוֹרִים उजागर करना naglasiti, privući pažnju na ráirányítja a figyelmet memperlihatkan beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að (mettere in evidenza) 明るみに出す 집중조명하다 parodyti, išryškinti izcelt; izgaismot menyerlahkan in het licht stellen bringe i søkelyset, sette i fokus, belyse ukazywać w pełnym świetle chamar a atenção para a aduce în prim plan высветить vrhnúť svetlo (na), upútať pozornosť usmeriti pozornost na istaći kasta ljus på, rikta uppmärksamheten på ดึงดูดความสนใจ dikkat çekmek 使突出醒目 висвітити نمایاں کرنا، واضح کرنا lôi cuốn sự chú ý 使突出醒目
in a spot
in trouble. His failure to return the papers on time put her in a spot. in die moeilikheid في مأزِق، في وَرْطَه натясно em apuros v/do maléru in Verlegenheit bringen i vanskeligheder σε δύσκολη θέση hädas دچار مشكل شدن olla vaikeuksissa dans le pétrin בְּצָרוֹת दिक्कत में डालना u škripcu bajba(n) dalam kesulitan í vandræðum (in difficoltà) 苦境に 곤란한 입장에 처한 į bėdą, bėdoje ķezā dalam masalah in de klem i knipe w opałach em apuros în încurcă­tură трудное положение do nepríjemností v stiski u nevolji i en knipa มีปัญหา zor/güç durumda 處於困境 в неприємній ситуації دشواری میں trong hoàn cảnh xấu 处于困境
on the spot
1. at once. She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; (also adjective) an on-the-spot decision. onmiddellik فَورا، حالا веднага imediatamente bez rozmyšlení auf der Stelle på stedet; her-og-nu- αμέσως, άμεσος otsekohe, hetke- بلا فاصله heti paikalla sur le champ; immédiat מיד तत्काल, तुरन्त smjesta, bez odlaganja azonnal(i) seketika strax, á staðnum subito その場で 즉석에서 čia pat, iš sykio tūlīt pat; uz vietas serta merta onmiddellijk på flekken/stedet natychmiast, od ręki imediatamente pe loc; imediat сразу bez rozmýšľania, na mieste brez odlašanja odmah på fläcken (stubben) ทันทีทันใด derhal 當場,立即 негайно اسی وقت lập tức 当场,立即
2. in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed. It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; (also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter. presies daar في المَكان ذاتِه на място no local na místě zur Stelle; Vor-Ort-... på stedet; lokal- επί τόπου kohapeal, kohapealne, vahetus در محل olla paikan päällä sur place במקום वहीं पर, मौके पर na licu mjesta a helyszínen; helyszíni ada di tempat á staðnum sul posto 現場に 현장에, 그 자리에 (esantis) ten pat tepat; klāt ada di tempat ter plekke på stedet na miejscu no local pe loc на месте na mieste na pravem mestu na licu mesta på plats[en] ณ ที่นั้น yerinde, oracıkta 在現場 на місці عین بتائی گئي جگہ tại hiện trường 在现场
3. (especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position. The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot. verleë maak في وَضْعٍ حَرِج поставям в опасност em xeque v/do úzkých in die Klemme i en vanskelig situation σε δύσκολη θέση, σε αμηχανία jännis, plindris در موقعيت خطر panna tiukoille dans une situation embarrassante עוֹמֵד בְּמָצַב קָשֶה दिक्कत में डालना težak položaj kellemetlen helyzetbe (hoz) dalam kesulitan í klípu (in difficoltà) 困って 곤란한 상황에 (pastatyti) į keblią padėtį nostādīt nepatīkamā stāvoklī dalam masalah in een hachelijke situatie i knipe w kłopotliwym położeniu em xeque a pune pe cineva într‐o situaţie neplă­cută под удар v / do úzkych, pranier v zadregi u poteškoći sätta på det hala ในสถานการณ์ที่ยากลําบาก zor durumda bırakmak, köşeye sıkıştırmak 處於困境中 такий, що є в незручному становищі دھر لینا، گھیر لینا trong tình trạng khó khăn, bối rối 处于困境中
spot on
very accurate or exactly on the target. His description of Mary was spot on! presies reg دَقيق جِدا абсолютно точно exato přesný der Volltreffer præcis εύστοχος, απόλυτα ακριβής täpne, kümnesse (läinud) دقيق täsmälleen dans le mille בדיוק पूर्णतया सत्य pogoditi u pravo mjesto telitalálat tepat beint í mark accurato, esatto 的をえた 아주 정확히 taiklus precīzi; kā naglai uz galvas tepat raak på en prikk, helt riktig w sam raz, dokładny muito exacto в самую точку presný zadetek v črno precizan på pricken ถูกต้อง yüzde yüz doğru 非常精確,準確擊中目標 точний بالکل درست chính xác 非常精确,准确击中目标
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spotlight

ضُوءٌ كَشَّاف bodový reflektor spotlight Scheinwerfer προβολέας foco valonheitin spot reflektor riflettore スポットライト 스포트라이트 spotlight rampelys reflektor punktowy holofote луч прожектора strålkastare ไฟฉายที่มีแสงสว่างจ้ามาก spot lambası đèn pha 聚光灯
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