1 a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): “She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.”
vlek

2 a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: “His tie was blue with white spots.”
stip

3 a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: “She had measles and was covered in spots.”
puistje

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

5 a small amount: “Can I borrow a spot of sugar?”
beetje

1 to catch sight of: “She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.”
ontwaren

2 to recognize or pick out: “No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.”
herkennen

'spotless (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

very clean: “a spotless kitchen.”
vlekkeloos

'spotlessly (Bijwoord)

vlekkeloos

'spotlessness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

vlekkeloosheid

'spotted (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

marked or covered with spots: “Her dress was spotted with grease”
gevlekt

'spotty (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

(of people) covered with spots: “a spotty face / young man.”
puistig

'spottiness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

puistigheid

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.”
steekproef

'spotlight (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

(a lamp for projecting) a circle of light that is thrown on to a small area.
spot

1 to light with a spotlight: “The stage was spotlit.”
met een spot belichten

2 to show up clearly or draw attention to: “The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.”
in het licht stellen

in a spot

in trouble: “His failure to return the papers on time put her in a spot.”
in de klem

on the spot

1 at once: “She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot”
onmiddellijk

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”
ter plekke

3 (especially withput) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: “The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.”
in een hachelijke situatie

spot on

very accurate or exactly on the target: “His description of Mary was spot on!”
raak
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to spot	vlekken (ww.) ; moesje (ww.) ; nop (ww.) ; ontdekken (ww.) ; ontwaren (ww.) ; opsporen (ww.) ; plekje (ww.) ; puist (ww.) ; pukkel (ww.) ; reclamespot (ww.) ; smet (ww.) ; spat (ww.) ; spatje (ww.) ; spot (ww.) ; stip (ww.) ; stipje (ww.) ; stippel (ww.) ; vlek (ww.) ; vlekje (ww.)
the spot	de plek (v)
spot	veeg ; zetel ; mop ; bevlekken ; bezoedelen ; commercial ; jonathanspot ; klad ; klak ; lichtstip ; lichtvlek ; lokaliteit ; moet ; bekladden ; oog ; oord ; plaats ; punt ; puntombervis ; richttegel ; ruimte ; smetten ; spikkel ; televisiespot

Bronnen: Wakefield genealogy pages; interglot; Vlietstra; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




EN: abscess
EN: blackhead
EN: blemish
EN: blotch
EN: boil
EN: commercial
EN: discoloration
EN: fleck
EN: full stop
EN: imperfection

EN: let's have a spot of lunch NL: laten we wat gaan eten
EN: spot cash NL: contant
EN: in a spot NL: in de knoei
EN: in a spot of trouble NL: in de narigheid
EN: knock the spots off NL: glansrijk de baas zijn
EN: on the spot NL: ter plaatse NL: direct er bij NL: op staande voet
EN: the people on the spot NL: de mensen die daar wonen
EN: be on the spot NL: ook: er als de kippen bij zijn NL: bij-de-hand zijn