heypolyglot
Italian

spot

/spɔt/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,967

Meaning

commercial, TV ad

  • a short television or radio advertisement
  • a spotlight used in photography or the theater

In a sentence

Ho visto uno spot molto divertente ieri sera in TV.

I saw a very funny commercial last night on TV.

L'azienda ha speso molto per il nuovo spot pubblicitario.

The company spent a lot on the new commercial.

Questo spot dura solo quindici secondi ma è efficace.

This ad lasts only fifteen seconds, but it is effective.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
spotmasculine · singular
spotmasculine · plural
spotmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • In Italian, spot most commonly means a television or radio commercial, not a physical location.
  • Invariable in the plural: gli spot.

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