spell

spell verb uk/spel/ uspast tense and past participle spell ed | also UK spelt spell verb
(ABILITY)

If you can spell , you know how to write the words of a language correctly.

писать орфографически правильно
My grammar's all right, but I can't spell .  spell disaster/trouble, etc
If something spell s disaster, trouble, etc, you think it will cause something bad to happen in the future.

влечь за собой беду/проблемы и т. д.
The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.
Фразовые глаголы spell sth out

SPELL noun

[ C ] uk/spel/ us spell noun [C]
(MAGIC)

a magic instruction

заклинание, заговор
The witch cast a spell over him and he turned into a frog.