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BrE /dɒt/ AmE /dɑːt/

noun / verb / adjective en → es

1 POINT/PLACE [uncountable] A2

a small round mark made on a surface, for example when writing or drawing

punto, mancha pequeña

Collocations dot the i's and cross the t's

  • He dotted a line of dots along the page.

    Él hizo una línea de puntos en la página.

2 MARK [transitive] B1

to put small round marks on a surface, for example when writing or drawing

marcar con un punto, hacer puntos

  • dot something
  • She dotted the letter with a red dot.

    Ella marcó la carta con un punto rojo.

3 PLACE [countable] B1

a place where something happens or exists, especially when it is one of several similar places

lugar, ubicación

Collocations tourist dot

  • The town is a popular tourist dot.

    La ciudad es un lugar turístico muy popular.

4 ELECTRONIC [countable] C1

a small electronic device that has two or three connecting points and is used in electrical circuits

diodo, componente electrónico

Collocations LED dot

  • The circuit contains several dots.

    El circuito contiene varios diodos.

5 TEXT [countable] B2

a small dot used in writing or printing, for example to separate numbers or letters

punto de texto, separador

Collocations decimal dot

  • The decimal point is a dot.

    El punto decimal es un separador.

6 EYE [countable] B2

a small dark circle in the middle of the eye, where light enters

pupila, centro del ojo

Collocations black dot

  • Her eyes have large black dots.

    Sus ojos tienen grandes pupilas oscuras.

7 ART [countable] C1

a small round mark made by a brush or pen, used in painting and drawing

punto en pintura, mancha pequeña

Collocations dot technique

  • The artist used dots to create texture.

    El artista usó puntos para crear textura.

8 COMPUTER [countable] C1

a small area on a computer screen that can be made brighter or darker to form an image

punto en pantalla, píxel

Collocations screen dot

  • The screen is made up of millions of dots.

    La pantalla está compuesta por millones de píxeles.