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spec
(spĕk) Informaln.
1. specs The specifications, as for a building to be constructed.
2. Speculation.
tr.v. spec'd, spec'ing, specs or specced (spĕkt) or spec·cing (spĕk′ĭng)
To write or supply specifications for.
adj.
Idiom: 1. Of or relating to specifications: a manufacturer's spec sheet.
2. Done, constructed, produced, or purchased as a speculation: a spec job; a spec house.
on spec
On a speculation basis; with no assurance of profit: houses built on spec; writes TV commercials on spec.
spec'′er n.
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spec
(spɛk)n
on spec as a speculation or gamble: all the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec.
adj
(prenominal) Austral and NZ speculative: a spec developer.
[C19: short for speculation or speculative]
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spec
(spɛk)n., v. spec'd specked specced, spec'•ing speck•ing spec•cing. n.
1. Usu., specs. specification (defs. 2, 3).
2. speculation.
v.t. 3. to provide specifications for.
Idioms: on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale.
[1940–45; by shortening]
spec.
1. special.
2. specially.
3. specifically.
4. specification.
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| Noun | 1. | spec - a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work description, verbal description - a statement that represents something in words computer architecture - the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system network architecture - specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors |
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Translations
spec
[spek] N to buy sth on spec → comprar algo como especulaciónto go along on spec → ir a ver lo que sale
to turn up on spec → presentarse por si acaso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spec
[ˈspɛk] n (= specification) → spécifications fpl
on spec [turn up, drop in, go] → à l'improviste
to write to sb on spec (for a job) → envoyer une candidature spontanée à qn
to write to sb on spec (for a job) → envoyer une candidature spontanée à qn
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spec
n (inf) on spec → auf Verdacht, auf gut Glück
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spec
[spɛk] n (Brit) (fam) to buy sth on spec → comprare qc sperando di fare un affareI went to the theatre on spec → sono andato al teatro nella speranza di trovare un biglietto
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