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пёстрый — meaning in English

pyostryy

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English meaning

  • checkered adj Patterned with a grid of alternating light and dark squares.
  • motley adj Made up of a wildly varied, often mismatched, mix of elements or people.
  • mottled adj Colored in patches; spotted.
  • piebald adj Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.
  • pied adj Having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white.
  • variegated adj Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

Senses

пёстрый is used for these senses in English:

  • brindled Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.
  • checkered (figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
  • motley Having many colours; variegated.
  • mottled Colored in patches; spotted.
  • multicolored (American spelling) Having multiple colors.
  • piebald (figuratively) Of mixed character, heterogeneous.
  • pied Decorated or colored in blotches.
  • variegated Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

checkered — full definition

  1. adj Patterned with a grid of alternating light and dark squares.
  2. adj Marked by ups and downs, controversy, or a mix of successes and failures.

motley — full definition

  1. adj Made up of a wildly varied, often mismatched, mix of elements or people.
  2. noun The multicoloured clothing traditionally worn by a jester.

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