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 Covered in patches of different colours.
- piebald adj Marked with patches of colour, especially black and white.
- pied adj Having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white.
- variegated adj Marked with streaks, spots or patches of different colours.
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
- adj Patterned with a grid of alternating light and dark squares.
- adj Marked by ups and downs, controversy, or a mix of successes and failures.
motley — full definition
- adj Made up of a wildly varied, often mismatched, mix of elements or people.
- noun The multicoloured clothing traditionally worn by a jester.
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