speckle

• اسم يشير إلى نقطة أو بقعة صغيرة على سطح ما، غالبًا ما تكون بلون مخالف لما حولها.

A noun referring to a small spot or mark, often of a contrasting color, on a surface.

1. Small mark or spotB2formal

   A tiny, often contrasting mark or spot on a surface.

   نقطة صغيرة

   • The bird's egg had a brown speckle on its shell.
   • Her face was covered in a faint speckle of freckles.
   • The artist added a speckle of gold paint to the canvas.

   المرادفاتblotchdotfleckmottlespeckspot

• فعل يعني تغطية الشيء أو تعليمه ببقع صغيرة أو مناطق متفرقة من اللون أو الضوء. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى تنقيط الشيء أو رشّه بنقاط متفرقة.

A verb meaning to mark or cover something with small spots or patches of color or light.

1. Mark with small spotsB2formal

   To cover or mark something with many small spots or patches of color.

   تنقيط

   • The artist speckled the canvas with tiny dots of blue paint.
   • Sunlight speckled the forest floor through the leaves.
   • The bird's eggs are speckled with brown and gray.

   المرادفاتbespeckledappledotfleckfrecklemottlepepperspeckspotstipple

2. Produce a mottled effectB2formal

   To create a pattern of irregular spots or patches on a surface.

   تَنْقِيط السَّطْح

   • The rain speckled the window with droplets.
   • Age had speckled the old photograph with yellow spots.
   • The light from the stained glass speckled the wall with colors.

   المرادفاتbespeckledappledotfleckmottlespotsprinklestipple