mottled

• Beschreibt etwas, das mit Flecken oder Bereichen unterschiedlicher Farben oder Schattierungen bedeckt ist.

Describes something marked with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

1. Spotted or blotchyB2formal

   Marked with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

   Gefleckt

   • The mottled leaves of the plant indicated a disease.
   • Her skin became mottled from the cold weather.
   • The old painting had a mottled surface due to age.

   Synonymeblotchydappledfleckedmulticoloredpatchyspeckledspottedstreakedvariegated

   Antonymeevenplainsolidunblemisheduniformunspotted

• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas mit Flecken oder verschiedenen Farbtönen zu bedecken oder selbst fleckig zu werden.

A verb meaning to mark or become marked with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.

1. Mark with spots or blotchesC1formal

   To mark something with spots or blotches of different colors or shades, as if stained.

   Flecken verursachen

   • The artist mottled the canvas with shades of blue and green.
   • The old paper was mottled with age and moisture.
   • The disease mottled the leaves with yellow and brown patches.

   Synonymebespeckleblotchdapplefleckspecklespotstipplestreak

2. Colour with streaks or blotchesC1formal

   To colour something with streaks or blotches of different shades.

   Mit Flecken oder Streifen färben

   • The sun mottled the forest floor with patches of light and shadow.
   • The chemical reaction mottled the metal surface with a rainbow of colors.
   • The painter mottled the wall to give it an antique look.

   Synonymeblotchdapplefleckmarblespecklestipplestreakvariegate