mottled

• Qualifie quelque chose qui est couvert de taches ou de zones de couleurs ou de nuances différentes.

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.

   tacheté, marqué de taches

   • 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.

   Synonymesblotchydappledfleckedmulticoloredpatchyspeckledspottedstreakedvariegated

   Antonymesevenplainsolidunblemisheduniformunspotted

• Verbe signifiant couvrir ou se couvrir de taches ou de marbrures de couleurs ou de nuances différentes.

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.

   Tacheter, marbrer

   • 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.

   Synonymesbespeckleblotchdapplefleckspecklespotstipplestreak

2. Colour with streaks or blotchesC1formal

   To colour something with streaks or blotches of different shades.

   Marbrures, tacheter

   • 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.

   Synonymesblotchdapplefleckmarblespecklestipplestreakvariegate