speckle
speckle · speckles · speckled · speckling
крапить
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To mark with specklesTo mark with speckles.
/ˈspɛkəl/
» This is a large speckled brown egg.
Meaning
1 sensesTo mark with speckles.
крапитьkrapitʹ
mark with small spots
Examples
4 sentencesThis is a large speckled brown egg.
I have a black and white speckled dog.
deIch habe einen schwarzweiß gefleckten Hund. — Yorwba
The black-and-white speckled cover of the classic composition notebook is timeless.
The black-and-white speckled cover of the classic school notebook is timeless.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to mark with speckles:
Origin
The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the latThe noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.
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Forms
speckles, speckling, speckled, speckledSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle