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dapple

/ˈdæp.əl/

Translations

dapplenoun

dapples

/ˈdæp.əl/

tacheSens général : petite marque ou zone de couleur différente.

A dapple of sunlight fell on the table.

Une tache de soleil est tombée sur la table.

Additional translations

pommeléEmployé pour un cheval à la robe pommelée.

pommelurePour une robe mouchetée, surtout chez le cheval.

Synonyms

dappleverb

dappled

Past Simple

dappled

Past Participle

dappling

Gerund

/ˈdæp.əl/

mouchetterSens général : couvrir de petites taches ou de marques arrondies.

The sunlight dappled the forest floor through the leaves.

La lumière du soleil mouchettait le sol de la forêt à travers les feuilles.

Additional translations

tacheterVariante courante dans l’idée de marquer de taches.

Synonyms

dappleadjective

more dapple

Comp.

most dapple

Super.

Used attributively to describe something marked with dapples; chiefly of animals’ coats.

mouchetéSens général : marqué de taches ou de plages de couleur différente.

The deer stood still, its dapple coat blending into the forest shadows.

Le cerf restait immobile, sa robe mouchetée se fondant dans les ombres de la forêt.

Additional translations

pommeléSurtout pour la robe du cheval ou d’un cervidé.

Synonyms

Definitions

dapplenoun

A patch or spot of color or light, often found on an animal's coat or on surfaces.

The horse's coat was covered in dapples, giving it a unique and beautiful appearance.

An animal, especially a horse, that has a dappled coat.

She bought a gentle old dapple for her children to ride.

dappleverb

To mark or become marked with spots or rounded patches.

The sunlight dappled the forest floor through the leaves.

To become mottled with spots or patches of a different shade or color.

As spring arrived, the fawn’s coat slowly dappled with white flecks.

dappleadjective

Marked with rounded patches or spots of a different color or shade; dappled.

The deer stood still, its dapple coat blending into the forest shadows.