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splotch

/splɒtʃ/

/splɑtʃ/

splotchnoun

splotches

/splɒtʃ/

/splɑtʃ/

Translations

tache

The artist added a bright red splotch to the canvas to create a focal point.

L'artiste a ajouté une tache rouge vif à la toile pour créer un point focal.

Additional translations

souillureSoutenu ou moins courant, pour une marque disgracieuse sur une surface.

éclaboussureSurtout pour une marque irrégulière de liquide, de peinture ou d'encre.

Definitions

A large, irregular spot or blot, especially one that is colored.

The artist added a bright red splotch to the canvas to create a focal point.

A smear or daub of a substance such as mud, paint, or ink that mars a surface.

There was a dark splotch of oil on the driveway.

Synonyms

splotchverb

splotched

Past Simple

splotched

Past Participle

splotching

ing-form

Translations

tacher

Paint had splotched the floor after the careless renovation.

De la peinture avait taché le sol après la rénovation négligée.

Additional translations

éclabousserPour des projections irrégulières de liquide, de peinture ou d'encre.

Definitions

To mark, cover, or stain with large irregular spots.

Paint had splotched the floor after the careless renovation.

Synonyms

splotchadjective

/splɒtʃ/

/splɑːtʃ/

Used attributively (e.g., "splotch pattern"), so treated as adjective.

Translations

tachetéEmploi attributif.

The designer chose a splotch pattern for the wallpaper.

Le designer a choisi un motif tacheté pour le papier peint.

Definitions

Relating to or characterised by irregular spots or blotches (used attributively).

The designer chose a splotch pattern for the wallpaper.

Synonyms

splotchpast participle

Definitions

Covered or marked with one or more splotches.

He showed up in a paint-splotched pair of jeans.