motley

UK
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US
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motleynoun
motleys
pl
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US
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Traduzioni
habit de bouffonVêtement multicolore porté traditionnellement par le bouffon.
The jester entertained the crowd in his brightly colored motley.
Le bouffon amusait la foule dans son habit de bouffon aux couleurs vives.
mélange hétéroclitePour un ensemble varié de personnes ou de choses.
The festival attracted a motley of artists, musicians, and food vendors.
Le festival a attiré un mélange hétéroclite d’artistes, de musiciens et de vendeurs de nourriture.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
bouffonSens archaïque, pour désigner le bouffon de cour.
Definizioni
A varied mixture of people or things.
The festival attracted a motley of artists, musicians, and food vendors.
A garment made of a multicolored fabric, especially as worn by a jester.
The jester entertained the crowd in his brightly colored motley.
Archaic: a jester or fool, especially one clad in motley.
The motley delighted the court with his witty antics.
motleyadjective
motlier
Comp.
motliest
Super.
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Traduzioni
bigarréSe dit surtout d’un ensemble aux couleurs variées ou d’un mélange disparate.
The motley quilt was a patchwork of vibrant hues and patterns.
La courtepointe bigarrée était un assemblage de teintes et de motifs éclatants.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
hétérocliteS’emploie surtout pour un ensemble de personnes ou d’éléments très divers et peu homogènes.
Definizioni
Having a variety of colors; multicolored.
The motley quilt was a patchwork of vibrant hues and patterns.
Composed of diverse and often incongruous elements.
The motley crew of adventurers included a knight, a wizard, and a thief.
motleyverb
motleyed
Past Simple
motleyed
Past Participle
motleying
Gerund
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US
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Rare, chiefly literary or archaic; transitive: to make something variegated or diverse.
Traduzioni
bigarrerEmployé surtout au sens de rendre multicolore ou de diversifier.
Sunlight motleyed the forest floor with patches of gold and green.
La lumière du soleil bigarrait le sol de la forêt de taches d’or et de vert.
Definizioni
To make something variegated in color or character; to diversify.
Sunlight motleyed the forest floor with patches of gold and green.