пестреть

Russian

Etymology

пёстрый (pjóstryj) + -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈstrʲetʲ]

Verb

пестре́ть (pestrétʹ) impf

  1. to show/appear multicolored
    вдали́ пестре́ли знамёнаvdalí pestréli znamjónathere was a colourful show of flags in the distance
  2. to be multicolored or motley (+ instrumental or от (ot) + genitive, with/due to something)
    у́лица пестре́ет рекла́мойúlica pestréjet reklámojthe street is motley due to advertising
  3. to become multicolored or motley

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • пестре́ться impf (pestrétʹsja)
  • запестре́ть pf (zapestrétʹ)
  • запестре́ться pf (zapestrétʹsja)

Verb

пестре́ть (pestrétʹ) impf

  1. to look like a kaleidoscope/mosaic (of), to abound in multicolored things flickering in front of the eyes
    газе́ты пестре́ли заголо́вками на э́ту те́муgazéty pestréli zagolóvkami na étu témuthe newspapers carried screaming headlines on the subject
  2. to abound, to be replete (+ instrumental, in/with repetitive things)
  3. to be too motley or excessively multicolored

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • запестре́ть pf (zapestrétʹ)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.