пестреть

Russian

Etymology

пёстрый (pjóstryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈstrʲetʲ]

Verb

пестре́ть • (pestrétʹ) impf

  1. to show/appear multicolored
    вдали́ пестре́ли знамёна ― vdalí pestréli znamjóna ― there 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 рекла́мой ― úlica pestréjet reklámoj ― the 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 те́му ― gazéty pestréli zagolóvkami na étu tému ― the 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)
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