1 (covered with marble) [+floor, pillar, room] revestido de mármol the beautiful marbled room of the Greek joint chiefs of staff the opening ceremony will be in the Archives' tall, marbled public room
2 (patterned, streaked) [+paper, tabletop, work surface] marmolado; [+meat] con vetas de grasa; [+soap] con vetas ...tabletops in an attractive marbled finish The lampshades are made from marbled paper marbled [in] white The skirting-boards are marbled in black and white
marbled effect efecto marmolado; (m)
gently pat the surface with a paper towel dipped in turpentine for a marbled effect ...vinyl tiles with a marbled effect ...cakes of green marbled soap ...beautifully marbled green and white foliage ...leaftips of a lustrous, marbled green pushingthrough the earth marbled [with] flecks of colour the ground was marbled [white] with frost On the surface the black water was marbled with white-bubbled foam
