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moteado
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (with spots)
a. speckled
Hay un pajarito moteado posado en la rama de ese árbol.There's a speckled little bird perched on the branch of that tree.
b. dotted
Roger tenía puesto una corbata moteada y un blazer azul marino.Roger was wearing a dotted tie and a navy blazer.
c. spotted
¿Has visto al perro del vecino de casualidad? Es un pequeño terrier moteado.Have you seen the neighbor's dog by any chance? He's a small spotted terrier.
d. flecked
El cuadro más valioso del artista no es más que un lienzo moteado de azul.The artist's most valuable painting is nothing more than a canvas flecked with blue.
e. mottled
La piel moteada del paciente indica la presencia de una condición subyacente.The patient's mottled skin indicates the presence of an underlying condition.
2. (with some)
a. dotted
Lo que más extraño de mi casa en el campo es ver los cerros moteados de árboles por las mañanas.What I miss the most about my house in the country is looking at the hills dotted with trees in the morning.
3. (colloquial) (drugged) (Central America) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. high (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Qué le pasa a David? - Creo que anda moteado, cerote.What's wrong with David? - I think he's high, dude.
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