пестреть

Russian

Etymology

пёстрый (pjóstryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈstrʲetʲ]

Verb

пестре́ть • (pestrétʹimpf

  1. to show/appear multicolored
    вдали́ пестре́ли знамёнаvdalí pestréli znamjónathere was a colourful/colorful show of flags in the distance
  2. to be multicolored or motley [with 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 • (pestrétʹimpf

  1. to look like a kaleidoscope/mosaic of, to abound in [with instrumental ‘in/with 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 [with instrumental ‘in/with repetitive things’]
  3. to be too motley or excessively multicolored

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • запестре́ть pf (zapestrétʹ)