пестреть

Russian

Etymology

пёстрый (pjóstryj) + -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈstrʲetʲ]

Verb

пестре́ть (pestrétʹ) impf

  1. to show/appear parti-coloured/many-coloured
    вдали пестрели знамёнаvdali pestreli znamjónathere was a colourful show of flags in the distance
  2. to look like a kaleidoscope/mosaic (of)
    газеты пестрели заголовками на эту темуgazety pestreli zagolovkami na etu temuthe newspapers carried screaming headlines on the subject

Conjugation

Derived terms

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