How is the word motear translated from Spanish to English

English translation
dapple
verb

Llenar algo de manchas de color o de luz.

To mark something with spots of different color or light.

Examples with “motear”

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  • La luz del sol moteaba el suelo a través de las hojas y dibujaba formas preciosas. — The sunlight dappled through the leaves, creating beautiful patterns on the ground.

  • La mota de sol en el suelo del bosque dibujaba un patrón precioso. — The dapple of sunlight on the forest floor created a beautiful pattern.

  • El caballo era gris moteado, con un pelaje precioso que brillaba al sol. — The horse was dapple grey, with a stunning coat that sparkled in the sunlight.

  • A esta hora las sombras motean el agua. — Shadows dapple the water at this hour.

  • Apareció una mota pálida en la pared al moverse la cortina. — A pale dapple appeared on the wall as the curtain moved.

  • ¿Prefieres el poni moteado o el negro? — Do you prefer the dapple pony or the black one?

  • Los pintores suelen motear una pared para imitar la piedra. — Painters often dapple a wall to imitate stone.

  • Pintó cada mota con un pincel diminuto. — She painted each dapple with a tiny brush.

  • Dos yeguas moteadas pastaban junto a la valla. — Two dapple mares grazed by the fence.

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