tacheter

Senses

1. 1.

   to spot, to speckle

   to mark with small spots or patches of color

2. 2.

   to fleck

   to cover with small marks or stains

Examples

• "Le pelage du léopard est tacheté de noir."

  The leopard's coat is spotted with black.

• "La feuille est tachetée de rousseur."

  The leaf is flecked with rust stains.

• "Les murs blancs étaient tachetés de taches de boue."

  The white walls were spotted with mud stains.

Usage

Tacheter is a regular -er verb, commonly used in descriptive contexts. The past participle tacheté is often used as an adjective. Related noun: tache (spot, stain).