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1 motley
adjective1) [bunt]gescheckt; (multicoloured) [kunter]bunt2) (varied) bunt gemischt; bunt [Auswahl]* * *mot·ley[ˈmɒtli, AM ˈmɑ:t-]1. (of different colours) bunt, vielfarbig\motley flower bed buntes Blumenbeet\motley bunch [or crew] bunt gemischter Haufen\motley collection buntes Sammelsurium, bunte Mischung a. pejII. n* * *['mɒtlɪ]1. adjkunterbunt; (= varied also) bunt (gemischt); (= multicoloured also) bunt (gescheckt)2. nNarrenkostüm or -kleid nton with the motley! — lache, Bajazzo!
* * *A adj (kunter)bunt (auch fig)B s1. HIST Narrenkleid n:wear the motley fig den Narren spielen2. fig buntes Gemisch, Kunterbunt n* * *adjective1) [bunt]gescheckt; (multicoloured) [kunter]bunt2) (varied) bunt gemischt; bunt [Auswahl]* * *adj.scheckig adj.zusammen gewürfelt adj.zusammengewürfelt (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.
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