mota

f.

1 speck.

2 speck of dirt, speck, fleck, burl.

3 pompom, bobble, pompon, pom-pom.

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mota

► nombre femenino

1 (partícula) speck

2 (mancha) spot; (dibujo) dot

3 (nudillo en el paño) burl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mota de polvo speck of dust

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SF

1) (=partícula) speck, tiny bit

mota de polvo — speck of dust

mota de carbonilla — smut, speck of coal dust

- ver la mota en el ojo ajeno

2) (=dibujo) dot

una mariposa blanca con motas azules — a white butterfly speckled with blue

a motas — [dibujo] dotted

3) [en tela] (=nudillo) burl; (=jaspeado) fleck

4) (=defecto) fault, blemish

5)

no hace (ni) mota de aire — there isn't a breath of air

6) (Geog) hillock

7) (=mojón) boundary mark; (=césped) turf, clod ( used to block off irrigation channel )

8) LAm (=pelo) lock of wavy hair

9) And, Caribe, Méx (=borla) powder puff

10) LAm (=lana) tuft ( of wool )

11) LAm (=planta) marijuana plant; (=droga) grass *, pot **

moto II, 1., 1)

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femenino

1) (partícula) tiny bit, dot

una mota de polvo — a speck of dust

2) (Tex)

a) (lunar) small spot

una tela a motas — a spotted fabric

b) (jaspeado) fleck

c) (Andes) (bolita de lana) ball, bobble

d) (Méx) (borla) pom-pom, bobble

3) (AmS) (pelo) tight curls (pl)

4) (AmC, Méx arg) (marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)

5) (Méx) (para empolvarse) powder puff

6) (Per) (borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster

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= mottle, speck.

Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

Ex. In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.

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femenino

1) (partícula) tiny bit, dot

una mota de polvo — a speck of dust

2) (Tex)

a) (lunar) small spot

una tela a motas — a spotted fabric

b) (jaspeado) fleck

c) (Andes) (bolita de lana) ball, bobble

d) (Méx) (borla) pom-pom, bobble

3) (AmS) (pelo) tight curls (pl)

4) (AmC, Méx arg) (marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)

5) (Méx) (para empolvarse) powder puff

6) (Per) (borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster

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= mottle, speck.

Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.

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mota

feminine

A (partícula) tiny bit, dot

una mota de polvo a speck of dust

colocar sobre la coliflor unas motitas de margarina dot the cauliflower with margarine

B (Tex):

una tela a motas a dotted o spotted fabric

lana azul con motas de colores blue wool with flecks of colors

1 (Andes) (bolita de lana) ball, bobble

2 (Méx) (borla) pom-pom, bobble

C (AmS) (pelo) tight curls (pl)

D (AmC, Méx arg) (marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)

E (Méx) (para empolvarse) powder puff

F (Per) (borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster

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mota sustantivo femenino
1 (partícula) tiny bit, dot;

◊ una mota de polvo a speck of dust

2 (Tex):

◊ una tela a motas a spotted fabric;

una lana azul con motas de colores blue wool with flecks of colors
3 (AmC, Méx arg) (marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)
4

a) (para empolvarse) powder puff

b) (Méx) (borla) pom-pom

mota sustantivo femenino speck: tienes una mota de algo en el carrillo, you have a speck of something on your cheek
'mota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pinta
English:
speck
- fleck
- frizzy
- grass
- spot

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mota nf

1. [de polvo] speck

2. [en una tela] dot;

una camisa con motas azules a shirt with blue dots

3. Andes, RP

motas [rulos] tight curls

4. Méx, RP, Ven [de algodón] cotton ball

5. Cuba, Méx [cosmética] powder puff

6. Andes [bolita] burl

7. CAm, Méx Fam [marihuana] grass

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mota

f

1 de polvo speck

2 en diseño dot

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mota nf

1) : fleck, speck

2) : defect, blemish

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mota n speck