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checkered

 
Dictionary: check·ered   (chĕk'ərd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Divided into squares.
  2. Marked by light and dark patches; diversified in color.
  3. Marked by great changes or shifts in fortune: a checkered career.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To be marked with squares of different colors. Also: To cause to have frequent changes.

pronunciation The checkered tablecloth was blue and white.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: patterned with alternating squares of color
  Synonyms: checked, chequered

Meaning #2: marked by changeable fortune


Translations: Checkered
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ternet, afvekslende

Nederlands (Dutch)
geruit, afwisselend

Français (French)
adj. - quadrillé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wechselvoll, kariert, bunt, fachwerkartig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυκύμαντος, πλούσιος σε αλλαγές και εμπειρίες

Italiano (Italian)
quadrettato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - verificado, detido

Русский (Russian)
клетчатый, полный превратностей

Español (Spanish)
adj. - a cuadros, carrera llena de altibajos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rutig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有方格的, 不规则的, 多变的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有方格的, 不規則的, 多變的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바둑판 무늬의, 변화가 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 市松模様の, 色とりどりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متسم بتبدلات متكررة في حياته, مختلف الالوان, مخطط بمربعات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רב-תהפוכות, מגוון‬


 
 
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