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  • 51Fleck, der — [Fle:g] Flicken (da näh ma einfach an Fleck drauf...) …

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  • 52fleck — I. transitive verb Etymology: back formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr Date: 14th century 1. streak, spot < whitecaps flecked the blue sea > 2. to color as if by sprinkling with …

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  • 53fleck — 1. noun /flɛk/ a) A flake b) A lock, as of wool. 2. verb /flɛk/ To mark with small spots …

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  • 54fleck — (flek) a flake, particle, speckle, or spot …

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  • 55fleck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. speck, speckle, flyspeck, spot. See littleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tiny bit] Syn. mite, speck, particle; see bit 1 . 2. [A spot] Syn. streak, patch, speckle; see dot . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) …

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  • 56fleck — [[t]fle̱k[/t]] flecks N COUNT: usu pl, oft N of n Flecks are small marks on a surface, or objects that look like small marks. He went to the men s room to wash flecks of blood from his shirt... His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger. Syn:&#8230; …

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  • 57fleck — flek n. small stain; small spot; speck; flake; small piece or particle v. cover with flecks, speckle, streak, spot …

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  • 58fleck — noun 1》 a very small patch of colour or light. 2》 a speck. verb mark or dot with flecks. Origin ME: perh. from ON flekkr (n.), flekka (v.), or from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. vlecke …

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  • 59fleck — v. a. Spot, streak, dapple, speckle, variegate …

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  • 60fleck — noun (C) a small mark or spot (+ of): flecks of dust …

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