There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.
Source: tatoeba (8983338)
Fleck
//flɛk//
Synonyms for "fleck" (219 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (66)
Related words (109)
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Translations
29 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- петно noun (small spot)
- точица noun (small spot)
- изпъстрям verb (to mark with small spots)
Czech
4 entries- flek noun (small spot)
- flíček noun (small spot)
- skvrna noun (small spot)
- skvrnka noun (small spot)
Dutch
3 entries- spikkel noun (small spot)
- bespikkelen verb (to mark with small spots)
- besprenkeln verb (to mark with small spots)
Finnish
3 entries- pilkku noun (small spot)
- täplä noun (small spot)
- täplittää verb (to mark with small spots)
French
3 entries- tache noun (small spot)
- moucheter verb (to mark with small spots)
- tacheter verb (to mark with small spots)
German
1 entries- Fleck noun (small spot)
Italian
1 entries- puntino noun (small spot)
Norwegian
1 entries- flekk noun (small spot)
Portuguese
3 entries- mancha noun (small spot)
- pinta noun (small spot)
- manchar verb (to mark with small spots)
Russian
3 entries- кра́пинка noun (small spot)
- пя́тнышко noun (small spot)
- пятно́ noun (small spot)
Spanish
3 entries- mota noun (small spot)
- salpicadura noun (small spot)
- jaspear verb (to mark with small spots)
Swedish
1 entries- fläck noun (small spot)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Early in the space shuttle program, during the STS-7 mission, a tiny paint fleck hurtling through space hit a shuttle window, causing so much damage the entire window had to be replaced.
Source: tatoeba (12162547)
two flecks of Lard cut with your knife
Source: wiktionary
With teeth they smooth their work, as on it slips, And flecks of wool stick to their wither'd lips
Source: wiktionary
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