chequered

chequered
checkered ['tʃekəd] aggettivo
1) (patterned) a scacchi, a quadretti
2) fig. [career, history] con alti e bassi
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chequered /ˈtʃɛkəd/
a.
1 a scacchi; a quadri; quadrettato
2 variegato: a chequered career, una carriera variegata
3 (fig.) alterno; fortunoso: a chequered lot, una sorte alterna
● (sport: autom.) chequered flag, bandierina a scacchi.
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checkered ['tʃekəd] aggettivo
1) (patterned) a scacchi, a quadretti
2) fig. [career, history] con alti e bassi

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