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smudged

/smʌdʒd/

smudgedadjective

more smudged

Comp.

most smudged

Super.

/smʌdʒd/

Translations

bavéSe dit surtout d’encre, de maquillage ou d’une matière étalée par contact ou frottement.

The smudged ink on the paper made it difficult to read the letter.

L’encre bavée sur le papier rendait la lettre difficile à lire.

maculéPlus général : couvert de taches ou de salissures, avec un aspect négligé.

Her smudged makeup gave her a tired and disheveled look.

Son maquillage maculé lui donnait un air fatigué et négligé.

Definitions

Having a blurred or smeared appearance, often due to being touched or rubbed.

The smudged ink on the paper made it difficult to read the letter.

Marked or stained with a substance that causes a dirty or untidy appearance.

Her smudged makeup gave her a tired and disheveled look.

Synonyms

smudgeverb

smudged

Past Simple

smudged

Past Simple

smudged

Past Participle

smudging

Gerund

/smʌdʒ/

Translations

tacher

She accidentally smudged the ink on the paper with her hand.

Elle a accidentellement taché l’encre sur le papier avec sa main.

fumigerEn agriculture, pour protéger les plantes par la fumée.

Farmers often smudge their crops to keep them safe from pests.

Les agriculteurs fumigent souvent leurs cultures pour les protéger des parasites.

Additional translations

baverPour une écriture, une encre ou une impression qui devient floue ou étalée.

Definitions

To cause a dirty mark, spot, or streak on a surface by rubbing or smearing.

She accidentally smudged the ink on the paper with her hand.

To become blurred or smeared.

The writing smudged when it got wet.

To use smoke to protect plants from frost or insects.

Farmers often smudge their crops to keep them safe from pests.

Synonyms

smudgenoun

Definitions

A blurred or smeared mark on a surface.

There was a smudge of ink on the paper.

A smoky fire, especially one made for driving away mosquitoes or safeguarding fruit trees from frost.

They lit a smudge to keep the insects away during the evening.

A bundle of herbs, incense, or other materials burned so that the smoke may be used in cleansing or purification rituals.

The healer waved the smudge of sage around the room to purify the space.

smudgepast participle

smudged

The past-participle form "smudged" is frequently used attributively (e.g. "a smudged page"), so the adjective-past-participle part of speech should be added.

Translations

taché

He handed me a smudged photograph.

Il m’a tendu une photographie tachée.

Additional translations

bavéSurtout pour l’encre, l’écriture ou l’impression.

Definitions

Marked with a blur or smear; dirty or blurred by rubbing.

He handed me a smudged photograph.

Synonyms

smudgeadjective

Definitions

Used attributively before another noun to denote something that produces or is characterized by smoke or smudging.

Workers refilled the smudge pot before nightfall.