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taint

UK
/teɪnt/
US
/teɪnt/

Translations

taintnoun
taints
pl
souillureSens général : marque ou influence néfaste.
The scandal left a taint on his reputation.
Le scandale a laissé une souillure sur sa réputation.
périnéeArgot vulgaire.
He joked about shaving his taint, but most people found the comment crude.
Il a plaisanté en disant qu’il allait se raser le périnée, mais la plupart des gens ont trouvé le commentaire vulgaire.
Additional translations
traceDans le sens de faible marque ou indice d’une qualité indésirable.
Synonyms
blemish
stain
impurity
defilement
contamination
tainting
mark
spot
taintverb
tainted
Past Simple
tainted
Past Participle
tainting
Gerund
UK
/teɪnt/
US
/teɪnt/
entacherNuance plus abstraite : affecter négativement.
His involvement in the crime tainted his character.
Son implication dans le crime a entaché son caractère.
souillerEmploi courant pour dire qu’on rend quelque chose impur ou moralement compromis.
The scandal tainted the company's reputation.
Le scandale a souillé la réputation de l’entreprise.
Additional translations
contaminerSurtout au sens matériel ou sanitaire.
Synonyms
sully
corrupt
infect
mar
contaminate
pollute
stain
blemish

Definitions

taintnoun
A trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance.
The scandal left a taint on his reputation that was hard to remove.
A contaminating mark or influence.
The taint of corruption was evident in the company's dealings.
Vulgar slang: the perineum; the area between the anus and the genitals.
He joked about shaving his taint, but most people found the comment crude.
taintverb
To contaminate or pollute something, especially with a harmful or undesirable quality.
The scandal tainted the company's reputation.
To affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
His involvement in the crime tainted his character.
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