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tainting

/ˈteɪntɪŋ/

Translations

taintingnoun

taintings

contamination

The tainting of the water supply led to a public health crisis.

La contamination de l'approvisionnement en eau a provoqué une crise de santé publique.

Additional translations

corruptionAu sens figuré ou moral.

Synonyms

taintinggerund / present participle

/ˈteɪntɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that causes contamination, e.g., "tainting chemicals".

contaminant

The laboratory disposed of the tainting chemicals in a secure facility.

Le laboratoire a éliminé les produits chimiques contaminants dans une installation sécurisée.

taintverb

tainting

Gerund

tainted

Past Simple

tainted

Past Participle

tainting

Gerund

/teɪnt/

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.

entacherNuance plus abstraite : affecter négativement.

His involvement in the crime tainted his character.

Son implication dans le crime a entaché son caractère.

Additional translations

contaminerSurtout au sens matériel ou sanitaire.

Synonyms

Definitions

taintingnoun

The act or process of contaminating or corrupting something.

The tainting of the water supply led to a public health crisis.

taintinggerund / present participle

Causing or likely to cause contamination or corruption; contaminating.

The laboratory disposed of the tainting chemicals in a secure facility.

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.