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1 tainted
['teɪntɪd] 1. 2.1) (sullied) [ reputation] macchiato; [ organization] infangato; [ money] sporco2) (poisoned) [ food] avariato, guasto; [water, air] contaminato ( with da)* * *adjective (spoiled or corrupted: tainted food; The nation is tainted with evil and corruption.) contaminato, corrotto* * *tainted► to taint* * *['teɪntɪd] 1. 2.1) (sullied) [ reputation] macchiato; [ organization] infangato; [ money] sporco2) (poisoned) [ food] avariato, guasto; [water, air] contaminato ( with da) -
2 tainted taint·ed adj
['teɪntɪd](food) avariato (-a), guasto (-a), andato (-a) a male, (water, air) contaminato (-a), (fig: system) inquinato (-a), (reputation) infangato (-a) -
3 taint
I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure]* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) guastare, contaminare2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) corrompere, guastare2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) ombra, macchia- tainted* * *[teɪnt]1. nfig macchia2. vt(meat, food) far avariare, (fig: reputation) infangare* * *taint /teɪnt/n.1 [cu] macchia (fig.); ombra, ramo, traccia; corruzione, contaminazione: There was a taint of madness in the royal family, c'era un ramo di pazzia nella famiglia reale; moral taint, corruzione morale; a reputation without taint, una reputazione senza macchia2 (med.) infezione3 (med.) tara ereditaria.(to) taint /teɪnt/A v. t.1 contaminare; corrompere; guastare, infettare; lordare, macchiare: He taints everything he touches, contamina (o sporca) tutto ciò che tocca2 (ecol.) inquinareB v. i.corrompersi; guastarsi; infettarsi: Meat taints easily in hot weather, la carne col caldo si guasta facilmentetainteda.2 (ecol.) inquinato.* * *I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure] -
4 scandal
['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pettegolezzi•- scandalise
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- scandalously* * *scandal /ˈskændl/n.1 scandalo2 vergogna; obbrobrio; onta: Those slum dwellings are a scandal, quelle catapecchie sono un obbrobrio4 [u] maldicenza; pettegolezzi: to talk scandal, fare della maldicenza; to be the object of scandal, essere oggetto di pettegolezzi5 scandalo; individuo (discorso, ecc.) scandaloso: His conduct is a scandal, la sua condotta è scandalosa6 (leg.) diffamazione● scandal-plagued (o tainted by scandal), infestato di scandali □ to give rise to scandal, fare scandalo; provocare uno scandalo □ to hush up a scandal, soffocare uno scandalo □ to make a scandal out of st., sollevare uno scandalo (o gridare allo scandalo) per qc.* * *['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche
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