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1) General subject: besmirch, blemish, blot, blur, darken, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, flyblow, freak, smirch, smooch, smudge, smutch, speck, speckle, spot, stain (репутацию и т. п.), sully, taint, tarnish2) Literal: soil3) Sports: put out5) Religion: profane6) Diplomatic term: besmirch (репутацию и т.п.), blur (репутацию и т.п.) -
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soil, make dirty, besmirch; sully, tarnish перен.* * *грязнить; загрязнить soil, make dirty, besmirch* * *befoulmess -
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1) General subject: adumbrate, cast a shade on ( smth.) (на кого-л., что-л.), cast a shade on smb.. (на кого-л., что-л.), cast a shadow, cast a slur (на кого-л.), cast suspicion on (на кого-л.), impeach, insinuate, overshade (на что-л.), overshadow, reflect (на - on, upon), stain, throw a shadow on (тж. перен.; на что-л.), cast a slur, cast a shadow on (на кого-л.), put someone in a bad light (на кого-л.), throw a shadow on (на что-л., тж. перен.), put something in a bad light (на что-либо)2) Diplomatic term: besmirch3) Oil: tarnish4) Business: reflect on5) Makarov: project shadow, tar, throw shadow, cast shadow, cast suspicion on (на кого-л.), cast aspersions (опорочивать) -
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1) General subject: besmirch, contaminate, defile, dirty, filthify, infect, pollute, soil, thumb, maculate3) Rare: beslubber4) Chemistry: mud5) Construction: choke6) Accounting: pollute (окружающую среду)7) Mining: become soiled8) Textile: smut10) Silicates: clog11) Oilfield: render impure13) General subject: muddy -
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1) General subject: bad mouth, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, calumniate, defame, put a slur, sling mud at, smear character (кого-л.), smudge record (кого-л.), spatter a man's good name (кого-л.), tarnish, throw mud at, cloud, bad-mouth2) Rare: denigrate3) Religion: malign an innocent person4) Business: invalidate, vitiate5) Makarov: fling mud at (кого-л.) -
14 опорочить репутацию
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > опорочить репутацию
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1) General subject: asperse, bad mouth, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, spatter, tarnish (Y.F.), breathe upon (кого-л.), sully, malign, demonize2) Obsolete: slur4) Rare: denigrate5) Makarov: tar (smb.'s) character (кого-л.), tar (smb.'s) reputation (кого-л.), cast slurs (клеветать), cast dirt at (кого-л.) -
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1) General subject: bedaub, bedraggle, befoul, begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blot, blur, clart, daub, defile, dirty, discolor, draggle (волоча по земле), filthify, foul, grime, ink, mess, mess hall, mess up, messroom, moil, muck, muss, plaster, puddle, smear, smirch, smooch, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, splotch, spot, stain, sully, maculate3) Railway term: cloud5) Textile: splodge6) Jargon: muck up7) Polymers: dirt -
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1) General subject: asperse, bad mouth, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blemish, calumniate, cast a slur, cast a slur on, defame, defile, derogate, discredit, disparage, put a slur, slander, sling mud at, spatter, talk down, tarnish, throw a slur on (кого-л., что-л.), throw mud at, damn, drag through the mire, soil, bring a slur (кого-л.-upon), cast a slur (кого-л.-upon), put a slur (кого-л.-upon), throw a slur (кого-л.-upon), taint reputation (кого-л.), cast a slur on (кого-л., что-л.), cloud, humiliate2) American: bad-mouth3) Obsolete: slur4) Rare: denigrate5) Law: attack admission, attack confession6) Makarov: tar, cast dirt at (кого-л.), fling dirt at (кого-л.), cast a slur on (кого-л. что-л.), cast a slur upon (кого-л. что-л.) -
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1) General subject: asperse, bad mouth, begrime, besmirch, bespatter, black, blacken, mire, patinate, slander, smooch, smut, smutch, spatter, traduce, vilify, vilipend, vituperate (кого-л.), worsen2) American: bad-mouth3) Obsolete: slur4) Engineering: brown5) Rare: denigrate6) Chemistry: carbonify7) Australian slang: sling mud at, throw mud at9) Polygraphy: crock10) Invective: shovel the shit -
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When you besmirch a per son's reputation, it is very hard for him to recover it See Дурная слава накрепко пристает (Д)Cf: A bad wound is cured, /but/ not a bad name (Br.). An evil wound is cured, not an evil name (Br.). Give a dog a bad name and hang him (Am., Br.). Give a dog a bad name and his work is done (Br.). Give a dog an ill name, and hang him (Br.). Glass, china, and reputations are easily cracked and never well mended (Am.). A good name is sooner lost than won (Am.). An ill wound, but not an ill name, may be healed (Am.). An ill wound is cured, /but/ not an ill name (Am., Br.). A wounded reputation is seldom cured (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Легко очернить, нелегко обелить
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denigrate, insinuate, besmirch, (кого-л.) discredit
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См. также в других словарях:
Besmirch — Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
besmirch — index brand (stigmatize), contemn, defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), derogate, discredit … Law dictionary
besmirch — (v.) 1590s, from BE (Cf. be ) + SMIRCH (Cf. smirch). Our Gayness and our Gilt are all besmyrcht. [ Henry V, IV.iii.110] Related: Besmirched; besmirching … Etymology dictionary
besmirch — smirch, dirty, sully, *soil, foul, befoul, grime, begrime, tarnish Analogous words: *spot, spatter, sprinkle Antonyms: cleanse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
besmirch — ► VERB 1) damage (someone s reputation). 2) literary make dirty; soil … English terms dictionary
besmirch — [bē smʉrch′, bismʉrch′] vt. [ BE + SMIRCH] 1. to make dirty; soil 2. to bring dishonor to; sully … English World dictionary
besmirch — [[t]bɪsmɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] besmirches, besmirching, besmirched VERB If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. [LITERARY] [V n] Lawyers can… … English dictionary
besmirch — UK [bɪˈsmɜː(r)tʃ] / US [bɪˈsmɜrtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms besmirch : present tense I/you/we/they besmirch he/she/it besmirches present participle besmirching past tense besmirched past participle besmirched formal to harm the good… … English dictionary
besmirch — besmircher, n. /bi smerrch /, v.t. 1. to soil; tarnish; discolor. 2. to detract from the honor or luster of: to besmirch someone s good name. [1590 1600; BE + SMIRCH] Syn. 2. stain, tarnish, soil, blacken, dishonor, discredit, sully, besmear. * * … Universalium
besmirch — verb /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ,bɪˈsmɝːtʃ/ a) To make dirty; to soil. The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor. b) To tarnish, especially someones reputation; to debase … Wiktionary
besmirch — be|smirch [bıˈsmə:tʃ US ə:rtʃ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: smirch to make dirty (15 20 centuries), perhaps from Old French esmorcher to torture ] literary besmirch sb s honour/reputation to spoil the good opinion that people have of someone … Dictionary of contemporary English