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stain etc

  • 1 stain

    stain [steɪn]
    1. noun
    ( = mark) tache f
       a. ( = mark) tacher ; [+ reputation] entacher
       b. [+ wood] teinter
    ► stained glass noun ( = substance) verre m coloré ; ( = windows collectively) vitraux mpl
    * * *
    [steɪn] 1.
    1) ( mark) lit, fig tache f
    2) ( dye) (for wood, fabric etc) teinture f
    2.
    1) ( soil) tacher [clothes, carpet, table etc]
    2) Biology, Technology teindre [wood, fabric, specimen]
    3.
    intransitive verb [fabric] se tacher
    4.
    - stained combining form

    oil/ink-stained — taché d'huile/d'encre

    English-French dictionary > stain

  • 2 stain

    A n
    1 ( mark) lit, fig tache f ; blood/coffee stain tache de sang/de café ; stubborn stain tache rebelle ; to remove a stain from sth enlever une tache sur or de qch ; it will leave a stain ça fera une tache ; without a stain on one's character sans tache pour sa réputation ;
    2 ( dye) (for wood, fabric etc) teinture f.
    B vtr
    1 ( soil) tacher [clothes, carpet, table etc] ; the cherries had stained his hands red les cerises avaient fait des taches rouges sur ses mains ;
    2 Biol, Tech teindre [wood, fabric, specimen].
    C vi [fabric] se tacher.
    D - stained (dans composés) oil/ink-stained taché d'huile/d'encre ; tear-stained trempé de larmes.

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  • 3 stain

    stain [steɪn]
    1 noun
    (a) (mark, spot) tache f;
    ∎ coffee/ink stains taches fpl de café/d'encre;
    ∎ to leave a stain laisser une tache;
    ∎ I couldn't get the stain out je n'ai pas réussi à enlever ou faire disparaître la tache
    ∎ it was a stain on his reputation cela a entaché sa réputation
    (c) (colour, dye) teinte f, teinture f;
    ∎ a wood stain une teinture pour bois;
    ∎ oak/mahogany stain teinte chêne/acajou
    (a) (soil, mark) tacher;
    ∎ the sink was stained with rust l'évier était taché de rouille;
    ∎ smoking stains your teeth le tabac jaunit les dents;
    ∎ also figurative his hands are stained with blood il a du sang sur les mains
    (b) (character, reputation) tacher, entacher, ternir
    (c) (colour, dye → wood) teindre; (→ glass, cell specimen) colorer;
    ∎ the lake was stained pink by the dawn la lumière rosée de l'aube se reflétait dans le lac
    (a) (mark → wine, oil etc) tacher;
    ∎ white wine doesn't stain le vin blanc ne tache pas
    (b) (become marked → cloth) se tacher;
    ∎ silk stains easily la soie se tache facilement ou est salissante
    ►► stain remover détachant m

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  • 4 stain

    1. transitive verb
    1) (discolour) verfärben; (make stains on) Flecken hinterlassen auf (+ Dat.)
    2) (fig.): (damage) beflecken; besudeln (geh. abwertend)
    3) (colour) färben; beizen [Holz]
    2. noun
    1) (discoloration) Fleck, der
    2) (fig.): (blemish) Schandfleck, der
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) beschmutzen
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) verschmutzen
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) färben
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) der Fleck
    - academic.ru/92025/stainless_steel">stainless steel
    * * *
    [steɪn]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \stain sth etw verfärben; (cover with spots) Flecken auf etw dat machen
    his teeth are \stained yellow seine Zähne sind gelb verfärbt
    her coat had become \stained with oil ihr Mantel hatte Ölflecken
    to \stain an image/a reputation einem Image/Ruf schaden
    several important politicians have had their reputations \stained by this scandal das Ansehen einiger wichtiger Politiker hat durch diesen Skandal gelitten
    ▪ to \stain sth etw [ein]färben
    II. vi
    1. (cause discolouration) abfärben, Flecken machen
    tomato sauce \stains terribly Tomatensauce hinterlässt scheußliche Flecken
    2. (discolour) sich akk verfärben
    3. (take dye) Farbe annehmen, sich akk färben
    III. n
    1. (discoloration) Verfärbung f, Fleck m
    blood/grease/red wine \stain Blut-/Fett-/Rotweinfleck m
    2. (blemish) Makel m
    this affair has left a \stain on her reputation ihr Ansehen hat durch diese Affäre gelitten form
    without a \stain on sb's character ohne einen Makel
    3. (dye) Beize f, Färbemittel nt
    * * *
    [steɪn]
    1. n
    1) (lit) Fleck m; (fig) Makel m
    2) (= colorant) (Ein)färbemittel nt; (= woodstain) Beize f
    2. vt
    beflecken; (= colour) einfärben; (with woodstain) beizen
    3. vi
    1) (= leave a stain) Flecken hinterlassen
    2) (= become stained) fleckig werden, Flecken bekommen
    * * *
    stain [steın]
    A s
    1. (Blut- etc) Fleck m:
    stain remover Fleckenentferner m, Fleckentfernungsmittel n;
    stain-resistant Schmutz abweisend (Teppich etc)
    2. fig Schandfleck m, Makel m
    3. Färbung f
    4. TECH
    a) Farbe f, Färbemittel n
    b) (Holz) Beize f
    5. PHYSIOL Mal n, Fleck m
    B v/t
    1. beschmutzen, beflecken, besudeln (alle auch fig)
    2. färben, Holz beizen, Glas etc bemalen
    3. Tapeten, Stoff etc bedrucken
    C v/i
    1. Flecken verursachen
    2. Flecken bekommen, schmutzen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (discolour) verfärben; (make stains on) Flecken hinterlassen auf (+ Dat.)
    2) (fig.): (damage) beflecken; besudeln (geh. abwertend)
    3) (colour) färben; beizen [Holz]
    2. noun
    1) (discoloration) Fleck, der
    2) (fig.): (blemish) Schandfleck, der
    * * *
    (for wood) n.
    Färbemittel n. n.
    Fleck -en m.
    Schandfleck m. (wood) v.
    beizen v. v.
    Flecken bekommen ausdr.
    Flecken verursachen ausdr.
    bechmutzen v.
    bedrucken v.
    beflecken v.
    besudeln v.
    färben (Papier, Glas) v.
    färben v.
    schmutzen v.

    English-german dictionary > stain

  • 5 stain

    I [steɪn]
    1) (mark) macchia f., chiazza f. (anche fig.)
    2) (dye) (for wood, fabric etc.) mordente m.
    II 1. [steɪn]
    1) (soil) macchiare [clothes, carpet, table etc.]
    2) biol. tecn. trattare con un mordente [wood, fabric, specimen]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ fabric] macchiarsi
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) macchiare
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) macchiarsi
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) tingere, colorare
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) macchia
    * * *
    [steɪn]
    1. n
    1) (also), fig macchia
    2) (dye) colorante m
    2. vt
    1) (also), fig macchiare
    2) (wood) tingere, (glass) colorare
    3. vi
    * * *
    stain /steɪn/
    n.
    1 macchia ( anche fig.); chiazza; (fig.) onta, taccia, vergogna, sfregio: a blood stain, una macchia di sangue; without a stain on one's reputation [character, good name], senza macchia sulla propria reputazione [onorabilità, buon nome]
    2 [uc] colorante; colore; tinta
    3 [uc] (tecn.) mordente
    ● stain remover, smacchiatore.
    (to) stain /steɪn/
    A v. t.
    1 macchiare, sporcare ( anche fig.); disonorare; sfregiare: to stain st. with blood, macchiare qc. di sangue
    2 colorare; inscurire; tingere
    3 (tecn.) trattare ( il legno) con un mordente; mordenzare ( tessuti)
    4 (biol.) colorare ( un vetrino)
    B v. i.
    1 macchiare: Coffee stains awfully, il caffè macchia tremendamente
    2 macchiarsi; tingersi: This cloth won't stain easily, questa stoffa non si macchia facilmente.
    * * *
    I [steɪn]
    1) (mark) macchia f., chiazza f. (anche fig.)
    2) (dye) (for wood, fabric etc.) mordente m.
    II 1. [steɪn]
    1) (soil) macchiare [clothes, carpet, table etc.]
    2) biol. tecn. trattare con un mordente [wood, fabric, specimen]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ fabric] macchiarsi

    English-Italian dictionary > stain

  • 6 stain

    stein
    1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.)
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.)
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.)

    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.)
    stain1 n mancha
    stain2 vb manchar
    tr[steɪn]
    1 (gen) mancha
    2 (dye) tinte nombre masculino, tintura
    1 (gen) manchar
    2 (dye) teñir
    1 mancharse
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    stain ['steɪn] vt
    1) discolor: manchar
    2) dye: teñir (madera, etc.)
    3) sully: manchar, empañar
    1) spot: mancha f
    2) dye: tinte m, tintura f
    3) blemish: mancha f, mácula f
    n.
    • baldón s.m.
    • chafarrinón s.m.
    • contaminación s.f.
    • desdoro s.m.
    • deslustre s.m.
    • maca s.f.
    • mancha s.f.
    • mancilla s.f.
    • mácula s.f.
    v.
    • amancillar v.
    • baldonar v.
    • chafarrinar v.
    • colorar v.
    • ensuciar v.
    • macular v.
    • manchar v.
    • mancillar v.
    • tiznar v.
    steɪn
    I
    a) ( dirty mark) mancha f
    b) ( dye) tintura f, tinte m
    c) ( on character) mancha f, mácula f (liter)

    II
    1.
    a) ( mark) \<\<clothes/skin\>\> manchar

    to be stained WITH something — estar* manchado de algo

    b) ( dye) \<\<wood\>\> teñir*

    2.
    vi
    a) \<\<wine/tea\>\> manchar
    b) \<\<fabric\>\> mancharse
    [steɪn]
    1. N
    1) (=mark) mancha f ; (=dye) tinte m, tintura f ; (=paint) pintura f
    2) (fig) mancha f
    2.
    VT (=mark) manchar; (=dye) teñir, colorar; (=paint) pintar
    3.
    4.
    CPD
    * * *
    [steɪn]
    I
    a) ( dirty mark) mancha f
    b) ( dye) tintura f, tinte m
    c) ( on character) mancha f, mácula f (liter)

    II
    1.
    a) ( mark) \<\<clothes/skin\>\> manchar

    to be stained WITH something — estar* manchado de algo

    b) ( dye) \<\<wood\>\> teñir*

    2.
    vi
    a) \<\<wine/tea\>\> manchar
    b) \<\<fabric\>\> mancharse

    English-spanish dictionary > stain

  • 7 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) zamazati
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) zamazati se
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) pobarvati
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) madež
    * * *
    I [stéin]
    noun
    madež (tudi figuratively), pega; barva (za les, za steklo); figuratively sramotni madež; medicine (pigmentno) znamenje
    II [stéin]
    transitive verb
    umazati, zamazati, omadeževati; pobarvati (kaj) (na zidu, na steklu, papirju); tiskati pisane vzorce (na blagu, tapetah); figuratively omadeževati; intransitive verb (za)mazati se, popackati se, delati ali dobiti madeže; figuratively omadeževati se
    stained with vice — poln pregreh, grešen, sprijen

    English-Slovenian dictionary > stain

  • 8 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) misfarve
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) misfarve
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) farve
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) plet; -plet
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) misfarve
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) misfarve
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) farve
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) plet; -plet

    English-Danish dictionary > stain

  • 9 stain

    stein 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) sette varige flekker
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) flekke, få flekker
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) beise, ha på lasur
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) (permanent) flekk; plett
    flekk
    --------
    skam
    --------
    skitt
    --------
    smuss
    --------
    søle
    --------
    vanære
    I
    subst. \/steɪn\/
    1) flekk, plett
    2) ( overført) plett, feil
    3) fargemiddel, fargestoff
    II
    verb \/steɪn\/
    1) flekke til, tilsmusse
    2) få flekker, misfarges
    3) ( overført) vanære, sette en skamplett på
    4) farge, beise
    5) trykke tapeter

    English-Norwegian dictionary > stain

  • 10 stain

    pecsét, szégyenfolt, festék to stain: színez, fest, bepiszkolódik
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) bepiszkít
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) piszkolódik
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) (meg)fest
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) folt

    English-Hungarian dictionary > stain

  • 11 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) manchar
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) manchar
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) tingir
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) mancha
    * * *
    [stein] n 1 mancha, coloração mordente. 2 descoloração, pinta, mancha de cor diferente. 3 mácula. • vt+vi 1 sujar, manchar, borrar, descolorar. 2 tingir, colorir, tratar com mordente. 3 ficar tingido ou colorido. 4 macular, difamar. stained glass vidro colorido, vitral.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > stain

  • 12 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) bletta
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) blettast
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) lita
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) blettur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > stain

  • 13 stain

    n. leke, kir, lekeleme, boya, bozma, ağaca renk verme, boyama
    ————————
    v. lekelemek, leke yapmak, kirletmek, boyamak, renklendirmek, kirlenmek, leke olmak, boyanmak
    * * *
    1. boya (v.) 2. lekele (v.) 3. leke (n.)
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) lekelemek
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) lekelenmek
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) boyamak
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) leke

    English-Turkish dictionary > stain

  • 14 stain

    • ruoste
    • tuhriutua
    • tuhria
    • häpeä
    • häpeäpilkku
    • häpeätahra
    • täplä
    • töhriä
    • värjäys
    • väriaine
    • väri
    • värjätä
    • lika
    • liata
    • peitata
    technology
    • peittausaine
    • petsi
    • petsata
    technology
    • peitta
    • saastuminen
    • tahrata
    • tahra
    • tahraantua
    • tahrautua
    • tahria
    • tahriintua
    • laikku
    • laikka
    • lautuma
    • pilkku
    • läikkä
    • läiskä
    * * *
    stein 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) tahria
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) tahriintua
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) värjätä
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) tahra

    English-Finnish dictionary > stain

  • 15 stain

    [steɪn] 1. n
    ( mark) plama f; ( colouring) bejca f
    2. vt
    ( mark) plamić (poplamić perf); ( fig) plamić (splamić perf); wood bejcować (zabejcować perf)
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) plamić
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) plamić się
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) farbować, bejcować
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) plama

    English-Polish dictionary > stain

  • 16 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) notraipīt
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) notraipīties
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) []krāsot
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) traips
    * * *
    traips; krāsviela; notraipīt; nokrāsot; nokrāsoties; aptraipīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > stain

  • 17 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) (iš)tepti
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) teptis
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) dažyti
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) dėmė

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > stain

  • 18 stain

    n. fläck; bets; färgämne
    --------
    v. smutsa ner, fläcka; färga
    * * *
    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) fläcka, missfärga
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) bli fläckig, missfärgas
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) färga
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) fläck

    English-Swedish dictionary > stain

  • 19 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) potřísnit
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) špinit se
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) obarvit
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) skvrna
    * * *
    • umazat
    • poskvrnit
    • pošpinit
    • skvrna

    English-Czech dictionary > stain

  • 20 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) zašpiniť, pofŕkať
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) znečistiť sa, zašpiniť sa
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) zafarbiť
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) škvrna
    * * *
    • vada
    • zhanobit
    • zdiskreditovat
    • zafarbenie
    • zafarbit
    • znamienko
    • znecistit
    • škvrna
    • špinit
    • skazit
    • flak
    • farbivo
    • farba
    • kaz
    • chytat škvrny
    • peha
    • pigmentová škvrna
    • pošpinit
    • poškvrnit
    • morit
    • moridlo
    • namorit
    • napustit farbou
    • ofarbit

    English-Slovak dictionary > stain

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  • Stain — (st[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stained} (st[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staining}.] [Abbrev. fr. distain.] 1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stain — [stān] vt. [ME stainen, aphetic < disteinen,DISTAIN: sense and form infl. by ON steinn, color, lit., STONE (hence, mineral pigment)] 1. to spoil the appearance of by patches or streaks of color or dirt; discolor; spot 2. to bring shame upon… …   English World dictionary

  • stain — stain1 [steın] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Partly from Old French desteindre to discolor , from teindre to give something a different color , from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old Norse steina to paint ] 1.) [I and T] to accidentally make …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stubborn ▪ dark ▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink …   Collocations dictionary

  • stain — [[t]steɪn[/t]] n. 1) a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into a material 2) a patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal 3) a cause of reproach; stigma: a stain on one s… …   From formal English to slang

  • stain — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to accidentally make a mark on something, especially one that cannot be removed, or to be marked in this way (+ with): teeth stained with nicotine from years of smoking | Pale carpets stain too easily. 2 (T) to change the colour… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stain */ — I UK [steɪn] / US verb Word forms stain : present tense I/you/we/they stain he/she/it stains present participle staining past tense stained past participle stained 1) [intransitive/transitive] to leave a mark on something accidentally Sweat had… …   English dictionary

  • stain — stain1 [ steın ] noun * 1. ) count a mark left accidentally on clothes or surfaces: There was a dark stain on the carpet. coffee/blood/oil stains 2. ) count or uncount a liquid used for coloring wood 3. ) count or uncount SCIENCE a liquid used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… …   Medical dictionary

  • stain — stainable, adj. stainability, stainableness, n. stainably, adv. stainer, n. /stayn/, n. 1. a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed. 2. a natural spot or… …   Universalium

  • stain — /steɪn / (say stayn) noun 1. a semipermanent discolouration produced by foreign matter; a spot. 2. a natural spot or patch of different colour, as on the body of an animal. 3. a cause of reproach; blemish: a stain on one s reputation. 4. a… …  

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