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I [blɒt]II [blɒt]to be a blot on the landscape — rovinare il paesaggio; fig. essere un pugno nell'occhio
2) (stain) macchiare; fig. infangare, macchiare3) blot out•- blot out••* * *[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) macchia; cancellatura2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) vergogna; pugno nell'occhio2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) macchiare2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) asciugare (con carta assorbente)•- blotter- blotting-paper
- blot one's copybook
- blot out* * *[blɒt]1. n2. vt1) (spot with ink) macchiare d'inchiostro2) (dry: ink, writing) asciugare•- blot out* * *blot (1) /blɒt/n.2 macchia (fig.); difetto; vergogna: a blot on one's escutcheon, una macchia sul proprio onore; It's a blot on the whole town, è una vergogna per l'intera città● (fig.) a blot on the landscape, un orrore; un pugno in un occhio (fig.).blot (2) /blɒt/n.( nel gioco della tavola reale) pedina in pericolo.(to) blot /blɒt/A v. t.2 macchiare (una reputazione, ecc.)B v. i.● (GB) to blot one's copybook, macchiarsi la reputazione; rovinare un passato senza macchia ( commettendo un'infrazione).* * *I [blɒt]II [blɒt]to be a blot on the landscape — rovinare il paesaggio; fig. essere un pugno nell'occhio
2) (stain) macchiare; fig. infangare, macchiare3) blot out•- blot out••
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(a) blot on the landscape — a blot on the landscape phrase something that makes a place look less attractive, for example an ugly building Thesaurus: ugly thingssynonym Main entry: blot * * * a blot on the ˈlandscape idiom an object, especially an ugly building, that spoils … Useful english dictionary
(a) blot on the landscape — something which looks unpleasant and spoils a pleasant view. That new chemical factory is a real blot on the landscape … New idioms dictionary
a blot on the landscape — Meaning Something that spoils the view or ruins a previously comfortable situation. Origin T.E. Lawrence used it in a letter in 1912. Tom Sharpe published a novel Blott on the Landscape in 1975 … Meaning and origin of phrases
a blot on the landscape — something that spoils the scenery; something that spoils an earlier comfortable situation … English contemporary dictionary
a blot on the landscape — something that makes a place look less attractive, for example an ugly building … English dictionary
blot — blot1 [blät] n. [ME < ?] 1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink 2. anything that spoils or mars, esp. by providing an unpleasant contrast [that shack is a blot on the landscape] 3. a moral stain; disgrace vt. blotted, blotting … English World dictionary
blot — [[t]blɒ̱t[/t]] blots, blotting, blotted 1) N COUNT: N on n If something is a blot on a person s or thing s reputation, it spoils their reputation. ...a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession... This drugs scandal is another blot… … English dictionary
landscape — land|scape1 [ lænd,skeıp ] noun ** 1. ) count an area of land that is beautiful to look at or has a particular type of appearance: a green, rural landscape the rugged landscape of the high sierra a blot on the landscape (=something that spoils a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
landscape — 1 noun 1 (C) an area of countryside or land, considered in terms of how attractive it is to look at: the beauty of the New England landscape in autumn | a desolate urban landscape 2 (C) a picture showing an area of countryside or land: Cézanne s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blot — blot1 [blɔt US bla:t] v past tense and past participle blotted present participle blotting [T] 1.) to make a wet surface become dry by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2.) blot your copybook BrE informal to do something that spoils the idea… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blot — I = blot up blot UK [blɒt] / US [blɑt] or blot up UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms blot : present tense I/you/we/they blot he/she/it blots present participle blotting past tense blotted past participle blotted to remove liquid from the… … English dictionary