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1 taint
teint
1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) echar a perder; contaminar2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) contaminar; corromper
2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) mancha, mancilla; corrupción- taintedtr[teɪnt]1 (reputation) mancillar, manchar, empañar; (food) contaminar1 mancha, mancillataint ['teɪnt] vt: contaminar, corrompertaint n: corrupción f, impureza fn.• corrupción s.f.• tacha s.f.v.• corromper v.• manchar v.• viciar v.
I teɪnta) ( contaminate) \<\<meat/water\>\> contaminarb) ( dishonor) \<\<name/reputation\>\> mancillar (liter), deshonrar
II
a) c ( trace) dejo mb) u ( stain) mancha f, mácula f (liter)[teɪnt]to be free of taint — estar* limpio de toda mancha or mácula
1.2. VT1) (=spoil) [+ food, medicine] contaminar2) (fig) [+ reputation] mancillarthe elections have been tainted by corruption — las elecciones se han visto empañadas or salpicadas por la corrupción
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I [teɪnt]a) ( contaminate) \<\<meat/water\>\> contaminarb) ( dishonor) \<\<name/reputation\>\> mancillar (liter), deshonrar
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a) c ( trace) dejo mb) u ( stain) mancha f, mácula f (liter)to be free of taint — estar* limpio de toda mancha or mácula
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