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taint
/teɪnt/
verb
skażać
Also
plamićszargać
Definition
To spoil or contaminate something, especially by introducing something undesirable, or to damage someone's reputation.
Examples
The scandal tainted his political career.
Skandal splamił jego karierę polityczną.
The water supply was tainted by chemicals.
Zaopatrzenie w wodę zostało skażone chemikaliami.
Synonyms
Collocations
taint reputationtaint evidencetaint a legacy
noun
skaza
Also
plama(f)nalot(m)
Definition
A trace of something bad, harmful, or undesirable that spoils a person or thing.
Examples
There was a faint taint of corruption in the whole affair.
W całej tej sprawie był lekki nalot korupcji.
The wine had a slight taint of cork.
Wino miało lekki posmak korka.
Collocations
moral tainta taint of corruptiona slight taint
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