blemish

blemish
1. noun
1) (stain) Fleck, der
2) (defect, lit. or fig.) Makel, der; (in character) Fehler, der
2. transitive verb
1) (spoil) verunstalten
2) (fig.)

blemish something — einer Sache (Dat.) schaden

* * *
['blemiʃ] 1. noun
(a stain, mark or fault: a blemish on an apple.) der Makel
2. verb
(to spoil.) verunstalten
* * *
blem·ish
[ˈblemɪʃ]
I. n
<pl -es>
Makel m, Schönheitsfehler m
skin \blemish Hautunreinheiten pl
without \blemish makellos; (fig) untadelig
there was not a \blemish on his character er war völlig unbescholten
a reputation without \blemish ein tadelloser Ruf
\blemish-free ohne Makel; (fig) untadelig
II. vt
to \blemish sth etw verunzieren [o verunstalten]
to \blemish sb's reputation (fig) jds Ruf schaden [o schädigen]
* * *
['blemɪʃ]
1. n (lit, fig)
Makel m

without (a) blemish — makellos, ohne Makel

2. vt
object beschädigen; work, beauty beeinträchtigen; reputation, honour beflecken

blemished skin — unreine Haut

blemished complexion — unreiner Teint

* * *
blemish [ˈblemıʃ]
A v/t
1. entstellen, verunstalten
2. fig beflecken, schänden, (dat) schaden
B s
1. Fehler m, Mangel m, Verunstaltung f, Schönheitsfehler m (auch fig)
2. fig Makel m
3. TECH Fehlstelle f
* * *
1. noun
1) (stain) Fleck, der
2) (defect, lit. or fig.) Makel, der; (in character) Fehler, der
2. transitive verb
1) (spoil) verunstalten
2) (fig.)

blemish something — einer Sache (Dat.) schaden

* * *
n.
Schönheitsfehler m. v.
beflecken v.
verunstalten v.

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