taint

taint
1. noun
Makel, der
2. transitive verb
verderben; beflecken [Ruf]

be tainted with something — mit etwas behaftet sein (geh.)

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[teint] 1. verb
1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) verderben
2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) verderben
2. noun
(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) der Anflug
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taint
[teɪnt]
I. n no pl (flaw) Makel m; (trace) Spur f, Anflug m
there is a \taint of insanity in their family in der Familie gibt es eine Veranlagung zu Geisteskrankheiten
the \taint of suspicion die Spur eines Verdachts
II. vt (also fig)
to \taint sth/sb jdn/etw verderben a. fig
to \taint sb's reputation jds Ruf beflecken [o beschmutzen]
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[teɪnt]
1. n
1) (lit of food etc) Stich m

meat free from taint — einwandfreies Fleisch

2) (fig: blemish) Makel m; (= trace) Spur f

a taint of madness — eine Anlage zum Irrsinn

the hereditary taint — die krankhafte Erbanlage

the taint of sin — der Makel der Sünde

a nasty taint of fascism — ein übler faschistischer Beigeschmack

2. vt
1) food verderben
2) air, atmosphere verderben, verpesten
3) (fig) reputation beflecken, beschmutzen
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taint [teınt]
A s
1. Fleck m
2. fig (Schand)Fleck m, Makel m
3. fig Spur f:
a taint of suspicion ein Schatten m von Misstrauen
4. MED
a) (verborgene) Ansteckung
b) Seuche f
c) (verborgene) Anlage (of zu einer Krankheit): hereditary 1
5. fig verderblicher Einfluss, Gift n
B v/t
1. (with) verderben (durch), vergiften (mit) (beide auch fig):
be tainted with behaftet sein mit
2. anstecken
3. besudeln, beflecken (beide auch fig)
C v/i verderben, schlecht werden (Fleisch etc)
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1. noun
Makel, der
2. transitive verb
verderben; beflecken [Ruf]

be tainted with something — mit etwas behaftet sein (geh.)

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v.
verderben v.
(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)

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