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to smear
01
untar, embadurnar
to spread a substance over a surface in a messy or uneven manner
Transitive: to smear a substance across a surface | to smear a substance on a surface
Ejemplos
She accidentally smeared ink across the page, leaving a messy blot.
Ella accidentalmente manchó tinta por toda la página, dejando una mancha desordenada.
02
manchar, difamar
to tarnish someone's reputation with unfounded or malicious claims
Transitive: to smear a person or their reputation
información gramatical
composición morfológica
simple
verbo de acción
regular
presente
smear
3.ª persona singular
smears
participio presente
smearing
pretérito simple
smeared
participio pasado
smeared
Ejemplos
The tabloid newspaper attempted to smear the politician's reputation with baseless allegations of corruption.
El periódico sensacionalista intentó manchar la reputación del político con acusaciones de corrupción infundadas.
03
untar, embadurnar
to spread a dirty or unclean substance over a surface, resulting in a stain or discoloration
Transitive: to smear a surface | to smear a surface with a dirty substance
Ejemplos
The children's hands were smeared with colorful markers after a day of crafting and drawing.
Las manos de los niños estaban manchadas con marcadores de colores después de un día de manualidades y dibujo.
04
untar, frotar
(climbing) to use the friction of one's shoe against the rock surface to gain traction and support
Intransitive
Ejemplos
He had to smear on the smooth rock face to find purchase.
Tuvo que frotar en la superficie lisa de la roca para encontrar agarre.
Smear
01
mancha, difamación
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
información gramatical
estado de animacidad
abstracto
composición morfológica
compuesto
contable
forma plural
smears
02
mancha, suciedad
a blemish made by dirt
03
frotis, extendido
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
04
difamación, calumnia
slanderous defamation
