to besmirch
01
förtala, befläcka
to talk badly of someone in order to ruin people's impression of them
Transitive: to besmirch someone's reputation
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
avlett
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
besmirch
3:e person singular
besmirches
presens particip
besmirching
enkelt preteritum
besmirched
perfekt particip
besmirched
Exempel
The scandal besmirched the company's standing in the market.
Skandalen fläckade företagets rykte på marknaden.
02
befläcka, smeta
to smear or soil something so that it looks unclean
Transitive: to besmirch sth
Exempel
Her dress was besmirched by the splashing puddles.
Hennes klänning blev fläckad av de stänkande pölarna.
