smear in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for smear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smear [Brit smɪə, Am smɪr] N

1. smear (mark):

smear (spot)

macchia f

smear (streak)

striscia f

a smear of grease

una macchia di grasso

2. smear (defamation):

smear

calunnia f

smear

diffamazione f

a smear on sb's character

una macchia sulla reputazione di qn

he dismissed the rumour as a smear

smentì la diceria definendola diffamatoria

II.smear [Brit smɪə, Am smɪr] VB trans

1. smear (dirty):

smear glass, window

imbrattare, macchiare

to smear the walls with paint or to smear paint on the walls

imbrattare i muri di vernice

the baby smeared his food over his face

il bambino si sporcò il viso con il cibo

her face was smeared with jam

aveva il viso imbrattato di marmellata

2. smear (slander):

smear person

diffamare

smear reputation

rovinare

3. smear (spread):

smear butter

spalmare

smear ink

rovesciare

smear paint

stendere

smear sunoil, lotion

spalmare, applicare (on su)

she smeared eyeshadow on her eyelids

si mise l'ombretto sulle palpebre

4. smear (defeat) Am inf:

smear opposition, rival

schiacciare

III.smear [Brit smɪə, Am smɪr] VB intr

smear ink, paint:

macchiare

smear lipstick, make-up:

sbavare

smear word [ˈsmɪəˌwɜːd] N

smear word

insulto m

smear word

parola f offensiva

smear campaign [Am smɪ(ə)r kæmˈpeɪn] N

smear campaign

campagna f diffamatoria (against contro)

Pap smear [Brit ˈpap smɪə] N

Pap smear

striscio m vaginale

smear test [Brit ˈsmɪə tɛst] N MED

smear test

striscio m (vaginale)

smear test

pap-test m

cervical smear [Brit] N

cervical smear

striscio m del collo dell'utero

smear tactics [ˈsmɪəˌtæktɪks] N npl

smear tactics

tattica f diffamatoria

Translations for smear in the Italian»English Dictionary

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striscio vaginale

Pap smear, smear test

impiastrare

to smear

impiastrarsi

to smear oneself di: with

sbaffo

smear

farsi uno sbaffo di rossetto sulla camicia

to smear lipstick on one's shirt

smear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smear [smɪr] VB trans

1. smear (spread):

smear

imbrattare

to smear sth over sth

imbrattare qc di qc

to smear sth with sth

imbrattare qc di qc

2. smear (attack):

smear

diffamare

to smear sb's good name

macchiare il nome di qu

II.smear [smɪr] N

1. smear (blotch):

smear

macchia f

2. smear (accusation):

smear

diffamazione f

3. smear MED:

a pap smear

un pap test

Pap smear N MED

Pap smear

striscio m vaginale per il pap-test

smear campaign N

smear campaign

campagna f diffamatoria

smear tactics N

smear tactics

strategia f diffamatoria

Translations for smear in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pap-test

Pap smear

striscio

Pap smear

smear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to smear sth over sth

imbrattare qc di qc

to smear sth with sth

imbrattare qc di qc

to smear sb's good name

macchiare il nome di qu

a pap smear

un pap test

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes, the paper has fibers that cause creases and smearing the ink, producing a nice effect.

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In earlier decades, investigators would dust for fingerprints only to find smears and smudges caused by gloves.

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He is still concerned about the smear campaign.

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This preparation involves smearing the inside of the pan with whole butter and adding aromatics into the pan.

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Either the patient or medical professional smears a small fecal sample on to the film.

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He wears a feathered hat decorated with flowers and rags, and his face is smeared with soot and red ochre.

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The party considered this to be part of a smear campaign.

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A smear should show ciliates if white spot is present.

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The effect takes the bright parts of a rendered image of the scene, and then smears them outward in a number of directions.

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The organization also stated that the ad had been targeted by a concerted right-wing smear campaign.

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