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to sully

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mancillar VB trans liter

mancillar
to sully
mancillar
to besmirch liter
English
English
Spanish
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sully
mancillar liter
defile reputation
mancillar liter
inviolate maiden
sin mancillar liter
besmirch
mancillar liter
to besmirch a person's good name
mancillar el buen nombre de una persona liter
blacken reputation
mancillar liter
slur name/reputation
mancillar liter
taint (dishonor) name/reputation
mancillar liter

in the PONS Dictionary

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mancillar VB trans

mancillar
to sully
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
smirch
mancillar
sully
mancillar
defile reputation
mancillar
to besmirch sb's good name
mancillar el buen nombre de alguien
in the PONS Dictionary
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mancillar [man·si·ˈjar, -θi·ˈʎar] VB trans

mancillar
to sully
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
smirch
mancillar
sully
mancillar
defile reputation
mancillar
to besmirch sb's good name
mancillar el buen nombre de alguien
presente
yomancillo
túmancillas
él/ella/ustedmancilla
nosotros/nosotrasmancillamos
vosotros/vosotrasmancilláis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmancillan
imperfecto
yomancillaba
túmancillabas
él/ella/ustedmancillaba
nosotros/nosotrasmancillábamos
vosotros/vosotrasmancillabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmancillaban
indefinido
yomancillé
túmancillaste
él/ella/ustedmancilló
nosotros/nosotrasmancillamos
vosotros/vosotrasmancillasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmancillaron
futuro
yomancillaré
túmancillarás
él/ella/ustedmancillará
nosotros/nosotrasmancillaremos
vosotros/vosotrasmancillaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmancillarán
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to besmirch sb's good name
mancillar el buen nombre de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Esos son los que decían que no mancillaban sus camisetas con ninguna publicidad?
www.universitarios.cl
Hay un largo camino que recorrer para recuperar esa dignidad mancillada.
segundacita.blogspot.com
En las cárceles deben estar y siguen manchando y mancillando a los que dicen la verdad.
periodicotribuna.com.ar
Algo similar es, para nosotros, el imaginario franquista mancillado.
salonkritik.net
Queramos o no, aunque hagamos una tumba para sepultarlo en la tierra más profunda, el amor no puede ser escondido o mancillado.
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