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to give somebody a bad name
sambenito N m inf
le echaron el sambenito
they put the blame on him
intentan deshacerse del sambenito de país tercermundista
they are trying to rid themselves of the label o image of a third-world country
me colgaron o pusieron el sambenito de timador
they branded o labeled me a con man
sambenito N m
colgar un sambenito a alguien
to give sb a bad name
colgar un sambenito a alguien (culpar)
to put the blame on sb
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
colgar un sambenito a alguien
to give sb a bad name
colgar un sambenito a alguien (culpar)
to put the blame on sb
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Mientras tanto, a los referentes de la oposición se hace imposible endilgarles u colgarles el sambenito de una supuesta derecha.
www.igooh.com
Los diferentes gobiernos pueden utilizar sin sonrojo el sambenito de estratégico, porque pocos sectores económicos pueden dar tantas alegrías como el turístico.
lamarinaplaza.com
Terminado el período en que debían llevar los encima, los sambenitos se exponían para mantener vivo el recuerdo de la infamia y perpetuarlo.
laconversacion.wordpress.com
Y como el público le río la gracia, se ajenció el sambenito y desde su debut hasta ahora, los humos no se le han bajado.
www.lacasadeloshorrores.com
A unos da encomiendas, a otros sambenitos; cuando pitos, flautas, cuando flautas, pitos.
www.donpablos.org

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