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give a bad name

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
give [sb] a bad name v expr	figurative (damage [sb]'s reputation)	hacer mala fama, dar mala fama loc verb
		ensuciar el buen nombre, ensuciar su buen nombre loc verb
		deshonrar⇒, desprestigiar⇒ vtr
	Your behaviour is giving me a bad name in the neighbourhood!
	Tu comportamiento me está dando (or: haciendo) mala fama en el vecindario.
	Tu comportamiento está ensuciando mi buen nombre en el vecindario.
	Tu comportamiento me está deshonrando (or: desprestigiando) frente a todo el vecindario.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
give a dog a bad name and hang him expr	(a bad reputation is hurtful)	Por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron expr
		La mala llaga sana, la mala fama mata expr

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