WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| tainted adj | (blood, substance: contaminated) | contaminado adj |
| | The judge refused to allow the tainted DNA samples as evidence. |
| | El juez se negó a tomar las muestras de ADN contaminadas como evidencia. |
| tainted adj | (food, meat: rotting) | podrido/a adj |
| | This beef is tainted; it smells unpleasant. |
| | El bife está podrido, tiene feo olor. |
| tainted adj | figurative (reputation: tarnished) | mancillado adj |
| | | manchado/a adj |
| | After the scandal, the politician did everything he could to restore his tainted reputation. |
| | Después del escándalo, el político hizo todo lo posible para arreglar su reputación mancillada. |
| tainted adj | figurative (money: acquired by dubious means) (figurado) | sucio/a adj |
| | Sheila objects to her husband making tainted money from gambling. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| taint [sth]⇒ vtr | (spoil, contaminate) | echar a perder loc verb |
| | | contaminar⇒ vtr |
| | | corromper⇒ vtr |
| | Fertilizer has tainted the local water supply. |
| | El fertilizante ha echado a perder el suministro de agua local. |
| taint [sth] vtr | figurative (reputation: damage) | mancillar⇒, amancillar⇒ vtr |
| | | manchar⇒ vtr |
| | These revelations are bound to taint his popularity. |
| | Estas revelaciones están destinadas a mancillar su reputación. |
| taint n | (stain or trace of contamination) | mancha nf |
| | (formal) | mácula nf |
| | | impureza, contaminación nf |
| | There's definitely a taint of mould in this bread. |
| | Definitivamente hay una mancha de moho en este pan. |
| taint n | figurative (moral stain) | mancha nf |
| | | corrupción nf |
| | The taint of adultery ruined the preacher's career. |
| | La mancha del adulterio arruinó la carrera del pastor. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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