WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
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| tainted adj | (blood, substance: contaminated) | geïnfecteerd, besmet bn |
| | The judge refused to allow the tainted DNA samples as evidence. |
| tainted adj | (food, meat: rotting) (voedsel) | bedorven bn |
| | This beef is tainted; it smells unpleasant. |
| tainted adj | figurative (reputation: tarnished) (reputatie) | bezoedeld, besmeurd bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | door het slijk gehaald bn |
| | After the scandal, the politician did everything he could to restore his tainted reputation. |
| tainted adj | figurative (money: acquired dishonestly) (figuurlijk; geld) | vuil, zwart bn |
| tainted by [sth] adj + prep | figurative (experience: spoiled by [sth]) (ervaring) | verpest bn |
| | Het feest werd verpest door een enorme hagelbui. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| taint [sth]⇒ vtr | literal (spoil, contaminate) | vervuilen, verontreinigen overg.ww |
| | Fertilizer has tainted the local water supply. |
| taint [sth] vtr | figurative (reputation: damage) (figuurlijk) | bevlekken, besmeuren, besmetten overg.ww |
| | | schaden, deren overg.ww |
| | These revelations are bound to taint his popularity. |
| taint n | (stain or trace of contamination) | vlek, plek, veeg nw de |
| | There's definitely a taint of mould in this bread. |
| taint n | figurative (moral stain) (figuurlijk) | smet, bezoedeling nw de |
| | | blamage, oneer nw de |
| | The taint of adultery ruined the preacher's career. |