defile

Inflections of 'defile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
defile [sth]⇒ vtr	(desecrate)	ensuciar⇒, manchar⇒ vtr
	Vandals have defiled yet another cemetery.
	Los vándalos han ensuciado otro cementerio.
defile [sth] vtr	(pollute)	contaminar⇒ vtr
	Urban pollution has defiled the surrounding area.
	La polución urbana ha contaminado todos los alrededores.
defile [sth] vtr	figurative (reputation: tarnish) (reputación)	ensuciar⇒, manchar⇒ vtr
		profanar⇒ vtr
		deshonrar⇒ vtr
	She feels her name has been defiled by the newspaper story.
	Siente que la historia del periódico ha ensuciado su buen nombre.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
defile n	(narrow pass)	desfiladero nm
	The steep walls of the defile protected the soldiers from attack from the side.
	Las paredes del desfiladero protegían a los soldados de los ataques.
defile [sb]⇒ vtr	archaic (sexually assault)	agredir sexualmente a loc verb
	The man was hanged for defiling a young woman.

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