slur

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slûr)

Inflections of 'slur' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
slurs
v 3rd person singular
slurring
v pres p
slurred
v past
slurred
v past p
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slur [sth] vtr (say indistinctly)mascullar vtr
  farfullar vtr
  arrastrar las palabras loc verb
  hablar sin que se entienda loc verb
 Brian had had a lot to drink and was slurring his words.
 Brian había bebido mucho y no paraba de mascullar.
slur vi (talk indistinctly)mascullar vtr
  arrastrar las palabras loc verb
  hablar sin que se entienda loc verb
 Adam had been drinking for hours and now he was slurring.
 Adam había estado bebiendo durante horas y, cuando hablaba, solo podía mascullar.
slur [sb] vtr (insult, defame)insultar vtr
  difamar vtr
 Linda was angry about the way the newspapers had slurred her.
 Linda estaba enfadada por la forma en que el periódico la había insultado.
slur [sth] vtr (musical notes: play smoothly)ligar vtr
 The guitarist used a slide to slur the notes.
 El guitarrista usó un slide para ligar las notas.
slur n (indistinct speech)murmullo nm
 Gavin did his best to understand what Rick was saying, but his words were a slur.
 Gavin dio lo mejor de sí para intentar entender lo que decía Rick, pero sus palabras eran un murmullo.
slur n (insult, defamation)insulto nm
  agravio nm
  calumnia nf
 Emma was furious at the slur on her character.
 Emma estaba furiosa por los insultos que habían proferido hacia su persona.
slur n (music symbol: curve)ligadura nf
 The slur indicates that these notes should be blended.
 La ligadura indica que estás notas deben estar ligadas.
slur vtr (musical notes: play smoothly)ligar vtr
 Should I slur the notes or play them separately?
 ¿Debería ligar las notas o tocarlas por separado?
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Collocations: [sexist, racist, derogatory] slurs, complained about the [sexist] slurs, was called out [on, for] his [sexist] slurs, more...

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