stain

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
stain n	(on clothing, etc.)	mancha nf
	Philip scrubbed at his shirt, trying to get the stain out.
	Phillip restregó su camisa, tratando de remover la mancha.
stain n	figurative (on reputation) (reputación)	mancha nf
		mácula nf
	The affair was a stain on the politician's reputation.
	La aventura fue una mancha en la reputación del político.
stain n	(colouring agent)	colorante nm
		pintura nf
	Karen used a stain to make the wood look darker.
	Karen usó un colorante para que la madera luciera más oscura.
stain [sth]⇒ vtr	(clothing, etc.)	manchar⇒ vtr
		ensuciar⇒ vtr
		embarrar⇒ vtr
	The wine stained Catherine's new dress.
	El vino manchó el nuevo vestido de Catherine.
stain [sth] vtr	(add colour to wood, etc.)	pintar⇒ vtr
	(madera)	aplicar mancha loc verb
		teñir⇒ vtr
	Fred stained the wood a darker colour.
	Fred pintó la madera de un color más oscuro.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
stain⇒ vi	(cause stain)	mancharse⇒ v prnl
	Be careful not to spill that red wine as it will stain.
	Ten cuidado de no volcar el vino tinto porque va a mancharte.
stain [sth]⇒ vtr	(cause disgrace to) (figurado)	manchar⇒ vtr
	The scandal stained the minister's reputation.
	El escándalo manchó la reputación del ministro.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
blood stain n	(dried blood mark)	mancha de sangre nf + loc adj
	Wash blood stains in cold water or you'll never get them out of fabric.
ink stain, inkstain n	(mark made by ink)	mancha de tinta nf + loc adj
stain removal n	(cleaning up marks)	quitamanchas nf inv
	This product is very good for stain removal.
stain remover n	([sth] that removes stains from fabric)	quitamanchas nm inv
water stain n	(brown mark left by dried water)	mancha de agua nf + loc adj

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Spanish:

Collocations: using stain remover, stained [his shirt, her pants, the carpet], stained [his shirt] with [wine, blood, coffee], more...

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