taint
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in foodA contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
» His hands are tainted with blood.
Значение
значений: 9A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
A tinge, trace or touch.
A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish.
A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
(США, сленг, вульгарное)The perineum.
(устаревшее)Tincture; hue; colour.
(устаревшее)Infection; corruption; deprivation.
- the state of being contaminated
Примеры
предложений: 13His hands are tainted with blood.
The stream was tainted crimson with blood.
deDer Strom war rot von Blut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The usually delicious meal was tainted with unwashed hands.
The cooked rice is tainted, the fried rice is consumed.
deDer gekochte Reis ist verdorben, der gebratene verzehrt. — AqQoyriq_1
After the pictures were revealed, the actress' clean image was tainted.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
From Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tFrom Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tinge”)), from Latin tinctum (past participle of tingere); compare tint.
From Middle English taynt, aphetic form of attaynt, atteynt, from Old French atteinte (“a blow, stroke”). Compare with attaint.
Reportedly from the phrase “'tain't your balls and 'tain't your ass”. Ascribed to E.E. Landy's Underground Dict. (1972) is the following explanation: ‘'taint their ass and 'taint their pussy.’
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Формы
мн. число: taintsСинонимы
синонимов: 10- the state of being contaminated:contamination