slur
An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breathAn insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
» Tom was drunk and his speech was slurred.
Tom war betrunken und er lallte. — Dani6187
Том был пьян, и его речь была нечленораздельной. — Selena777
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7 sensesAn insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
Verunglimpfung, Beleidigung
клеветни́ческое обвине́ниеklevetníčeskoje obvinénije, оскорби́тельный намёкoskorbítelʹnyj namjók, инсинуа́цияinsinuácija
слюрsljur
An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
A derogatory term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
A mark of dishonour; a blight or stain.
a slur on one's reputation
An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation.
Any instance of separate things gradually blending together, such as heartbeats in some medical disorders.
A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
Bindebogen
лега́тоlegáto
Examples
42 sentencesTom was drunk and his speech was slurred.
ruТом был пьян, и его речь была нечленораздельной. — Selena777
deTom war betrunken und er lallte. — Dani6187
Tom slurs his words whenever he gets drunk.
Tom is slurring his words. I think he's drunk quite a lot.
ruТом проглатывает слова. Я думаю, что он весьма сильно пьян. — odexed
deTom lallt. Ich glaube, er ist ganz schön betrunken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom slurred his words.
Tom's speech was slightly slurred.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”). The ultimate origin is uncertain, but perFrom Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”). The ultimate origin is uncertain, but perhaps related to a group of words derived from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“loose, slack, flabby”), such as slumber.
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