B2verb · transitive · rare

stain

stain · stains · stained · staining

звинувачувати, винити, винуватити

красить, запятнать, морить, пачкать

in den Schmutz ziehen, beflecken, beschmutzen, (Charakter) entstellen

To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substanceTo discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.

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/steɪn/

» His shirt was stained with sauce.

Auf seinem Hemd war ein Soßenfleck.

На його сорочці були плями від соуса.

Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
to stain the hand with dye
armour stained with blood
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
beflecken, beschmutzen, in den Schmutz ziehen
запятнатьzapjatnatʹ
To coat a surface with a stain
to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
the stained glass used for church windows
beizen
кра́ситьkrásitʹ, моритьmoritʹ
(intransitive)To become stained; to take a stain.
(transitive)To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
anfärben
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
beflecken, beschmieren
па́чкатьpáčkatʹ, пятнатьpjatnatʹ

More definitions

color for microscopic study
color with a liquid dye or tint
produce or leave stains
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Examples

259 sentences

His shirt was stained with sauce.
На його сорочці були плями від соуса.
deAuf seinem Hemd war ein Soßenfleck.
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This stain won't come out easily.
Цю пляму буде не так просто видалити.
deDieser Fleck wird sich nicht so leicht entfernen lassen.
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Your collar has a stain on it.
В тебе пляма на комірі.
ruУ тебя на воротнике пятно.
deDu hast einen Fleck am Kragen.
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This ink stain will not wash out.
Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить.
ruПятно от чернил не отмоется.
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Tom's house has one stained glass window.
У будинку Тома є один вітраж.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation:

to coat a surface with a stain:

to discolour something:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation:

to coat a surface with a stain:

to treat a microscope specimen with a dye:

to discolour something:

Origin

From Middle English steinen, steynen (“to stain, colour, paint”), of North Germanic origin

From Middle English steinen, steynen (“to stain, colour, paint”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse steina (“to stain, colour, paint”), from steinn (“stone, mineral blue, colour, stain”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Cognate with Old English stān (“stone”). More at stone.

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