traduce
To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statementsTo malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
verleumden
клевета́тьklevetátʹ, злословитьzloslovitʹ, наговариватьnagovarivatʹ
(archaic, transitive)To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.
передава́тьperedavátʹ
(archaic, transitive)To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate.
- speak unfavorably about
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin trādūcō (“carry over; lead as a spectacle, dishonor”), from trāns + dūcō (“to lFrom Latin trādūcō (“carry over; lead as a spectacle, dishonor”), from trāns + dūcō (“to lead”). Doublet of transduce, from Latin trānsdūcō.
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Forms
traduces, traducing, traduced, traducedSynonyms
66 synonyms- speak unfavorably about:badmouthmaligndrag through the mud
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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