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stain

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noun

Tache

A discoloured spot or area.

Examples :

"The coffee left a brown stain on my white shirt. "

Le café a laissé une tache brune sur ma chemise blanche.

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noun

Tache, souillure

A blemish on one's character or reputation.

Examples :

"Her dishonesty was a significant stain on her otherwise impeccable reputation at school. "

Son manque d'honnêteté était une tache importante sur sa réputation par ailleurs impeccable à l'école.

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noun

Teinture, tache

A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.

Examples :

"The carpenter applied a dark walnut stain to the wooden table to enhance its grain. "

Le menuisier a appliqué une teinture de noyer foncé sur la table en bois pour rehausser son grain.

material substance color

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noun

Colorant

A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.

Examples :

"The biology student used a special stain to highlight the cell nuclei under the microscope. "

L'étudiant en biologie a utilisé un colorant spécial pour mettre en évidence les noyaux cellulaires au microscope.

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noun

Teinture

Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.

Examples :

"The family crest displayed a unique stain, a mixture of gold and green, in its heraldic design. "

Les armoiries familiales affichaient une teinture unique, un mélange d'or et de vert, dans leur dessin héraldique.

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verb

Tacher, colorer

Examples :

"armour stained with blood"

Une armure tachée de sang

appearance material mark

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verb

ternir, entacher

To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

Examples :

"Her lies about the project's progress stained her reputation among her colleagues. "

Ses mensonges sur l'avancement du projet ont entaché sa réputation auprès de ses collègues.

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verb

Teinter, tacher

To coat a surface with a stain

Examples :

"the stained glass used for church windows"

Le vitrail utilisé pour les fenêtres de l'église

appearance material

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verb

se tacher, se salir

To become stained; to take a stain.

Examples :

"The new carpet will stain easily if you spill juice on it. "

Le nouveau tapis se tachera facilement si vous y renversez du jus.

appearance material condition

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verb

Teinter

To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features

Examples :

"The lab technician will stain the bacteria sample to make them easier to see under the microscope. "

Le technicien de laboratoire va teinter l'échantillon de bactéries pour les rendre plus faciles à voir au microscope.

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verb

ternir, entacher

To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

Examples :

"His cheating on the exam stained his reputation as an honest student. "

Sa tricherie à l'examen a entaché sa réputation d'étudiant honnête.

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