noun🔗ShareTaches, souilluresA discoloured spot or area."The red wine stains on the tablecloth needed to be cleaned. "Les taches de vin rouge sur la nappe devaient être nettoyées.appearancemarkmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, souillureA blemish on one's character or reputation."The scandal left deep stains on the politician's reputation. "Le scandale a laissé de profondes taches sur la réputation du politicien.charactermoralguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTeinture, teintureA substance used to soak into a surface and colour it."The carpenter applied wood stains to the new table to give it a rich, brown color. "Le menuisier a appliqué des teintures à bois sur la nouvelle table pour lui donner une couleur brun riche.substancematerialcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColorant, teintureA reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible."In biology class, we used stains to make the cells in the onion skin easier to see under the microscope. "En cours de biologie, nous avons utilisé des colorants pour rendre les cellules de la peau d'oignon plus faciles à voir au microscope.medicinebiologybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTaches, couleursAny of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry."The book on heraldry explained that "murrey" and "sanguine" are examples of stains, not traditional colors, used in some coats of arms. "Le livre sur l'héraldique expliquait que « murrey » et « sanguine » sont des exemples de couleurs, et non des couleurs traditionnelles, utilisées dans certains blasons.heraldryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTacher, souillerTo discolour."armour stained with blood"Une armure tachée de sangappearancematerialcolormarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareternir, entacherTo taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation"The false accusation of cheating stains a student's academic record and reputation. "La fausse accusation de tricherie entache le dossier scolaire et la réputation d'un étudiant.charactermoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTeinter, tacherTo coat a surface with a stain"the stained glass used for church windows"Le vitrail utilisé pour les fenêtres de l'églisematerialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe tacher, se salirTo become stained; to take a stain."The white shirt stains easily when you spill coffee on it. "La chemise blanche se tache facilement quand on y renverse du café.appearancematerialmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTeinterTo treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features"The scientist stained the blood cells to make the different parts easier to see under the microscope. "Le scientifique a teinté les cellules sanguines pour faciliter la visualisation des différentes parties au microscope.biologymedicinebiochemistrymicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharetacher, souillerTo cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison."His brother's academic success stains his own efforts in school, even though he is working hard. "La réussite scolaire de son frère entache ses propres efforts à l'école, même s'il travaille dur.appearancecharacterqualitymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading