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stains

/steɪnz/

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noun

Taches, souillures

A discoloured spot or area.

Examples :

"The red wine stains on the tablecloth needed to be cleaned. "

Les taches de vin rouge sur la nappe devaient être nettoyées.

appearance mark material

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noun

Tache, souillure

A blemish on one's character or reputation.

Examples :

"The scandal left deep stains on the politician's reputation. "

Le scandale a laissé de profondes taches sur la réputation du politicien.

character moral guilt value

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noun

Teinture, teinture

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

Examples :

"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.

substance material color

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noun

Colorant, teinture

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

Examples :

"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.

medicine biology biochemistry science

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noun

Taches, couleurs

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Tacher, souiller

Examples :

"armour stained with blood"

Une armure tachée de sang

appearance material color mark

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verb

ternir, entacher

To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

Examples :

"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.

character moral society

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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

material appearance

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verb

Se tacher, se salir

To become stained; to take a stain.

Examples :

"The white shirt stains easily when you spill coffee on it. "

La chemise blanche se tache facilement quand on y renverse du café.

appearance material mark

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verb

Teinter

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

Examples :

"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.

biology medicine biochemistry microorganism

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verb

tacher, souiller

To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

Examples :

"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.

appearance character quality moral