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befouled

/bɪˈfaʊld/

Traducción: Adjetivo que significa ensuciado, manchado o contaminado, a menudo con sentido moral o figurado de haber sido degradado o profanado., Verbo que significa ensuciar, manchar o contaminar algo, a menudo en sentido físico o moral; también puede implicar corromper o degradar algo que antes era puro o limpio.

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adjective

/bɪˈfaʊld/C2formalobsoleto
  • esAdjetivo que significa ensuciado, manchado o contaminado, a menudo con sentido moral o figurado de haber sido degradado o profanado.

An archaic or literary adjective meaning made dirty, polluted, or defiled, often used in a moral or physical sense.

  1. Made dirty or pollutedC1formal

    To have been made physically dirty, filthy, or contaminated.

    esEnsuciado o contaminado

    • The river was befouled by industrial waste.
    • The once pristine beach was befouled with trash.
    • His hands were befouled with mud and grease.

    Sinónimosbegrimedcontaminateddefileddirtyfilthyfouledgrimypollutedsoiledstainedtainted

    Antónimoscleanhygienicpuresanitaryspotless

  2. Sullied or dishonoredC2formal

    To have been made morally or spiritually impure; tarnished.

    esManchado o deshonrado

    • His reputation was befouled by the scandal.
    • The sacred temple was befouled by acts of vandalism.
    • Her good name was befouled by false accusations.

    Sinónimoscorrupteddebaseddefileddesecrateddishonoredpollutedprofanedstainedtainted

    Antónimoscleanholypureunstainedunsullieduntainted

Formas
  • more befouled comparative form
  • most befouled superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Condiciones heredadas

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

befoul/bɪˈfaʊl/C2formalobsoleto
  • esVerbo que significa ensuciar, manchar o contaminar algo, a menudo en sentido físico o moral; también puede implicar corromper o degradar algo que antes era puro o limpio.

An archaic verb meaning to make dirty, foul, or defile; to pollute or corrupt.

  1. Make dirty or polluteC2formal

    To make something dirty, stained, or impure, often by physical contact or contamination.

    esEnsuciar o contaminar

    • The factory's waste befouled the nearby river.
    • His careless actions befouled the reputation of the entire team.
    • The once pristine beach was befouled by litter and oil.

    Sinónimosbegrimecontaminatedefiledirtyfoulpollutesoilstainsullytaint

    Antónimosclarifycleandecontaminatepurify

Formas
  • befouled past participle
  • befouled past simple
  • befouling present participle
  • befouls third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Condiciones heredadas

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.