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English to French Dictionary

tainted Meaning in French (tainted signification en français)

souillé, contaminé, entaché
Synonymes:corrompupolluédéshonoré
souillé in English:tainted
Phonetic:su-yay
Plural: tainted
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de tainted en français est souillé, contaminé, entaché. (Quelque chose de contaminé a été pollué, le rendant impur ou impropre à la consommation ou à l'usage.)

Definitions of Tainted

  1. 1
    adjective
    contaminé

    Something that is tainted has been contaminated or polluted, making it impure or unsafe for consumption or use.

    Quelque chose de contaminé a été pollué, le rendant impur ou impropre à la consommation ou à l'usage.

  2. 2
    adjective
    entaché

    A person's reputation or character that is tainted has been morally compromised or discredited, losing its integrity.

    La réputation ou le caractère d'une personne entachée a été compromis ou discrédité moralement, perdant son intégrité.

Example Sentences

“The tainted water caused many people to fall ill.”

L'eau contaminée a rendu de nombreuses personnes malades.

“His reputation was tainted by the scandal.”

Sa réputation a été entachée par le scandale.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

corrompupolluédéshonoré

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

purintègreimmaculé

In English:

purecleanunblemisheduntaintedpristine

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivetaint
third person singulartaints
past tensetainted
present participletainting
nountaint

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

tainted loveexpression

Love that is somehow impure, corrupted, or associated with negative experiences.

tainted reputationcollocation

A reputation that has been damaged or made less respectable due to scandal or wrongdoing.