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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "potǎmnjavane",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "потъмняване"
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"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "hapettuma"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "tummentuma"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "Anlaufen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "Mattieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "Beschlagen"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çirk",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"word": "چرك"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "zaśniedzenie"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oxidação"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potusknénije",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "потускне́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okislénije",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "окисле́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oxidación"
}
],
"word": "tarnish"
}
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"text": "Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.",
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"To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation."
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"ref": "2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian",
"text": "There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside.",
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{
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"copyright",
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[
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"law"
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "potǎmnjavam",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "потъмнявам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "hapettua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "tummua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "ternir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "anlaufen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "matt werden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "beschlagen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "śniedzieć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaśniedzieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "oxidar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "become discolored",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tusknétʹ",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "тускне́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "make discolored",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ túsklym",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "де́лать ту́склым"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation",
"word": "oxidar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "batırmaq"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "liata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "tahria"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "trüben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "beeinträchtigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "beflecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "besudeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "beschmutzen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "amavróno",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "αμαυρώνω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "infamare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "disonorare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "brukać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zbrukać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "manchar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "ofuscar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pjatnátʹ",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "пятна́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poróčitʹ",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "поро́чить"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "pošpiniť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "špiniť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "poškodiť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "poškodzovať"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "deslustrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "empañar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "tiznar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "desdorar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "fläcka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "skamfila"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "besudla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compromise, damage, soil, or sully",
"word": "skada"
}
],
"word": "tarnish"
}
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