- smear
- smiə
1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) untar, embadurnar2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) borrar, manchar3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) calumniar, difamar
2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) mancha2) (a piece of slander.) calumniasmear1 n manchaa smear of grease una mancha de grasasmear2 vb untar / mancharhis shirt was smeared with grease llevaba la camisa manchada de grasasmeartr[smɪəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 (smudge, stain) mancha2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL frotis nombre masculino3 figurative use (defamation) calumniatransitive verb1 (spread - butter, ointment) untar; (- grease, paint) embadurnar■ he smeared butter on the bread untó el pan con mantequilla■ she smeared suntan lotion all over her body se embadurnó todo el cuerpo con bronceador2 (make dirty) manchar; (smudge) borrar■ the child had ice-cream smeared all round his mouth el niño tenía toda la boca manchada de helado3 figurative use (defame) calumniar, difamarintransitive verb1 (smudge) correrse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsmear campaign campaña de difamaciónsmear test SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL citologíasmear ['smɪr] vt1) daub: embadurnar, untar (mantequilla, etc.)2) smudge: emborronar3) slander: calumniar, difamarsmear n1) smudge: mancha f2) slander: calumnia fsmearn.• chafarrinón s.m.• embarradura s.f.• mancha s.f.• untadura s.f.• untura s.f.v.• barrar v.• chafarrinar v.• embarrar v.• manchar v.smɪr, smɪə(r)
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noun1) (stain) mancha f2) (slander, slur) calumnia f; (before n)smear campaign — campaña f difamatoria or de desprestigio
3) (Med)a) (sample) frotis mb) smear (test) citología f, frotis m cervical, Papanicolau m (AmL)
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transitive verb1)a) (spread, daub)to smear something ON(TO)/OVER something — \<\<paint/grease\>\> embadurnar algo de algo; \<\<butter\>\> untar algo con algo
to smear something WITH something: the walls were smeared with filth — las paredes estaban cubiertas de mugre
b) (smudge) \<\<make-up/paint\>\> correr2) (slander, libel) difamar, desprestigiar
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vi \<\<paint/ink/lipstick\>\> correrse[smɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (=mark) mancha f2) (fig) (=libel) calumnia f3) (Med) frotis m2. VT1) untarto smear one's face with blood — untarse la cara de sangre
to smear wet paint — manchar la pintura fresca
2) [+ print, lettering etc] borrar3) (fig) (=libel) calumniar, difamarto smear sb as a traitor — tachar a algn de traidor
to smear sb because of his past — tachar a algn por su pasado
4) (US) ** (=defeat) derrotar sin esfuerzo3.VI [paint, ink etc] correrse4.CPDsmear campaign N — campaña f de difamación
smear tactics NPL — tácticas fpl de difamación
smear test N — (Med) frotis m , citología f
* * *[smɪr, smɪə(r)]
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noun1) (stain) mancha f2) (slander, slur) calumnia f; (before n)smear campaign — campaña f difamatoria or de desprestigio
3) (Med)a) (sample) frotis mb) smear (test) citología f, frotis m cervical, Papanicolau m (AmL)
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transitive verb1)a) (spread, daub)to smear something ON(TO)/OVER something — \<\<paint/grease\>\> embadurnar algo de algo; \<\<butter\>\> untar algo con algo
to smear something WITH something: the walls were smeared with filth — las paredes estaban cubiertas de mugre
b) (smudge) \<\<make-up/paint\>\> correr2) (slander, libel) difamar, desprestigiar
2.
vi \<\<paint/ink/lipstick\>\> correrse
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
