taint — IT↔EN

taint

/BrE teɪnt

, AmE teɪnt

noun

1 (defect) (of crime, corruption, cowardice, heresy) macchia f; (of insanity) tara f

2 (trace) (of contamination, infection, bias) traccia f

transitive verb

1 (sully) macchiare [reputation]; infangare [public figure, organization]; intaccare [lineage]; alterare [motive]; falsare [opinion]

2 (poison) contaminare [air, water]; guastare [meat, food]