French-English translations for salir

besmirch
us
The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor
dirty
uk
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People have been handed over to torture regimes because others obviously don't want to get their hands dirty. Des personnes ont été remises à des régimes pratiquant la torture, car d'autres ne veulent manifestement pas se salir les mains. Mr Jospin went so far as to visit one of the beaches, carried by one of his friends so as not to dirty his shoes. M. Jospin alla jusqu'à se rendre sur une des plages, porté par ses camarades qui voulaient lui éviter de salir ses chaussures. Instead, the people want a Europe that is bold enough to roll up its sleeves and get its hands dirty helping them to overcome their difficulties. Ils veulent au contraire une Europe suffisamment audacieuse pour se retrousser les manches et se salir les mains afin de les aider à surmonter leurs difficultés.

sully
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He did not wish to sully his hands with gardeningShe tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment
backbite
blacken
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The importance of the meeting is highlighted by the fact that, as it approaches, the publicity game has even been enough to blacken the reputations of climate researchers. L'importance du sommet est mise en évidence par le fait que, au fur et à mesure qu'il approche, le jeu de la publicité ait suffit à salir la réputation des chercheurs climatiques. The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in
contaminate
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This water is contaminated. It isnt safe to drinkDo not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly
get dirty
smirch

soil
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The refugees returned to their native soil.Kenyan soilnight soil
taint
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Meat soon taints in warm weather.
tarnish
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Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.