German-English translations for beschmutzen

• besmirch
  The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor
• besmear
• dirty
  Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes werent too dirty
  Dont put that in your mouth, dear. Its dirty
  At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids
• foul
  This cloth is too foul to use as a duster
  His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen
  The air was so foul nobody could breathe
• make dirty
• smirch
• soil
  The refugees returned to their native soil.
  Kenyan soil
  night soil
• stain
  to stain the hand with dye
  armour stained with blood
  to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
• sully
  He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening
  She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment

Related words

• Nestbeschmutzer
• beschmutzen|beschmutzen
• das eigene Nest beschmutzen