manchar
smudge ; stain ; tarnish ; dirty ; soil ; besmirch ; splatter ; spatter ; tinge ; muck up ; goop.
At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.
The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.
The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches'.
This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.
Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.
These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.
The kids thought it was terrific fun to slash holes in the clothes and muck them up with black paint.
In fact, if I accidently goop some on my clothing, I can rest assured that it will come out in the wash without damaging or staining.
manchar + Posesivo + (buena) reputación
drag + Posesivo + (good) reputation through the mud
The media would thoughtlessly drag her good reputation through the mud just to make a few more dollars.
manchar + Posesivo + (buen) nombre
drag + Posesivo + (good) name through the mud
drag + Posesivo + (good) name through the dirt
She is a good teacher, and now this girl, her parents and the school board have dragged her good name through the mud.
He will be seeking damages from those in the media who have dragged his good name through the dirt.
manchar + Posesivo + imagen
tarnish + Posesivo + image
Everything possible is being done to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims worldwide.
mancharse las manos [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo] [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo]
get + Posesivo + hands dirty
dirty + Posesivo + hands
Booking agents need to get their hands dirty to fully understand how the business works.
His trial heard he tried to 'avoid dirtying his hands' by hiring others to run the firm and adopting a false identity.
