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aspersions

/ənz/ UK: /əˈspɜː.ʒənz/ US: /-ˈspɝː-/

Translation

to cast aspersions on sth/sb
calumniar
They started to cast aspersions on him as soon as he arrived
En cuanto llegó, empezaron a calumniarlo
Distinto de spraying (aspersión)
(Definition of aspersions from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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