tarnish

/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ verb

Translation

SOMEONE [T] › to spoil the way in which people think of someone so that they do not respect them

lekelemek, kirletmek

to tarnish someone's image/reputation 1024

METAL [I, T] › If a metal tarnishes or something tarnishes it, it becomes less bright and shiny.

karar(t)mak, parlaklığını kaybet(tir)mek; donuklaş(tır)mak

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(Definition of tarnish verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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