tainted

[US]/'teɪntɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. forurenet; inficeret.
Word Forms
Past Participletainted

Phrases & Collocations

tainted reputation

besmudset rygte

tainted food

forurenet mad

tainted water

forurenet vand

tainted evidence

forurensede beviser

tainted blood

forurenet blod

tainted milk

forurenet mælk

Real-world Examples

That's when a chemical leak was found to have tainted the water supply.

Det var lige præcis på det tidspunkt, at en kemikalielækage blev fundet at have forurenet vandforsyningen.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2014

Mr Bush tainted America's values with inept invasion, prisoner abuse and imperial overstretch.

Hr. Bush misfarvede Amerikas værdier med inkompetent invasion, mishandling af fanger og imperial udvidelse.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

That's right and other things can be tainted, like you said, for example, a relationship.

Det er rigtigt, og andre ting kan også være misfarvede, som du sagde, for eksempel et forhold.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

It spreads through tainted water and because of poor hygiene.

Det spreder sig gennem forurenet vand og på grund af dårlig hygiejne.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment.

Han ville ikke have hans begejstrede fryd forpestet af nag.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

That word's kind of tainted for me now, so...

Det ord er lidt misfarvet for mig nu, så...

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

And they're less likely to want the tainted money.

Og de er mindre tilbøjelige til at ville have de misfarvede penge.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2013

Today they close two schools to investigate concerns of tainted water.

I dag lukker de to skoler for at undersøge bekymringer om forurenet vand.

Source: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

His arrest comes after election officials determined that his work for Republican Mark Harris tainted a 2018 congressional race.

Hans arrestation kommer efter, at valgembedsmænd fastslog, at hans arbejde for den republikanske Mark Harris misfarvede et valglopp i 2018.

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2019

He wanted to leave it all behind and find somewhere not yet tainted by the artificiality of modern life.

Han ville gerne efterlade det hele og finde et sted, der endnu ikke var misfarvet af det kunstige i det moderne liv.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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