sully

[US]/ˈsʌli/
[UK]/ˈsʌli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. ternir, détruire la réputation
Word Forms
Participe passésullied
Participe présentsullying
Troisième personne du singuliersullies
Passé simplesullied
Plurielsullies

Phrases & Collocations

sully one's reputation

nuire à sa réputation

sully the environment

nuire à l'environnement

Example Sentences

Her reputation was sullied by the scandal.

Sa réputation a été ternie par le scandale.

He refused to let anyone sully his good name.

Il a refusé de laisser quiconque ternir son bon nom.

The mud on his shoes sullied the clean floor.

La boue sur ses chaussures a terni le sol propre.

They tried to sully her image with false accusations.

Ils ont essayé de ternir son image avec de fausses accusations.

The company's reputation was sullied after the product recall.

La réputation de l'entreprise a été ternie après le rappel du produit.

He didn't want to sully his hands with the dirty work.

Il ne voulait pas salir ses mains avec le travail sale.

The graffiti sullied the historic building.

Les graffitis ont terni le bâtiment historique.

She felt like she had sullied her soul with her actions.

Elle se sentait comme si elle avait terni son âme avec ses actions.

The lies he told sullied his integrity.

Les mensonges qu'il a racontés ont terni son intégrité.

They tried to sully his achievements by spreading rumors.

Ils ont essayé de ternir ses réalisations en répandant des rumeurs.

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