smear

[US]/smɪə(r)/
[UK]/smɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. gjøre (noe) skittent; spred eller smøre (en stoff) over en overflate; fornekre
n. en tynn belægning eller lag av et stoff; en fleck eller merke; fornekre
vi. bli skittent
Word Forms
Past Tensesmeared
Pluralsmears
Present Participlesmearing
Third Person Singularsmears
Past Participlesmeared

Phrases & Collocations

slanderous smear

slandrende smuts

political smear campaign

politisk smutskampanje

pap smear

Pap-smear

blood smear

blodsmuss

Example Sentences

The politician tried to smear his opponent's reputation.

Politikeren prøvde å smør over sin motstander's omdømme.

She used a sponge to smear the paint across the canvas.

Hun brukte en svamp for å smøre fargen over det nakne verket.

The tabloid published a smear campaign against the celebrity.

Tabloiden publiserte en smørkampanje mot den kjente personen.

The criminal tried to smear his fingerprints to avoid detection.

Den kriminelle prøvde å smøre sine fingeravtrykk for å unngå oppdagelse.

The company's competitors attempted to smear its reputation in the market.

Selskapets konkurrenter prøvde å smøre dets omdømme på markedet.

She felt a smear of lipstick on her cheek.

Hun følte en smøring av liposkinn på hennes kind.

The artist used his fingers to smear the charcoal on the paper.

Kunstneren brukte fingrene for å smøre krittet på papiret.

The journalist was accused of participating in a smear campaign against the public figure.

Journalisten ble anklaget for å delta i en smørkampanje mot den offentlige personen.

The makeup artist used a brush to smear the eyeshadow on the model's eyelids.

Make-up-artisten brukte en børste for å smøre øyenskyggen på modellens øyelokk.

The detective found a smear of blood on the doorknob.

Detektiven fant en smøring av blod på dørhåndtaket.

Real-world Examples

Is there a white smear at the bottom?

Er det en hvit smuss nederst?

Source: European and American Cultural Atmosphere (Audio)

The peripheral blood smear shows microcytic, or small, and hypochromic, or pale, RBCs.

Periferal blodsmuss viser mikrosytiske, altså små, og hypokromiske, altså bleke, røde blodceller.

Source: Osmosis - Genetics

And that dude, he invented an app for trashing your friends called app smear.

Og den fella oppfant en app for å kaste dine venner bort, kalt app smuss.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Biden has no such plan, and the Biden campaign has been calling this a smear.

Biden har ingen slik plan, og Biden-kampanjen har kalt dette en smuss.

Source: NPR News July 2020 Compilation

You'd be flattened into a greasy smear.

Du ville blitt flattet til en fettig smuss.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

I know. What started as a pap smear turned into a date.

Jeg vet. Det som startet som en papsmuss ble til en datingside.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Investigation should include a complete blood count, peripheral blood smear and iron studies.

Undersøkelsen bør inkludere en full blodtelling, periferal blodsmuss og jernstudier.

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

The politician was smeared by his opponent's accusations.

Politikeren ble smusset av hans motstanders anklager.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

You've done a mustard smear, like, that is so bad. - It needed a flourish. - Okay.

Du har gjort en senfsmuss, som det er så dårlig. - Det trengte en flør. - Okay.

Source: Gourmet Base

It looks like the smearing campaign has heavily backfired.

Det ser ut til at smusskampanjen har gått helt feil vei.

Source: Technology Trends

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