salir
French → English
(physical) To dirty: to make something unclean or stained with mud, dust, or grease
Fais attention à ne pas salir ton beau costume blanc avec cette sauce.
(English) Be careful not to dirty your beautiful white suit with this sauce.
L'enfant s'est sali les mains en jouant dans le potager.
(English) The child got his hands dirty while playing in the vegetable garden.
(metaphor) To tarnish: to damage a person's reputation or dignity through slander or improper actions
Les rumeurs infondées ont fini par salir la réputation de l'honnête commerçant.
(English) Unfounded rumors eventually tarnished the honest merchant's reputation.
Par ce comportement indigne, il a sali sa fonction de juge.
(English) Through this unworthy behavior, he tarnished his role as a judge.
Entry ID: fr:en:salir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary