souiller
French → English
(moral) To tarnish: to dishonor or avile a person's reputation or life
Il refuse de souiller sa réputation par des mensonges et des trahisons.
(English) He refuses to tarnish his reputation with lies and betrayals.
Cette action cruelle a fini par souiller sa gloire militaire pour toujours.
(English) This cruel action ended up tarnishing his military glory forever.
(physical) To soil: to make something dirty or stained with mud, blood, or grime
Il ne faut pas souiller ses vêtements propres en jouant dans la boue.
(English) One must not soil their clean clothes while playing in the mud.
Le meurtrier a souillé ses mains du sang d'une victime innocente.
(English) The murderer soiled his hands with the blood of an innocent victim.
Entry ID: fr:en:souiller · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary