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sapato maculado

[sɐ'pɑtu mɑku'lɑdu]
nounmasculinepl: sapatos maculados
stained shoe; spotted shoe
1. A shoe that has spots, marks, stains, or blemishes on its surface
He threw away the stained shoe after the accident.
Ele descartou o sapato maculado após o acidente.
2. Figuratively, something or someone with a tarnished reputation or moral flaw
His sapato maculado in the scandal affected his career.
Seu sapato maculado no escândalo afetou sua carreira.
Synonyms
sapato manchadosapato sujosapato marcadosapato danificado
Antonyms
sapato limposapato impecávelsapato imaculado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sapato maculado
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
sapato sujo
More commonly used colloquially
Portugal
sapato maculado
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter um sapato maculado na história (to have a stain on one's record)
sapatos maculados (tainted reputation)
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