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soiled
[/sɔɪld/]
adjective/verb (past participle)
sujo, manchado
1.
made dirty or stained
The child's soiled clothes needed washing.
As roupas sujas da criança precisavam ser lavadas.
2.
morally or reputationally tarnished
His soiled reputation never fully recovered.
Sua reputação manchada nunca se recuperou completamente.
3.
past tense: to have made dirty
He soiled his shirt with mud.
Ele sujou a camisa de lama.
Synonyms
dirty
stained
tarnished
sullied
contaminated
smudged
Antonyms
clean
spotless
pure
immaculate
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
sujo, manchado
most common usage
São Paulo
sujo, poluído
slightly more formal register
Portugal
sujo, manchado, conspurcado
conspurcado is more literary
Related Idioms & Phrases
soiled reputation
soiled hands (metaphorically guilty)
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