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Scurrilous rumours had it that Hitler took a bath seven times the next day to rid himself of the taint of having kissed the hand of Frau Blomberg.
Des rumeurs de bas étage firent courir le bruit que, le lendemain, Hitler prit sept bains de suite pour se laver de la souillure d'avoir baisé la main de Frau Blomberg.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
That woman was this sturdy, powerful man's taint, the secret sore which would perhaps end by eating him away and destroying him.
Cette fille était sa tare, à lui, si solide, si puissant, le mal secret qui finirait peut-être par le ronger et le détruire.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The trial judge did not permit defence counsel's cross-examination. Instead, he asked each juror two questions regarding taint or bias:
Le juge du procès ne l'a pas autorisé à le faire, il a plutôt posé lui-même à chaque juré deux questions au sujet de la possibilité d'influence ou de partialité :
The Court finds that the Board's errors regarding its assessment of the male applicant's credibility also taint the Board's conclusion that the male applicant had no subjective fear of returning to Colombia.
La Cour conclut que les erreurs commises par la Commission lorsqu'elle a évalué la crédibilité du demandeur ont également miné sa conclusion selon laquelle celui-ci n'éprouvait pas de crainte subjective face à son retour en Colombie.
The time taken to attain a detectable taint varies from only a few hours to days.
Le temps nécessaire à détecter la contamination varie de quelques heures à plusieurs jours.
© Copyright 2012 IPIECA
© Copyright 2012 IPIECA
This exceptional residual jurisdiction is to be exercised only when there is no reasonable apprehension of taint or bias of the jury.
Cette compétence résiduelle exceptionnelle ne peut être exercée qu'en l'absence de crainte raisonnable d'influence ou de partialité du jury.
No; if his love was clean of all fleshly taint, and added another hope to his desire for eternal life.
Non, si cet amour allait au- delà de la chair, s'il ajoutait une espérance au désir de l'autre vie.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"Why at a conservative estimate fifty-five percent of the people you meet on the street have a syphilitic taint."
— Environ cinquante pour cent des gens que vous rencontrez dans la rue ont la syphilis.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
The appropriate test is whether there is a "reasonable apprehension of taint or bias".
Le critère approprié est celui de la « crainte raisonnable d'influence ou de partialité ».
'Taint hard to tell which has plugged the varmint.
C'est pas difficile de dire qui est-ce qui a tué la bête.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And not the slightest jealousy tainted their brotherly and sisterly feelings; those who were not cured waxed quite gay, triumphant at the cure of the others.
Et pas la moindre jalousie ne gâtait leur fraternité, ceux qui n’étaient pas guéris s’égayaient, triomphaient avec la guérison des autres.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
For a moment Claude drew breath in that atmosphere which was already tainted with a vague smell of varnish and the odour of the musk with which the women present perfumed themselves.
Lui, un moment, reprit haleine, dans cet air qui s’alourdissait déjà, gardant une vague odeur de vernis, au milieu du musc discret des femmes.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Algae cultured for this purpose lose their commercial value if tainted.
Les algues cultivées à cette fin perdent leur valeur commerciales si elles sont contaminées.
© Copyright 2012 IPIECA
© Copyright 2012 IPIECA
He found no air of reality to the suggestion that the jurors were or may have been tainted between the time when the verdict was announced and the time that the jurors were reconvened and testified the next morning.
Il n'a accordé aucune vraisemblance à la suggestion que les jurés avaient été ou pouvaient avoir été influencés entre le moment où le verdict a été annoncé et celui où ils ont été réunis de nouveau pour témoigner le lendemain matin.
In later years our lips grow tainted and reek of our passions.
Plus tard, la bouche se gâte, empoisonne les passions.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

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taint

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetainttaints
Possessive casetaint'staints'

taint

verb
Basic forms
Pasttainted
Imperativetaint
Present Participle (Participle I)tainting
Past Participle (Participle II)tainted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I taintwe taint
you taintyou taint
he/she/it taintsthey taint
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am taintingwe are tainting
you are taintingyou are tainting
he/she/it is taintingthey are tainting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have taintedwe have tainted
you have taintedyou have tainted
he/she/it has taintedthey have tainted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been taintingwe have been tainting
you have been taintingyou have been tainting
he/she/it has been taintingthey have been tainting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I taintedwe tainted
you taintedyou tainted
he/she/it taintedthey tainted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was taintingwe were tainting
you were taintingyou were tainting
he/she/it was taintingthey were tainting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had taintedwe had tainted
you had taintedyou had tainted
he/she/it had taintedthey had tainted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been taintingwe had been tainting
you had been taintingyou had been tainting
he/she/it had been taintingthey had been tainting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will taintwe shall/will taint
you will taintyou will taint
he/she/it will taintthey will taint
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be taintingwe shall/will be tainting
you will be taintingyou will be tainting
he/she/it will be taintingthey will be tainting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have taintedwe shall/will have tainted
you will have taintedyou will have tainted
he/she/it will have taintedthey will have tainted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been taintingwe shall/will have been tainting
you will have been taintingyou will have been tainting
he/she/it will have been taintingthey will have been tainting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would taintwe should/would taint
you would taintyou would taint
he/she/it would taintthey would taint
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be taintingwe should/would be tainting
you would be taintingyou would be tainting
he/she/it would be taintingthey would be tainting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have taintedwe should/would have tainted
you would have taintedyou would have tainted
he/she/it would have taintedthey would have tainted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been taintingwe should/would have been tainting
you would have been taintingyou would have been tainting
he/she/it would have been taintingthey would have been tainting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am taintedwe are tainted
you are taintedyou are tainted
he/she/it is taintedthey are tainted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being taintedwe are being tainted
you are being taintedyou are being tainted
he/she/it is being taintedthey are being tainted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been taintedwe have been tainted
you have been taintedyou have been tainted
he/she/it has been taintedthey have been tainted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was taintedwe were tainted
you were taintedyou were tainted
he/she/it was taintedthey were tainted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being taintedwe were being tainted
you were being taintedyou were being tainted
he/she/it was being taintedthey were being tainted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been taintedwe had been tainted
you had been taintedyou had been tainted
he/she/it had been taintedthey had been tainted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be taintedwe shall/will be tainted
you will be taintedyou will be tainted
he/she/it will be taintedthey will be tainted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been taintedwe shall/will have been tainted
you will have been taintedyou will have been tainted
he/she/it will have been taintedthey will have been tainted