tarnish
31tarnish — v 1. dull, discolor, oxidize, rust; dim, mat, fade, erode, corrode, blur; tinge, wash out, decolorize, achromatize, etiolate, blanch, blench. 2. stain, sully, dirty, soil, blemish, taint; spot, maculate, streak, smudge, smirch, besmirch, begrime; …
32tarnish — tar·nish …
33tarnish — [ˈtɑːnɪʃ] verb 1) [T] if something tarnishes your reputation or image, it makes people have a bad opinion of you 2) [I] if metal tarnishes, it loses its colour and becomes less shiny …
34tarnish — /ˈtanɪʃ / (say tahnish) verb (t) 1. to dull or alter the lustre of (especially a metallic surface by oxidation, etc.); discolour. 2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully. –verb (i) 3. to grow dull or discoloured; lose lustre. 4. to… …
35tarnish — To discolor due to the formation of a thin film of oxide, sulphide, or some other corrosion product …
36tarnish — v. & n. v. 1 tr. lessen or destroy the lustre of (metal etc.). 2 tr. impair (one s reputation etc.). 3 intr. (of metal etc.) lose lustre. n. 1 a a loss of lustre. b a film of colour formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. 2 a blemish; …
37tarnish the image — dirty an image, stain a reputation, ruin a reputation …
38Tarnished — Tarnish Tar nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarnishing}.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. {Dern} …
39Tarnishing — Tarnish Tar nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarnishing}.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. {Dern} …
40Помутнение поверхности — Tarnish Помутнение поверхности. Изменение цвета поверхности металла, вызванное образованием тонкой коррозионной пленки. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург,… …
