Betydning av smear på norsk

• 0 to spread onto a surface

  • The baby smeared chocolate all over her face. Pikebarnet klinte sjokolade over hele fjeset.

  • Their white shirts were smeared with blood. Hvitskjortene deres var innsmurt med blod.

• 1 to try to damage sb’s reputation by saying unkind or untrue things

  • lies he told to smear his political enemies løgner han fortalte for å sverte sine politiske fiender

• 2 a mark on the surface of sth

  • a smear of yellow paint en flekk med gul maling

• 3 an attempt to smear sb’s reputation

  • smear tactics bakvaskelsestaktikk

  • a smear campaign en bakvaskelseskampanje

• 4 to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface

  • The little boy smeared jam on the chair.

• 5 to make or become blurred; to smudge

  • He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.

• 6 to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him

  • He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.

• 7 a mark made by smearing.

• 8 a piece of slander

  • He considered the remarks to be a smear on his character.