1 to try to damage sb’s reputation by saying unkind or untrue things -- sverte
lies he told to smear his political enemies løgner han fortalte for å sverte sine politiske fiender
3 an attempt to smear sb’s reputation -- bakvaskelse [ masculine ]
4 to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface -- smøre (på), tilgrise
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan fullføre den trinn for trinn, uansett hvor lang veien er, og den kan ikke fullføres uansett hvor kort veien er hvis du ikke en gang markerer fotavtrykket ditt.