0 to spoil something or give it an unpleasant quality: --
His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.
1 the act or result of spoiling something or giving it an unpleasant quality: --
2 to damage the quality, taste, or value of something: --
Bacteria had tainted the meat.
His reputation was permanently tainted by the scandal.
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 slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.