tarnish
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
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American sound/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
tarnish
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tar - nish -> tarnish
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) အရောင်-မှေးမှိန်-ညှိုးနွမ်းစေသည်။
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tarnish /'tɑ:nÇʃ/ v
၁။ (သတ္တုများ) အရောင်မှေးမှိန်သွားသည်။ mirrors that have tarnished with age ❍ The brasswork needs polishing — it's badly tarnished.
၂။ ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာ စွန်းထင်းသည်။ နာမည်ပျက်သည်။ The new manager is determined to improve the club's somewhat tarnished image.
n [C, U] (သတ္တု) အကြေးအညှိတက်ခြင်း။ remove the tarnish from silver.
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dull, discolor, stain, smear, smudge, blot, blemish, taint, dirty, attaint, bad odor, beauty spot, befoul, begrime, blacken, blackhead, blackheads, blot on landscape, blot on the landscape, cicatrix, contaminate, corrode, corrupt, cruddiness, damage, darken, defame, defile, destroy, dim, dirt, disbarment, disgrace, dreck, embarrass, feculence, gook, grime, gunk, harm, hickey, hurt, ill repute, impair, ingloriousness, injure, lentigo, lose luster, lose shine, loss of honor, macula, maculation, mar, mark, muddy, nevus, nodule, opprobrium, oxidize, pale, pollute, putdown, rottenness, ruin, rust, scuz, slander, sleaze, smuttiness, soil, spoil, spot, sully, tar, uncleanliness, uncleanness, verdigris, vitiate, whitehead, whiteheads
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