slur

[US]/slɜː(r)/
[UK]/slɜːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. ignorer; survoler hâtivement; mal prononcer de manière peu claire; diffamer
vi. prononcer de manière peu claire; écrire hâtivement
n. tache; diffamation; insulte (notation musicale)
Word Forms
Troisième personne du singulierslurs
Participe présentslurring
Passé simpleslurred
Participe passéslurred
Plurielslurs

Phrases & Collocations

racial slur

insulte raciale

homophobic slur

insulte homophobe

sexist slur

insulte sexiste

Example Sentences

try and slur the integrity of the police to secure an acquittal.

essayer de discréditer l'intégrité de la police pour obtenir un acquittement.

the comments were a slur on staff at the hospital.

Les commentaires étaient une insulte au personnel de l'hôpital.

there was a mean slur in his voice.

Il y avait une remarque méchante et blessante dans sa voix.

Don't slur my brother's reputation!

N'entache pas la réputation de mon frère !

He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.

Il a pris les remarques comme une insulte à sa réputation.

His comments cast a slur on the integrity of his employees.

Ses commentaires ont porté atteinte à l'intégrité de ses employés.

aspersion, calumny, defame, denigrate, discredit, libel, malign, slander, slur, stigmatise, traduce, vilify.

aspersion, calumny, defame, denigrate, discredit, libel, malign, slander, slur, stigmatise, traduce, vilify.

Has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,

N'a aucune calomnie sur sa langue, celui qui ne fait aucun mal à son voisin et ne jette aucune injure sur son prochain,

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