Tarnish
noun
- 1.
- ការឡើងស្រអាប់ការខាតបង់កិត្តិយស
- 2.
- (COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE) (a being tarnished, dullness, a stain or blemish) ភាពស្រអាប់
verb — past tense: tarnished ; past participle: tarnished ; present participle: tarnishing ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To dull the luster of (a metal), to sully [a reputation, etc]) ឡើងស្រអាប់
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើអោយស្រអាប់, ធ្វើអោយខូចកេរិ៍្តឈ្មោះ
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To lose luster, to discolor) tarnish silver ធ្វើអោយស្រអាប់
Example: Silvers when left out in the air, Gas silver, a tarnish on silver.tarnish his reputation ធ្វើអោយខាប់ខូច
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
- 2.
- A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.
verb — past tense: tarnished ; past participle: tarnished ; present participle: tarnishing ;
- 1.
- To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.