Translation for 'to tarnish sth' from English to Icelandic

to tarnish sth.

að flekka e-ð

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to weight down sth. (with sth.) [hold it down]

að fergja e-ð (með e-u)

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to apply sth. to/on sth. [put on]

að bera e-ð á/í e-ð

to charge sth. with sth. [to load firearm, battery]

að hlaða e-ð með e-u

to charge sth. for sth. [demand a price]

að rukka e-ð fyrir e-ð

to charge sth. for sth. [set a price]

að taka e-ð fyrir e-ð

to charge sth. with sth. [load to capacity]

að fylla e-ð með e-u

to print sth. on sth. [especially graphics]

að þrykkja e-ð á e-ð

to snatch sth. from / out of sth.

að þrífa e-ð úr e-u

to sweep sth. off sth. [take away]

unverified að svipta e-u ofan af e-u

to prefer sth. to sth. else

að taka e-ð fram yfir annað

að vilja e-ð frekar en e-ð annað

to superimpose sth. (on / onto sth.)

að yfirfæra e-ð (á e-ð)

to hit sth. hard (with sth.)

unverified að keyra e-ð í e-ð [slá af afli]

to get sth. out of sth.

að fá e-ð út úr e-u

to prod sth. into sth. else

að pota e-u í e-ð

to tuck sth. into sth. else

að pota e-u í e-ð

to earmark sth. for sth. [reserve]

að eyrnamerkja e-ð e-u

to adjust sth. (at / to sth.)

að aðlaga e-ð (e-u)

to put sth. in / into sth.

að láta e-ð ofan í e-ð

to protect sth. against / from sth.

að verja e-ð fyrir e-u

• For example, a water-air electrochemical cell corrodes iron to "rust", corrodes copper to "patina", and corrodes copper, silver, and other metals to "tarnish".
• 5% to 50%, with a portion of the remainder consisting of manganese, which caused the coins to tarnish to a very dark colour after they had been in circulation for a significant period.
• The adoption by Seward Collins of its philosophy, or some trappings, in his publication "The Bookman" did something to tarnish it, in a way that external critics had up until then failed to do.
• The "fixing" of the 1919 World Series is the only recognized gambling scandal to tarnish a World Series.
• Then Yu Zhijian proposed to tarnish the portrait of Mao in order to symbolically terminate the Communist tyranny, Yu Dongyue and Lu Decheng agreed.

• The surrealist leader André Breton coined the anagram "Avida Dollars" for Salvador Dalí, to tarnish his reputation by the implication of commercialism.
• This leaves a false impression that the rule of tincture has been violated in cases where, when applied next to a dark colour, argent now appears to be sable due to tarnish.
• Since Shiseido did not want to tarnish their deluxe brand image their designs and advertisements continued to incorporate highly stylized luxurious motifs.
• After playing only with the Redskins throughout his entire career, he was afraid to tarnish his legacy by joining another team.
• believe Ashcroft published the book to tarnish David Cameron's reputation.

• In Poland it is believed that Bogusław's and Janusz's only lasting achievement was to tarnish the Radziwiłł family name for years to come with their treason, eclipsing the deeds of other Radziwiłłs like Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł, who fought for the Crown and the Commonwealth against the Swedes.
• Clay's commitment brought Southern Whigs under extreme pressure in their home states and congressional districts, threatening to tarnish their credentials as supporters of slavery.
• After suffering damage or disaster, liner operators did not want the name of a broken ship to tarnish the brand of their passenger services.
• "I have great respect for the Speaker of the House, the Parliament, Prime Minister and the nation," he said, "and don't want such allegations to tarnish their image.
• 5% to 50%, with some of the remainder consisting of manganese, which caused the coins to tarnish to a very dark colour after they had been in circulation for long.

• Patina is the name given to tarnish on copper-based metals, while toning is a term for the type of tarnish which forms on coins.
• Here, Richmond attempts through underhanded means to tarnish DD's reputation and supplant him.
• Freshly cut potassium is silvery in appearance, but it begins to tarnish toward gray immediately on exposure to air.
• Coming on the heels of the failure of "The Great Moment", these further flops, disappointments and setbacks served to tarnish the once stellar reputation of the golden boy of Hollywood.