smear in Russian
smear in Russian is ма́зать, нама́зать, сма́зать — smear means to spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
smear in Russian
ма́зать
Pronounced: mazat
нама́зать
Pronounced: namazat
сма́зать
Pronounced: smazat
сма́зывать
Pronounced: smazyvat
замара́ть
Pronounced: zamarat
(transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
мара́ть
Pronounced: marat
(transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
очерни́ть
Pronounced: ochernit
(transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
очерня́ть
Pronounced: ochernyat
(transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
ма́зать
Pronounced: mazat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
нама́зать
Pronounced: namazat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
разма́зать
Pronounced: razmazat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
разма́зывать
Pronounced: razmazyvat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
сма́зать
Pronounced: smazat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
сма́зывать
Pronounced: smazyvat
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
What does "smear" mean?
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verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
"She smeared sunscreen across her shoulders."
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verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
"The tabloid tried to smear the candidate with unfounded rumors."
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noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
"The politician dismissed the story as a smear."
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noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.
"She went in for her routine smear test."
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smear in a sentence
- She smeared sunscreen across her shoulders.
- Paint smeared across the canvas as he dragged the brush.
- The tabloid tried to smear the candidate with unfounded rumors.
- His rivals smeared him online before the election.
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What is "smear" in Russian?
"smear" in Russian is ма́зать, нама́зать, сма́зать. smear means: To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
How do you pronounce ма́зать?
"smear" in Russian is ма́зать, pronounced "mazat".
How do you use "smear" in a sentence?
Example: "She smeared sunscreen across her shoulders." In Russian, "smear" is ма́зать, нама́зать, сма́зать.
Are there other ways to say "smear" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 10 translations listed for "smear": ма́зать, нама́зать, сма́зать, сма́зывать, замара́ть, мара́ть.
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