traduce in Spanish
traduce in Spanish is calumniar, difamar, legar — traduce means to malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
traduce in Spanish
calumniar
(transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]
difamar
(transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]
legar
(archaic, transitive) To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit. [mid-16th c. to mid-18th c.]
traducir
(archaic, transitive) To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate. [1530s to mid-19th c.]
What does "traduce" mean?
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verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
"Now, I hold no candle for the train operators, and I think that in the main they have been far too craven about any government proposals. But in this instance, they have been badly traduced, led up the hill, and then chucked back down it."
- verb (dated) To hand something down, for example to one's children or later generations.
- verb To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate.
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traduce in a sentence
- Now, I hold no candle for the train operators, and I think that in the main they have been far too craven about any government proposals. But in this instance, they have been badly traduced, led up the hill, and then chucked back down it.
- Someone must have traduced Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.
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What is "traduce" in Spanish?
"traduce" in Spanish is calumniar, difamar, legar. traduce means: To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
Are there other ways to say "traduce" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "traduce": calumniar, difamar, legar, traducir.
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