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tarnish

English

  1. 🔊 discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
  2. 🔊 make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
    “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 desdorar to tarnish
  2. 🔊 empañar to tarnish
  3. 🔊 tiznar to tarnish, to stain

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