contaminar

contaminar
v.
1 to contaminate.
La fábrica contamina el aire The factory contaminates the air.
El viejo contaminó a la muchacha The old man contaminated the girl.
2 to corrupt.
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contaminar
► verbo transitivo
1 to contaminate (agua, aire) to pollute
2 figurado to contaminate, corrupt
► verbo pronominal contaminarse
1 to become contaminated (agua, aire) to become polluted
2 figurado to be infected, be corrupted
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verb
to contaminate, pollute
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1. VT
1) [+ aire, mar] to pollute; [+ alimentos, agua potable] to contaminate; [+ ropa] to soil
2) [+ texto] to corrupt; (Literat) to influence, affect
3) (Rel) to profane
2.
See:
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verbo transitivo
a) <mar/atmósfera> to pollute; <agua potable/comida> to contaminate; (por radiactividad) to contaminate
b) <lengua/cultura> to corrupt
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= contaminate, corrupt, pollute, foul, taint, defile.
Ex. The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.
Ex. Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex. Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.
Ex. For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
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* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.
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verbo transitivo
a) <mar/atmósfera> to pollute; <agua potable/comida> to contaminate; (por radiactividad) to contaminate
b) <lengua/cultura> to corrupt
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= contaminate, corrupt, pollute, foul, taint, defile.

Ex: The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.

Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex: Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.
Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.

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contaminar [A1 ]
vt
1 ‹mar/atmósfera› to pollute; ‹agua potable/comida› to contaminate; (por radiactividad) to contaminate
2 ‹lengua/cultura› to corrupt
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contaminar (conjugate contaminar) verbo transitivo ‹mar/atmósfera› to pollute;
‹agua potable/comida› to contaminate;
(por radiactividad) to contaminate
contaminar verbo transitivo
1 (la atmósfera) to pollute
2 (un alimento, etc) to contaminate
3 (una cultura, lengua) to corrupt
'contaminar' also found in these entries:
English:
contaminate
- foul
- infect
- pollute
- taint
- poison
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contaminar
♦ vt
1. [alimento] to contaminate
2. [medio ambiente] to pollute
3. [pervertir] to corrupt
4. [texto] to corrupt
♦ vi
to pollute;
el que contamine que pague the polluter pays
♦ See also the pronominal verb contaminarse
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contaminar
v/t agua etc contaminate; río, medio ambiente pollute; fig
corrupt
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contaminar vt
: to contaminate, to pollute
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contaminar vb (agua, aire) to pollute

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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