What does inquinato in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word inquinato in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use inquinato in Italian.
The word inquinato in Italian means polluted, corrupt, pollute, taint, defile. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word inquinato
pollutedaggettivo (inquinamento ambientale) (environment) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il fiume inquinato era ormai di colore nero e puzzava anche a distanza. The polluted river was by now black and its stench could be smelled at a distance. |
corruptaggettivo (figurato (corrotto) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il mondo del ciclismo è inquinato da troppi atleti scorretti. The world of cycling is corrupted by too many unfair athletes. |
polluteverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (contaminare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La plastica può inquinare l'ambiente per secoli. Plastic can pollute the environment for centuries. |
taintverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (diritto: alterare le prove) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Tutte le prove a carico dell'imputato erano state inquinate da ignoti. All of the evidence against the defendant was tainted by persons unknown. |
defileverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (corrompere moralmente) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") I telefilm di guerra inquinano la mente dei giovani. War films defile the minds of young people. |
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