slur
suomi-englanti sanakirjaslur englannista suomeksi
loukkaus, herja, mustamaalaus
loukata, mustamaalata, herjata
sitoa
sammaltaa, mongertaa, sokeltaa, sopertaa
legatokaari
tahra
slur englanniksi
An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, orientationNoun|sexual orientation, etc.).
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(RQ:Stevenson Memories)
An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation.
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Any instance of separate things gradually blending together, such as heartbeats in some medical disorders.
(senseid) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
(senseid) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
(coordinate terms)
(RQ:Tennyson Idylls)
To run together; to articulate poorly.
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To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
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To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
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To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
(RQ:Dryden Juvenal Satires)
To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
(RQ:Butler Hudibras)
To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them. (rfv-sense)