🛑defile (défaïl)

verb
/dɪˈfaɪl/
profaner (profaner)

Signification

to pollute, corrupt, or make dirty
Traduction de la signification
polluer, corrompre ou rendre impur
polluer, corrompre ou rendre impur

Phrases d'exemple

The river was defiled by industrial waste.

La rivière a été profanée par les déchets industriels.
La rivière a été profanée par les déchets industriels.

Expressions d'exemple

defile the temple
profaner le temple
profaner le temple

Synonymes

pollute, spoil, taint, corrupt, desecrate

Antonymes

purify, cleanse, sanctify

Collocations

defile nature, defile the land, defile the temple

Vocabulaires connexes

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