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infangare

to muddy

verb een-fahn-GAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to smear (reputation)

Usage Note

Infangare literally means to cover with mud (fango). Figuratively it means to drag someone's name through the mud — infangare la reputazione di qualcuno is the standard expression. Both uses are common; the figurative sense appears frequently in political and journalistic language.

Examples

"Hanno cercato di infangare il suo nome."

Natural Translation

They tried to drag his name through the mud.

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