la tache
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
1. (trace)
a. stain
J’ai lavé ma chemise, mais il reste des taches.I washed my shirt, but there are still stains on it.
b. mark
C’est quoi cette tache, sur le mur ? - Aucune idée !What's that mark on the wall? - No idea!
c. smudge
Il y a une petite tache de peinture sur ta veste.There's a small smudge of paint on your jacket.
d. spot
La pluie a laissé des taches brunes sur le pare-brise de la voiture.The rain left brown spots on the car's windshield.
a. spot
Avec le temps, les mains de Colette se sont couvertes de taches de vieillesse.Over time, Colette's hands became covered with age spots.
b. blemish
Ma sœur a une peau parfaite. Jamais un bouton ou une tache.My sister has perfect skin. Never a pimple or blemish.
c. mark
La tache blanche sur le pelage de mon chat est unique.The white mark on my cat’s coat is unique.
d. patch
Regarde la vache marron avec les taches blanches ! On dirait qu’elle est triste.Look at the brown cow with white patches! She looks sad.
3. (medicine)
a. spot
Le scanner a permis de repérer une tache suspecte sur le poumon du patient.The scan revealed a suspicious spot on the patient’s lung.
4. (botany)
a. spot
Tu ne manges pas ta pomme ? - Elle est pleine de taches brunes.Aren't you going to eat your apple? - It has a whole bunch of brown spots.
5. (figurative) (stigma)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. stain (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Le scandale du travail des enfants a laissé une tache indélébile et l’entreprise a coulé.The child labor scandal left a permanent stain, and the company went under.
b. blot (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
La ministre est intouchable. Pas la moindre tache sur sa réputation.The minister is untouchable. Not a single blot on her reputation.
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