No. 8,593 in Catalan
embrutar
To make dirty.
In a sentence
La pluja va embrutar els vidres de les finestres.
The rain dirtied the window panes.
The verb "embrutar" is used literally to mean to make something dirty or to soil it.
No vulguis embrutar la reputació dels altres amb mentides.
Do not try to tarnish the reputation of others with lies.
Here, "embrutar" is used figuratively to mean to harm or soil someone's reputation.
El treball a l’hort m’ha fet embrutar les mans, però m’agrada molt.
Working in the garden has made my hands dirty, but I enjoy it a lot.
This sentence uses "embrutar" to describe getting one's hands dirty from physical work, illustrating a practical context.
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