defiling

dɪˈfaɪlɪŋ
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Translation of defiling into German

Adjective

1.

dirtying

making something dirty or impure
  • The vandals left defiling marks on the walls.Die Vandalen hinterließen beschmutzende Spuren an den Wänden.
2.

corrupting

damaging the purity or integrity of something
  • The scandal had a defiling effect on the politician's reputation.Der Skandal hatte eine beschmutzende Wirkung auf den Ruf des Politikers.
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Synonyms and analogies of defiling in English

Examples of defiling in a sentence

  • Defiling substances were found in the water.
  • The defiling graffiti marred the historic monument.
  • The defiling rumors spread quickly through the small town.
defile
dɪˈfaɪl
Verb
1.

pollute

tr.
make dirty or spoil
tr.
  • The factory emissions defile the air quality..Die Fabrikemissionen verschmutzen die Luftqualität.
2.

marching

intr.TECH.
march across a place in files
intr.TECH.
  • The soldiers defiled through the narrow pass.Die Soldaten marschierten durch den engen Pass.
3.

desecrate

tr.Rare
act inappropriately towards something sacred
tr.Rare
  • They defiled the ancient temple with their actions.Sie entweihten den alten Tempel mit ihren Handlungen.
Noun
1.

geography

TECH.
narrow passage between mountains
TECH.
  • The hikers navigated the defile with caution.Die Wanderer navigierten mit Vorsicht durch die Schlucht.
2.

military

TECH.
act of marching in single file
TECH.
Defilee n
  • The troops moved through the defile at dawn.Die Truppen zogen im Morgengrauen durch ein Defilee.

Translations of "defiling" in Context ordered by category and frequency

beschmutzt

He must atone for the crime of defiling the royal family.

Er muss dafür büßen, die königliche Familie beschmutzt zu haben.

schänden

There is section 295 that forbids damaging or defiling a place of worship or a sacred object.

Da gibt es den Artikel 295, der verbietet, einen Ort der Andacht oder ein heiliges Objekt zu beschädigen oder zu schänden.

schändet

Lord, into the beast now defiling this innocent child.

vertreibe diese Bestie, die nun dieses unschuldige Kind schändet.

entweihen

carried out with the aim of defiling the mystery of the sacrifice.

mit dem Ziel durchgeführt, das Geheimnis des Opfers zu entweihen.

dasBeschmutzen

Among other heresies, they said that their flesh could sin all that it wanted, without defiling their spirit.

Unter anderen Irrlehren, sagten sie, dass ihr Fleisch soviel sündigen könnte, wie es wollte, ohne ihren Geist zu beschmutzen.

verunreinigend

Secondly, sin is not only defiling, it is rebellious.

Zweitens ist die Sünde nicht nur verunreinigend, sie ist Rebellion.

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Other translations for defiling:

  • besudelt
  • Schändung
  • entweiht
  • verunreinigen

defiling: Examples and translations in context

One culture parodying and defiling another.

Die eine Kultur parodiert und beschmutzt die andere.

He's been defiling you.

Er hat dich beschmutzt.

Thank you for that lovely tale about defiling a young woman.

Danke für diese hübsche Geschichte über das Schänden einer jungen Frau.

"I now know he is responsible for defiling several women who seem to have fallen under some sort of spell."

"Ich weiß jetzt, dass er für das Schänden einiger Frauen verantwortlich ist,"die mir vorkamen, als seien sie einem Zauber verfallen.

So, sin is defiling, and sin is open, incessant rebellion.

Sünde schändet also und ist unverhohlene, unaufhörliche Rebellion.

Senpai's defiling me in his mind.

Senpai schändet mich in seinem Kopf!

And so we hate sin because we know what it can do, how defiling it can be.

Deshalb hassen wir die Sünde, weil wir wissen, was sie tun kann, wie sehr sie beschmutzen kann.

Please stop defiling my name.

Bitte hör auf, meinen Namen zu beschmutzen.

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