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scan·dal
(skăn′dl)n.
1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society: a drug scandal that forced the mayor's resignation.
2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal.
3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
4. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
[French scandale, from Old French, cause of sin, from Latin scandalum, trap, stumbling block, temptation, from Greek skandalon; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
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scandal
(ˈskændəl)n
1. a disgraceful action or event: his negligence was a scandal.
2. censure or outrage arising from an action or event
3. a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace
4. malicious talk, esp gossip about the private lives of other people
5. (Law) law a libellous action or statement
vb (tr)
6. to disgrace
7. to scandalize
[C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap]
ˈscandalous adj
ˈscandalously adv
ˈscandalousness n
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scan•dal
(ˈskæn dl)n., v. -daled, -dal•ing (esp. Brit.) -dalled, -dal•ling. n.
1. a disgraceful or discreditable action or circumstance.
2. an offense caused by a fault or misdeed.
3. damage to reputation; public disgrace.
4. defamatory talk; malicious gossip.
5. a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense.
v.t. 6. Dial. to defame.
7. Obs. to disgrace.
[1175–1225; Middle English scandle < Old North French escandle < Late Latin scandalum < Late Greek skándalon snare, cause of moral stumbling]
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scandal
Past participle: scandaled
Gerund: scandaling
| Imperative |
|---|
| scandal |
| scandal |
| Present |
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| I scandal |
| you scandal |
| he/she/it scandals |
| we scandal |
| you scandal |
| they scandal |
| Preterite |
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| I scandaled |
| you scandaled |
| he/she/it scandaled |
| we scandaled |
| you scandaled |
| they scandaled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am scandaling |
| you are scandaling |
| he/she/it is scandaling |
| we are scandaling |
| you are scandaling |
| they are scandaling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have scandaled |
| you have scandaled |
| he/she/it has scandaled |
| we have scandaled |
| you have scandaled |
| they have scandaled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was scandaling |
| you were scandaling |
| he/she/it was scandaling |
| we were scandaling |
| you were scandaling |
| they were scandaling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had scandaled |
| you had scandaled |
| he/she/it had scandaled |
| we had scandaled |
| you had scandaled |
| they had scandaled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will scandal |
| you will scandal |
| he/she/it will scandal |
| we will scandal |
| you will scandal |
| they will scandal |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have scandaled |
| you will have scandaled |
| he/she/it will have scandaled |
| we will have scandaled |
| you will have scandaled |
| they will have scandaled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be scandaling |
| you will be scandaling |
| he/she/it will be scandaling |
| we will be scandaling |
| you will be scandaling |
| they will be scandaling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been scandaling |
| you have been scandaling |
| he/she/it has been scandaling |
| we have been scandaling |
| you have been scandaling |
| they have been scandaling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been scandaling |
| you will have been scandaling |
| he/she/it will have been scandaling |
| we will have been scandaling |
| you will have been scandaling |
| they will have been scandaling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been scandaling |
| you had been scandaling |
| he/she/it had been scandaling |
| we had been scandaling |
| you had been scandaling |
| they had been scandaling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would scandal |
| you would scandal |
| he/she/it would scandal |
| we would scandal |
| you would scandal |
| they would scandal |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have scandaled |
| you would have scandaled |
| he/she/it would have scandaled |
| we would have scandaled |
| you would have scandaled |
| they would have scandaled |
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Noun 1. [画像:scandal - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people]scandal - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
2. scandal - a disgraceful event
trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
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scandal
noun
1. disgrace, crime, offence, sin, embarrassment, misconduct, wrongdoing, skeleton in the cupboard, shocking incident, dishonourable behaviour, discreditable behaviour a financial scandal
2. gossip, talk, rumours, dirt, defamation, slander, tattle, dirty linen (informal), calumny, backbiting, muckraking, aspersion, scandalmongering He loved gossip and scandal.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
scandal
nounThe expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:
aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, slander, traducement, vilification.
Law: libel.
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Translations
فَضِيحَة فَضيحَةٌ اجْتِماعِيَّهفَضيحَه، شيءٌ مُعيبقيل وقال، نَميمَه
skandálpomluva
skandalesladder
skandaali
skandal
botrány
hneykslihneykslunslúîur
スキャンダル
추문
piktintisensacingasskandalingaiskandalingas
negodsskandālstenkas
škandal
skandal
เรื่องอื้อฉาว
vụ bê bối
scandal
[ˈskændl] N1. (= public furore) → escándalo m
it caused or created a scandal → causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal → estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas
it caused or created a scandal → causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal → estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas
3. (= gossip) → chismes mpl
it's just scandal → no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press → se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
there's a lot of scandal going round about her → circulan muchos chismes sobre ella
the local scandal → los chismes del pueblo or del barrio
the latest scandal → lo último en cotilleo
to talk scandal → murmurar, contar chismes
it's just scandal → no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press → se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
there's a lot of scandal going round about her → circulan muchos chismes sobre ella
the local scandal → los chismes del pueblo or del barrio
the latest scandal → lo último en cotilleo
to talk scandal → murmurar, contar chismes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scandal
[ˈskændəl] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scandal
n
→ Skandal m; the scandal of our overcrowded hospitals → unsere skandalös überfüllten Krankenhäuser ; to cause/create a scandal → einen Skandal verursachen ; (amongst neighbours etc) → allgemeines Aufsehen erregen ; it’s a scandal! → (das ist) ein Skandal!; it is a scandal that ... → es ist skandalös, dass ...
scandal
:scandalmonger
n → Klatschmaul nt (inf), → Lästerzunge f
scandalmongering
n → Klatschsucht f; (by press) → Skandalsucht f
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scandal
[ˈskændl] na. (public furore, disgrace) → scandalo
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub
b. (gossip) → chiacchiere fpl, pettegolezzi mpl
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scandal
(ˈskӕndl) noun1. something that is considered shocking or disgraceful. The price of such food is a scandal. skandaligheid فَضيحَه، شيءٌ مُعيب позор escândalo skandál der Skandal skandale σκάνδαλο, όνειδος escándalo ðokk, skandaal جار و جنجال skandaali scandale שערורייה अनैतिक आचरण skandal, sramota botrány skandal hneyksli scandalo けしからんもの 스캔들 skandalas skandāls; negods skandal schandaal skandale skandal سپكاوى، رسوايى، بدوينه،تور لګونه، تور( تهمت escândalo scandal скандальное происшествие; безобразие škandál sramota skandal skandal เรื่องเสียหาย rezalet, skandal 醜聞,令人憤慨的事 скандал; ганьба عوامی رسوائی chuyện gây xôn xao dư luận 丑闻
2. an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful. Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal. skandaal فَضيحَةٌ اجْتِماعِيَّه скандал escândalo skandál üble Nachrede skandale σκάνδαλο, ξέσπασμα της λαϊκής αγανάκτησης escándalo skandaal رسوايي skandaali scandale שערורייה skandal, sramota botrány skandal hneykslun scandalo スキャンダル 추문 skandalas skandāls skandal schandaal skandale, forargelse skandal رسوايى escândalo scandal скандал škandál škandal, pohujšanje skandal skandal เรื่องอับอายขายหน้า skandal, rezalet 公憤 скандал کسی شرمناک واقعہ کی وجہ سے عوامی کھلبلی vụ bê bối 公愤
3. gossip. all the latest scandal. skindernuus قيل وقال، نَميمَه клюки fofoca pomluva der Klatsch sladder κουτσομπολιό chisme, chismorreo, habladuría kuulujutt غيبت juoru ragots השמצה गप्प ogovaranje, spletka pletyka gunjingan slúður pettegolezzi うわさ話 중상 paskalos tenkas skandal schandaaltje sladder, folkesnakk plotka بدوينه mexerico bârfă сплетня klebety opravljanje skandal skvaller, skandalhistorier การนินทา dedikodu 流言蜚語 наклеп, плітки گپ chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách 流言蜚语
ˈscandalize, ˈscandalise verb to shock or horrify. Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours. skok يَصْدُم، يُثير الإشْمِئْزاز скандализирам escandalizar pohoršit schockieren forarge σκανδαλίζω escandalizar ðokeerima متنفر كردن sokeerata scandaliser לִפגוֹע בְּרִגשוֹת ה- दुखी करना šokirati megbotránkoztat mengejutkan hneyksla scandalizzare あきれさせる 분개시키다, 아연 실색케 하다 piktinti sacelt skandālu/sašutumu memeranjatkan aanstoot geven forarge, sjokkere gorszyć سپكول، رسوا كول، تور لګول، تورول escandalizar a scandaliza возмущать, шокировать pohoršiť, pobúriť ogorčiti skandalizovati chockera, väcka anstöt hos ทําให้ตกใจ dehşete düşürmek 使感到憤慨 шокувати شرمسار کرنا، رسوا کرنا gây (cho ai) bê bối 使感愤慨
ˈscandalous adjective1. shocking or disgraceful. skokkend مُعيب، مُثير للصَّدْمَه позорен escandaloso ostudný skandalös chokerende; skandaløs σκανδαλώδης, επονείδιστος escandaloso ðokeeriv رسوا كننده sokeeraava scandaleux מזעזע दुखद skandalozno, sramotno botrányos memalukan hneykslanlegur scandaloso あきれた 수치스러운 skandalingas skandalozs; apkaunojošs memeranjatkan atau memalukan schandalig opprørende, vanærende gorszący شرموونكى، رسوا كونكى، توروونكى، escandaloso scandalos позорный, скандальный hanebný sramoten skandalozan skandalös น่าตกใจ; น่าละอายใจ utanç verici 令人憤慨的,丟臉的,不像話的 скандальний, ганебний رسواکن chướng, khiếm nhã 令人反感的,令人愤慨的
2. (of stories etc) containing scandal. skandaal فاضِح، شائِن клюкарски escandaloso skandální verleumderisch chokerende; skandaløs σκανδαλιστικός escandaloso skandaali- ننگ آور skandaalimainen à scandale משמיץ घोटाला की कहानी šokantno felháborító berisi skandal slúður- scandaloso 恥づべき 중상적인 sensacingas skandalozs ada unsur skandal aanstootgevend skandaløs skandalizujący شرموونكى escandaloso de scandal скандальный škandálny obrekljiv skandalozan skandal- ซึ่งทําให้เสื่อมเสีย ayıp, çirkin 誹謗的 наклепницький رسوائی کا حامل بیان gây xôn xao dư luận 诽谤性的
ˈscandalously adverb in a disgraceful way. skokkend بصورَةٍ فاضِحَه وَشائِنَه възмутително escandalosamente pohoršlivě skandalös skandaløst σκανδαλωδώς escandalosamente ðokeerivalt بطور شرم آور hävyttömästi scandaleusement בְּאוֹפֶן שַׁעֲרוּרִייָתִי अपमानजकता से sramotno, na sramotan način botrányosan secara memalukan hneykslanlega scandalosamente 不面目に 수치스럽게 skandalingai skandalozi dengan cara yang memalukan schandalig skandaløst, vanærende haniebnie په شرم آوره توګه escandalosamente scandalos скандально pohoršujúco sramotno skandalozno skandalöst น่าเสียหาย; น่าอับอาย rezilcesine 丟臉地 ганебно ہنگامہ خیز انداز میں chướng, khiếm nhã 诽谤地
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scandal
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