blot out

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Verb

blot out - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

alter,change,modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

efface,obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story"

blot

noun

1.A discolored mark made by smearing:

blotch,daub,smear,smirch,smudge,smutch,splotch,stain.

2.A mark of discredit or disgrace:

black eye,blemish,onus,spot,stain,stigma,taint,tarnish.

Archaic:attaint.

Idiom:a blot on one's escutcheon.

verb

To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean.Also used without:

annul,cancel,cross (offor out),delete,efface,erase,expunge,obliterate,rub (out),scratch (out),strike (out),undo,wipe (out),x (out).

Law:vacate.

phrasal verb
blot out

To destroy all traces of:

abolish,annihilate,clear,eradicate,erase,exterminate,extinguish,extirpate,kill,liquidate,obliterate,remove,root (outor up),rub out,snuff out,stamp out,uproot,wipe out.

Idioms:do away with, make an end of,put an end to.

Translations

يَمْحو، يُخْفـي

zahalitzastřít

udviske

verhüllen

masquer

hylja, fela

tildekke

gizlemekkapamakörtmek

遮蔽

w>blot out

vt sep

(lit) words →unleserlich machen,verschmieren

(fig:= hide from view)landscape, sun →verdecken;(= obliterate)memories →auslöschen;pain →betäuben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

blot

(blot) noun

1. a spot or stain (often of ink).an exercise book full of blots. vlekبُقْعَةٌ петно borrão skvrna, kaňka der Klecks plet; klatμουτζούρα,κηλίδαborrón plekk لک؛ لکه tahrapâté,tacheכתם दाग, धब्बा mrlja paca bercak, noda (blek)bletturmacchia;cancellatura しみ (잉크 따위의) 얼룩 dėmė traips tompokvlekflekkplama,kleks داغ، د بدنامی توریborrão pată de cernealăклякса machuľa, fľak packa mrlja plump, bläckfläck รอยเปื้อนleke, mürekkep lekesi (墨水)污漬 пляма, ляпка داغ ، دھبے vết mực （墨水）污渍，污点

2. something ugly.a blot on the landscape. smet وَصْمَةٌ، شائِبَةٌ нещо, което разваля/загрозява mancha skvrna der Schandfleck skampletστίγμα,ψεγάδι, κτ. άσχημο cosa que afea plekk آلایش ؛ عیب ruma esinetacheפגם खराब ljaga szégyenfolt sesuatu yang buruk bletturvergogna;pugno nell'occhio 汚点 오점, 흠 kas nors bjauraus/nemalonaus trūkums; vaina mencacati blotplettskaza, uszczerbek عیب، نیمګړتیا mancha pată ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда škvrna madež mrlja skönhetsfläck, skamfläck สิ่งที่น่าเกลียด çirkin şey 破壞景觀的事物 пляма, ложка дьогтю у бочці меду عیب vết nhơ不雅观的事物

verb –past tense, past participleˈblotted –

1. to spot or stain,especially with ink.I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke. bevlek يُلَطِّخُ، يُلَوِّثُ правя петно borrar pokaňkatklecksen pletteμουτζουρώνω,λεκιάζωmanchar,emborronar (tindi)plekke tegema لک کردن؛ لکه دار کردن tahratatacher לְהַכתִים दागदार करना, धब्बा लगाना umrljati bepacáz mengotori, menodai bletta, óhreinkamacchiare しみをつける 얼룩지다 aptaškyti notraipīt; aptraipīt mencomotkanbevlekkenflekke tilpoplamić داغ داره کول، بدنامه کول، تورنول borrar a păta делать кляксы zašpiniť popackati umrljati fläcka ทำให้เปื้อนlekelemek, mürekkep damlatmak 沾到墨漬 плямувати سیاہی کے دھبے ڈالنا làm bẩn弄上墨渍

2. to dry with blotting-paper.Blot your signature before you fold the paper. klad يُجَفِّفُ، يُنَشِّفُ попивам с попивателна хартия secar vysát (inkoust)löschen tørre στεγνώνω με στυπόχαρτοsecar kuivatuspaberiga kuivatama خشک کردن با کاغذ خشک کن imeyttääsécher לְיַבֵּש स्याही सोख्ता से सुखाना osušiti bugačicom leitat mengeringkan þerra (með þerripappír)asciugare 吸い取る 물기를 없애다 nuspausti (sugeriamuoju popieriumi) nosusināt (ar dzēšlapu) mengesapvloeienbruke trekkpapirosuszyć د کاغذ وچونکی سره وچولsecar a usca cu sugativa промокать vysušiť popivnati osušiti upijajućom hartijom läska, torka med läskpapper ทำให้แห้งด้วยการใช้กระดาษซับ (kurutma kâğıdıyla) kurulamak 用吸墨水紙吸乾 промокати سیاہی چوسنا thấm用吸墨纸吸干

ˈblotter noun

a pad or sheet of blotting-paper. kladblok نَشّافَةٌ попивателна хартия mata-borrão piják, pijáková podložka der Tintenlöscher blæksuger; trækpapirστυπόχαρτοsecante kuivatuspaber کاغذ خشک کن imupaperilehtiöbuvard מַספֵּג स्याही सोख्ता bugačica itatós kertas isap, pengering tinta þerripappír tampone di carta assorbente 吸取紙 압지 sugertukas dzēšlapa pedapvloeibloktrekkpapir suszka کاغذ وچونکیmata-borrão sugativă промокательная бумага písacia podložka s pijavým papierom pivnik upijač läskdabb, -papper กระดาษซับ kurutma kâğıdı 一疊或一張吸墨水紙 промокальний папір سیاہی چوسنے والا bàn thấm吸墨纸

ˈblotting-paper noun

soft paper used for drying up ink. kladpapier وَرَقَةُ نَشّاف попивателна хартия mata-borrão piják(ový papír) das Löschpapier trækpapir; klatpapirστυπόχαρτο hoja de papel secante kuivatuspaber جوهر خشک کن imupaperibuvard נֵיָר סוֹפֵג , נֵייָר סוֹפֵג स्याही सोख्ता कागज upijač, bugačica itatóspapír kertas isap þerripappírcarta assorbente 吸取紙 압지 sugeriamasis popierius dzēšpapīrs kertas serapvloeipapiertrekkpapirbibuła د وچولو کاغذmata-borrão (hârtie) sugativă промокательная бумага pijavý papier pivnik upijajući papir läskpapper กระดาษซับหมึก kurutma kâğıdı 吸墨水紙 промокальний папір سیاہی خشک کرنے والا ملائم کاغذ giấy thấm吸墨水纸

blot one's copybook

to make a bad mistake.He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview. jou naam bederf يَرْتَكِبُ خَطأٌ يُؤْذي سُمْعَتَهُ излагам се estragar tudo pošramotit (si) reputaci, rozlít si to alles verderben dumme sig χαλώ το καλό μου όνομα,κηλιδώνω, αμαυρώνω την εικόνα μουmeter la pata viltu laskma اشتباه بزرگ کردن tehdä paha virhe faire un accroc à sa réputation לַעֲשׂוֹת טָעוּת חָמוּרָה भारी भूल करना upropastiti foltot ejt jó hírnevén membuat kesalahan koma sér illa macchiare/sporcare il proprio nome 失態を演ずる 경솔한 짓을 하여 이름을 더럽히다 susigadinti reputaciją sabojāt reputāciju silap besar een slechte beurt maken få en plett på seg/dårlig rykte splamić się لویه تیروتنه کول estragar tudo a face o gafă пятнать свою репутацию pokaziť si povesť škoditi svojemu ugledu umrljati göra bort sig ทำความผิดร้ายแรง ciddi bir kusur işlemek, sicilini bozmak 犯了很大的錯誤 заплямувати свою репутацію سخت غلطی کرنا tự làm mang tiếng 失足，犯了很大的错误

blot out

to hide from sight.The rain blotted out the view. uitwis يَمْحو، يُخْفـي заличавам esconder zahalit, zastřítverhüllen udviskeκρύβωtapar,hacer borroso varjama محو کردن؛ تیره کردن peittää näkyvistämasquer לְהַסתִיר, לִמְחוֹק आवृत्त करना, छिपाना izbrisati eltakar menyembunyikan, menghilangkan hylja, felanascondere 見えなくなる 희미하게 하다 užstoti aizklāt; aizsegt menghalang pandangan aan het gezicht onttrekkenskjule,tildekkezasłonić, przysłonić له منځه وړلesconder a întunecaзаслонять,закрывать zahaliť zakriti zakloniti dölja, skymma ซ่อนörtmek, kapamak,gizlemek 遮住 знищувати, витирати آنکھوں سے اوجھل کرنا tẩy sạch遮蔽

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