kleurstof noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
skandvlek noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
toetskleurstof noun (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible)
vlek noun (discoloured spot or area)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

κηλίς noun (discoloured spot or area)
σπίλος noun (discoloured spot or area)
σπιλόω verb (to discolour something)

Arabic

1 entries

بُقْعَة noun (discoloured spot or area)

Armenian

1 entries

ներկ noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)

Assamese

2 entries

চেকা noun (discoloured spot or area)
দাগ noun (discoloured spot or area)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

ləkə noun (discoloured spot or area)
ləkə noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
ləkələmək verb (to discolour something)
ləkələmək verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)

Bashkir

1 entries

тап noun (discoloured spot or area)

Belarusian

1 entries

пля́ма noun (discoloured spot or area)

Bikol Central

2 entries

digta noun (discoloured spot or area)
mantsa noun (discoloured spot or area)

Bulgarian

4 entries

боя noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
петно noun (discoloured spot or area)
позор noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
боядисвам verb (to coat a surface with a stain)

Burmese

1 entries

အစွန်း noun (discoloured spot or area)

Catalan

1 entries

taca noun (discoloured spot or area)

Cebuano

1 entries

mansa noun (discoloured spot or area)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

پەڵە noun (discoloured spot or area)
پەڵە کردن verb (to discolour something)

Chechen

1 entries

таммагӏа noun (discoloured spot or area)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎬ noun (discoloured spot or area)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

污漬 /污渍 noun (discoloured spot or area)
污跡 /污迹 noun (discoloured spot or area)

Czech

2 entries

mořidlo noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
skvrna noun (discoloured spot or area)

Danish

1 entries

plet noun (discoloured spot or area)

Dutch

4 entries

vlek noun (discoloured spot or area)
beitsen verb (to coat a surface with a stain)
bevlekken verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)
bezoedelen verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)

Esperanto

1 entries

makulo noun (discoloured spot or area)

Finnish

4 entries

jälki noun (discoloured spot or area)
läiskä noun (discoloured spot or area)
tahra noun (discoloured spot or area)
tahra noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)

French

4 entries

colorant noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
souillure noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
tache noun (discoloured spot or area)
colorer verb (to treat a microscope specimen with a dye)

Galician

2 entries

manchar verb (to discolour something)
manchar verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)

Georgian

1 entries

ლაქა noun (discoloured spot or area)

German

4 entries

Beize noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
Brandfleck noun (discoloured spot or area)
Farbstoff noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
Fehler noun (discoloured spot or area)

Greek

4 entries

βαφή noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
κηλίδα noun (discoloured spot or area)
κηλίδα noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
χρώμα noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)

Higaonon

1 entries

mansa noun (discoloured spot or area)

Hindi

2 entries

दाग noun (discoloured spot or area)
दाग़ noun (discoloured spot or area)

Hungarian

1 entries

folt noun (discoloured spot or area)

Icelandic

1 entries

blettur noun (discoloured spot or area)

Ido

2 entries

makulo noun (discoloured spot or area)
makulo noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)

Ingrian

1 entries

plekki noun (discoloured spot or area)

Ingush

1 entries

ӏатта noun (discoloured spot or area)

Italian

4 entries

chiazza noun (discoloured spot or area)
macchia noun (discoloured spot or area)
mordente noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
patacca noun (discoloured spot or area)

Japanese

1 entries

染み noun (discoloured spot or area)

Khmer

1 entries

ស្នាមប្រឡាក់ noun (discoloured spot or area)

Korean

2 entries

얼룩 noun (discoloured spot or area)
착색 noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)

Latin

4 entries

macula noun (discoloured spot or area)
macula noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)
maculo verb (to discolour something)
polluo verb (to discolour something)

Lithuanian

1 entries

dėmė noun (discoloured spot or area)

Macedonian

2 entries

дамка noun (discoloured spot or area)
флека noun (discoloured spot or area)

Manx

1 entries

daaghey verb (to coat a surface with a stain)

Mongolian

1 entries

толбо noun (discoloured spot or area)

Māori

4 entries

poapoa noun (discoloured spot or area)
pūriko noun (discoloured spot or area)
tope noun (discoloured spot or area)
pūriko verb (to discolour something)

Norwegian

1 entries

sverte verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)

Occitan

1 entries

taca noun (discoloured spot or area)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

چامورلامق verb (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation)

Persian

1 entries

لکه noun (discoloured spot or area)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Plak noun (discoloured spot or area)

Polish

4 entries

barwnik noun (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible)
bejca noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
kontrast noun (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible)
plama noun (discoloured spot or area)

Portuguese

4 entries

colorante noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
mancha noun (discoloured spot or area)
mácula noun (discoloured spot or area)
nódoa noun (discoloured spot or area)

Quechua

1 entries

ch'illuchay verb (to discolour something)

Romanian

1 entries

pată noun (discoloured spot or area)

Russian

4 entries

кра́ска noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
морилка noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
пятно́ noun (discoloured spot or area)
пятно́ noun (blemish on one's character or reputation)

Sanskrit

1 entries

रेपस् noun (discoloured spot or area)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

fleka noun (discoloured spot or area)
флека noun (discoloured spot or area)

Slovak

1 entries

škvrna noun (discoloured spot or area)

Slovene

1 entries

madež noun (discoloured spot or area)

Spanish

4 entries

chorretón noun (discoloured spot or area)
chorreón noun (discoloured spot or area)
churretón noun (discoloured spot or area)
colorante noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)

Swedish

4 entries

bets noun (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it)
fläck noun (discoloured spot or area)
fläcka verb (to discolour something)
sätta en fläck på verb (to discolour something)

Thai

1 entries

คราบ noun (discoloured spot or area)

Turkish

2 entries

leke noun (discoloured spot or area)
lekeler noun (discoloured spot or area)

Ukrainian

1 entries

пля́ма noun (discoloured spot or area)

Urdu

2 entries

داغ noun (discoloured spot or area)
دھبا noun (discoloured spot or area)

Vietnamese

2 entries

tật noun (discoloured spot or area)
vết noun (discoloured spot or area)

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Your collar has a stain on it.

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Two shirts and suits, please. There's a stain here.

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I couldn't scrub the stain out.

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This stain won't come out.

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