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slur
(slûr)tr.v. slurred, slur·ring, slurs
1. To pronounce indistinctly.
2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.
3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.
4. Music
a. To glide over (a series of notes) smoothly without a break.
b. To mark with a slur.
5. Printing To blur or smear.
n.
1. A disparaging remark; an aspersion.
2. A slurred utterance or sound.
3. Music
a. A curved line connecting notes on a score to indicate that they are to be played or sung legato.
b. A passage played or sung in this manner.
4. Printing A smeared or blurred impression.
[Probably from Middle English sloor, mud.]
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slur
(slɜː)vb (mainly tr) , slurs, slurring or slurred
1. (often foll by over) to treat superficially, hastily, or without due deliberation; gloss
2. (also intr) to pronounce or utter (words, etc) indistinctly
3. to speak disparagingly of or cast aspersions on
4. (Music, other) music to execute (a melodic interval of two or more notes) smoothly, as in legato performance
5. (also intr) to blur or smear
6. archaic to stain or smear; sully
n
7. an indistinct sound or utterance
8. a slighting remark; aspersion
9. a stain or disgrace, as upon one's reputation; stigma
10. (Music, other) music
a. a performance or execution of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part
b. the curved line (⌣ or ⌢) indicating this
11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a blur or smear
[C15: probably from Middle Low German; compare Middle Low German slūren to drag, trail, Middle Dutch sloren, Dutch sleuren]
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slur
(slɜr)v. slurred, slur•ring,
n. v.t.
1. to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance.
2. to pass over without due mention or consideration (often fol. by over).
3. to sing to a single syllable or play without a break (two or more tones of different pitch).
v.i. 4. to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly.
n. 5. a slurred utterance or sound.
6.
a. the combination of two or more tones of different pitch, sung to a single syllable or played without a break.
b. a curved mark indicating this.
[1590–95; perhaps akin to Low German slurren to shuffle, Dutch sleuren to trail, drag]
slur
(slɜr)v. slurred, slur•ring,
n. v.t.
1. to insult or disparage.
n. 2. a disparaging remark; slight: quick to take offense at a slur.
3. a blot or stain, as upon reputation.
[1600–10; perhaps identical with late Middle English sloor mud, slime, of obscure orig.; compare slurry]
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slur
Past participle: slurred
Gerund: slurring
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| Noun | 1. | slur - (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians tie - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| 2. | slur - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language | |
| 3. |  slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblot - a blot made with ink | |
| Verb | 1. | slur - play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" |
| 2. | slur - speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" | |
| 3. | slur - utter indistinctly | |
| 4. | slur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
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slur
noun
verb
1. mumble, stammer, stutter, stumble over, falter, mispronounce, garble, speak unclearly He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual.
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slur
verbnoun
An implied criticism:
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Translations
slur
[slɜːʳ]A. N
1. (= stigma) → mancha f, calumnia f
to cast a slur on sb → manchar la reputación de algn
it is no slur on him to say that → no es hacer un reparo a él decir que ..., no es baldonarle decir que ...
to cast a slur on sb → manchar la reputación de algn
it is no slur on him to say that → no es hacer un reparo a él decir que ..., no es baldonarle decir que ...
2. (Mus) → ligado m
B. VT
1. [+ word etc] → pronunciar mal, tragar
2. (Mus) → ligar
slur over VI + PREP → pasar por alto de, omitir, suprimir
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
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slur
n
→ Makel m, → Schandfleck m; (= insult) → Beleidigung f; to cast a slur on somebody/something → jdn/etw in schlechtem Licht erscheinen lassen; (person) → jdn/etw verunglimpfen; it is no slur on him to say that … → es geht nicht gegen ihn, wenn man sagt, dass …
to speak with a slur → unartikuliert sprechen
vt
(= pronounce indistinctly) → undeutlich artikulieren; words, syllable → (halb) verschlucken, verschleifen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slur
[slɜːʳ]1. n
a. (stigma) → macchia; (insult) → diffamazione f
to cast a slur on sb → calunniare qn
without wishing to cast a slur on his character, I think ... → senza per questo volerlo denigrare, penso che...
to cast a slur on sb → calunniare qn
without wishing to cast a slur on his character, I think ... → senza per questo volerlo denigrare, penso che...
b. (Mus) → legatura
2. vt (word) → farfugliare, pronunciare in modo inarticolato (Mus) → legare
his speech was slurred → biascicava (perché ubriaco)
his speech was slurred → biascicava (perché ubriaco)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slur
vt (pret & pp slurred; ger slurring) to — one's words o speech arrastrar las palabras, tener dificultad para articular palabrasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.