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• /ˈblɛmɪʃ/
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From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmī (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”).

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: vlek — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Armenian: արատ (arat) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Armenian: բիծ (bic) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Armenian: թերություն (tʻerutʻyun) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Bengali: কলঙ্ক (koloṅko) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Bengali: দোষ (dōś) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Bulgarian: недостатък (nedostatǎk) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Catalan: imperfecció — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Catalan: taca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Catalan: macadura — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Catalan: maganya — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Esperanto: makulo — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Finnish: tahra — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Finnish: jälki — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• French: tache — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• French: imperfection — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• German: Makel — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• German: Schönheitsfehler — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Greek: κηλίδα (kilída) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Ancient Greek: κηλίς (kēlís) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Ancient Greek: σπίλος (spílos) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Hebrew: פגם (pgam) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: ainimh — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: breall — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: cáim — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: ceo — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: cron — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: máchail — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: meann — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: oil — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Irish: spota — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Italian: macchia — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Khmer: ខ្ចោះ (kcɑh) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Latin: macula — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Macedonian: недостаток (nedostatok) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Māori: tongatonga — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Māori: koha — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Māori: makenu — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: deca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: taca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: tara — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: maca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: macadura — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Occitan: maganha — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Portuguese: mácula — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Portuguese: mancha — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Romanian: pată — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Romanian: imperfecțiune — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Russian: изъя́н (izʺján) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Russian: дефе́кт (defékt) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Russian: недоста́ток (nedostátok) — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Scots: blain — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Slovak: fľak — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Slovak: škvrna — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Slovak: kaz — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Slovak: vada — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Spanish: mancha — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Spanish: marca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Spanish: maca — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Spanish: tacha — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Spanish: tara — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Vietnamese: vết nhơ — small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
• Armenian: արատ (arat) — moral defect
• Armenian: բիծ (bic) — moral defect
• Bulgarian: петно (petno) — moral defect
• Bulgarian: позор (pozor) — moral defect
• Finnish: vika — moral defect
• Finnish: tahra — moral defect
• French: tache — moral defect
• French: défaut — moral defect
• German: Makel — moral defect
• Greek: κηλίδα (kilída) — moral defect
• Hebrew: פגם מוסרי (pgam musarí) — moral defect
• Irish: smál — moral defect
• Occitan: defaut — moral defect
• Occitan: defautàs — moral defect
• Occitan: taca — moral defect
• Romanian: pată — moral defect
• Romanian: defect — moral defect
• Romanian: hibă — moral defect
• Russian: пятно́ (pjatnó) — moral defect
• Russian: позо́р (pozór) — moral defect
• Slovak: nedostatok — moral defect
• Slovak: chyba — moral defect
• Spanish: defecto — moral defect
• Spanish: lacra — moral defect
• Spanish: mancilla — moral defect
• Spanish: mácula — moral defect
• Spanish: maca — moral defect
• Spanish: devaneo — moral defect
• Spanish: imperfección — moral defect
• Spanish: indiscreción — moral defect
• Telugu: కళంకము (kaḷaṅkamu) — moral defect
• Afrikaans: bevlek — Spoil the appearance of
• Armenian: արատավորել (aratavorel) — Spoil the appearance of
• Armenian: փչացնել (pʻčʻacʻnel) — Spoil the appearance of
• Bulgarian: петня (petnja) — Spoil the appearance of
• Bulgarian: позоря (pozorja) — Spoil the appearance of
• Finnish: tahrata — Spoil the appearance of
• Finnish: pilata — Spoil the appearance of
• Romanian: strica — Spoil the appearance of
• Russian: по́ртить (pórtitʹ) — Spoil the appearance of
• Slovak: poškvrniť — Spoil the appearance of
• Slovak: pokaziť — Spoil the appearance of
• Slovak: kaziť — Spoil the appearance of
• Spanish: manchar — Spoil the appearance of
• Spanish: perjudicar — Spoil the appearance of
• Spanish: macular — Spoil the appearance of