mancha

Definitions of mancha
  1. noun
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    synonyms: mácula
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    equivocación, error, fallo, falta, yerro
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  2. noun
    a small contrasting part of something
    synonyms: lugar, mota, punto, remiendo, tordillo
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    placa
    (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
    parhelia, parhelio
    a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
    mancha solar
    a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
    peca
    a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
  3. noun
    a blemish made by dirt
    synonyms: zurrapa
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    erupción
    an irregularly shaped spot
    dedazo, huella, señal
    a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
    type of:
    imperfección, mácula, tacha, tara
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  4. noun
    a hazy or indistinct representation
    synonyms: borrón
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    imagen mental
    a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
  5. noun
    an indistinct shapeless form
    synonyms: borrón, gota, pegote
  6. noun
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    synonyms: abolladura, caliche, cardenal, contusión, desolladura, golpe, hematoma, lastimadura, maca, machucadura, magulladura, maruto, morado, moradura, moratón, moretón, ramalazo, raspón, roncha, tutuma
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    ojo a la funerala, ojo morado
    a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    type of:
    daño, traumatismo
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  7. noun
    the state of being contaminated
    synonyms: contagio, contaminación, mancilla
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    impureza
    the condition of being impure
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