verb
- transitive to spot, stain, mark, to smudge
- Mexico, figuratively, transitive to sully, to tarnish, to taint, to soil, to besmirch, to smear (one's name, reputation, honour, spirit, etc.)
- euphemistic to deflower
manchar
to spot, stain, mark, to smudge
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund manchando · past participle manchado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | mancho | manchaba | manché | mancharé | mancharía |
| tú | manchas | manchabas | manchaste | mancharás | mancharías |
| vos | manchás | manchabas | manchaste | mancharás | mancharías |
| él, ella, usted | mancha | manchaba | manchó | manchará | mancharía |
| nosotros | manchamos | manchábamos | manchamos | mancharemos | mancharíamos |
| vosotros | mancháis | manchabais | manchasteis | mancharéis | mancharíais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | manchan | manchaban | mancharon | mancharán | mancharían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | manche | manchara | manchase | manchare |
| tú | manches | mancharas | manchases | manchares |
| vos | manchés | mancharas | manchases | manchares |
| él, ella, usted | manche | manchara | manchase | manchare |
| nosotros | manchemos | mancháramos | manchásemos | mancháremos |
| vosotros | manchéis | mancharais | manchaseis | manchareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | manchen | mancharan | manchasen | mancharen |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | mancha | no manches |
| vos | manchá | |
| usted | manche | no manche |
| nosotros | manchemos | no manchemos |
| vosotros | manchad | no manchéis |
| ustedes | manchen | no manchen |
In sentences
Has manchado la mesa. You've stained the table. #7276574
No pude quitar la mancha. I couldn't scrub the stain out. #630877
Esto es un perro manchado. This is a spotted dog. #2268937
¿El té mancha los dientes? Does tea stain teeth? #13844058
Mancharía mis dedos de rojo. I would stain my fingers red. #8671946
Observemos las manchas solares. Let's observe sunspots. #853228
Tienes una mancha en la camisa. There's a spot on your shirt. #6395875
Mejor una mancha que un agujero. Rather a stain than a hole. #10361233