plamic Anglais:

The revelations tarnished her image.

the newspaper is making an attempt to improve its tarnished public image

Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players of his generation, but his involvement with gambling on baseball games has tarnished his image in the eyes of many

tarnish our names

I hate to tarnish darling Dan Stevens with this association, but come on, he’d be perfect for Adam.

flecks of dust/foam/dandruff; Her face was covered with flecks of paint.