slander

diffamation, calomnie

Propos mensongers qui nuisent à la réputation de quelqu’un, ou le fait de les tenir.

En anglais simple : False spoken statements that harm someone's good name, or the act of making them.

• That accusation is slander.
• She sued him for slander after his public remarks.
• His reputation suffered because of the slander.

Synonymes : defamation

Expressions courantes : spread slander, sue for slander, malicious slander

diffamer, calomnier

Dire des choses fausses sur quelqu’un qui nuisent à sa réputation auprès des autres.

En anglais simple : To say false things about someone that harm what other people think of them.

• He slandered his former colleague.
• She accused the speaker of slandering her family.
• You cannot slander someone and expect their trust.

Synonymes : defame, smear

Expressions courantes : slander someone, publicly slander someone, slander someone’s name