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dirt·y
(dûr′tē)adj. dirt·i·er, dirt·i·est
1.
a. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
b. Spreading dirt; polluting: The air near the foundry was always dirty.
c. Apt to soil with dirt or grime: a dirty job at the garage.
d. Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
2. Squalid or filthy; run-down: dirty slums.
3.
a. Obscene or indecent: dirty movies; a dirty joke.
b. Lewd or lecherous: a dirty mind.
4.
a. Unethical or corrupt; sordid: dirty politics.
b. Malicious or scandalous: a dirty lie.
c. Not sportsmanlike: dirty players; a dirty fighter.
d. Acquired by illicit or improper means: dirty money.
e. Slang Possessing or using illegal drugs.
5.
a. Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless: Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.
b. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable: a dirty shame.
6. Expressing disapproval or hostility: gave us a dirty look.
7. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination: dirty-blonde hair; dirty-green walls.
8.
a. Relating to or being a bomb that uses a conventional explosive and radioactive material to contaminate an area with low-level radiation.
b. Relating to or being a nuclear weapon that produces a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout.
9. Stormy; rough: dirty weather.
v. dirt·ied, dirt·y·ing, dirt·ies
v.tr.
1. To make soiled.
2. To stain or tarnish with dishonor.
v.intr.
To become soiled.
dirt′i·ly adv.
dirt′i·ness n.
Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby, squalid
These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt: dirty clothes; filthy rags; grimy hands; an old grubby stove; a squalid apartment.
These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt: dirty clothes; filthy rags; grimy hands; an old grubby stove; a squalid apartment.
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dirty
(ˈdɜːtɪ)adj, dirtier or dirtiest
1. covered or marked with dirt; filthy
2.
a. obscene; salacious: dirty books.
b. sexually clandestine: a dirty weekend.
3. causing one to become grimy: a dirty job.
4. (Colours) (of a colour) not clear and bright; impure
5. unfair; dishonest; unscrupulous; unsporting
6. mean; nasty: a dirty cheat.
7. scandalous; unkind: a dirty rumour.
8. revealing dislike or anger: a dirty look.
9. (of weather) rainy or squally; stormy
10. (Aeronautics) (of an aircraft) having projections into the airstream, such as lowered flaps
11. (Military) (of an explosive device) modified to cause radioactive contamination. Compare clean5
12. be dirty on slang Austral to be offended by or be hostile towards
13. dirty dog a despicable person
14. dirty linen informal intimate secrets, esp those that might give rise to gossip
15. dirty pool slang chiefly US and Canadian and Austral dishonest behaviour
16. dirty word
a. an obscene word
b. something that is regarded with disapproval: federalism is a dirty word.
17. dirty work unpleasant or illicit activity
18. do the dirty on informal Brit to behave meanly or unkindly towards
vb, dirties, dirtying or dirtied
to make or become dirty; stain; soil
ˈdirtily adv
ˈdirtiness n
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dirt•y
(ˈdɜr ti)adj. dirt•i•er, dirt•i•est, adj.
1. soiled with dirt; foul; unclean.
2. spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke.
3. vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: a dirty scoundrel.
4. obscene; pornographic; lewd.
5. undesirable or unpleasant; thankless: You left the dirty work for me.
6. very unfortunate or regrettable: That's a dirty shame!
7. not fair or sportsmanlike; unscrupulous: a dirty fighter.
8. hostile or resentful: to give someone a dirty look.
9. (of a nuclear weapon) producing a relatively large amount of radioactive fallout.
10. (of the weather) stormy; squally.
11. obtained through illegal or disreputable means: dirty money.
12. appearing as if soiled; dingy; murky.
v.t., v.i. 13. to make or become dirty.
adv. 14. Informal. in a mean, unscrupulous, or underhand way.
15. Informal. in a lewd manner: to talk dirty.
[1520–30]
dirt′i•ly, adv.
dirt′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
dirty
Something that is dirty has dust, mud, or stains on it and needs to be cleaned.
...dirty marks on the walls.
You can also say that a person is dirty.
The children were hot, dirty, and exhausted.
You do not use words such as 'completely' or 'absolutely' with dirty. If you want to emphasize that someone or something is covered in a lot of dirt, you say that they are very dirty or really dirty.
"I'm very dirty because of the gas crisis down here and I can't face a cold shower," she said.
Before washing soak really dirty blankets in the bath.
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dirty
Past participle: dirtied
Gerund: dirtying
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| Verb | 1. |  dirty - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" foul - make unclean; "foul the water" smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" splash - soil or stain with a splashed liquid mud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" crock - soil with or as with crock clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| Adj. | 1. |  dirty - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| 2. | dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" unobjectionable, clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" | |
| 3. | dirty - vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" | |
| 4. | dirty - spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" uncontaminating, clean - not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" | |
| 5. | dirty - contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen | |
| 6. | dirty - (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" impure - combined with extraneous elements | |
| 7. |  dirty - (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting" | |
| 8. | dirty - obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" | |
| 9. | dirty - expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" | |
| 10. |  dirty - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" | |
| 11. | dirty - unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" | |
| 12. | dirty - unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" |
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dirty
adjective
1. filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, unclean, mucky, grotty (slang), grungy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), begrimed, skanky (slang) The woman had matted hair and dirty fingernails.
filthy clean, pure, spotless
filthy clean, pure, spotless
2. dishonest, illegal, unfair, cheating, corrupt, crooked, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, unscrupulous, crafty, deceitful, double-dealing, unsporting, knavish (archaic) Their opponents used dirty tactics.
dishonest moral, decent, respectable, upright, honest, reputable
dishonest moral, decent, respectable, upright, honest, reputable
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dirty
adjective1. Covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities:
2. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:
barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.
Slang: raunchy.
1. To make dirty:
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Translations
špinavýsprostýušpinitbouřlivýoplzlý
beskidtblive snavsetgøre snavsetsmudsigstormfuld
malpura
halpamainenhävytönliatalikainenrivo
nečistprljav
piszkos
kotor
óheiîarlegur; lágkúruleguróhreinkaskítugurslæmursóîalegur, dónalegur
汚れた
더러운
zamazať sa
umazanumazati
smutsigorenskitig
สกปรก
bẩnxấuxấu xa
dirty
[ˈdɜːtɪ]A. ADJ (dirtier (compar) (dirtiest (superl)))
1. (= unclean) [hands, clothes, dishes] → sucio
your hands are dirty → tienes las manos sucias
to get (o.s.) dirty → ensuciarse
to get sth dirty → ensuciar algo
to get one's hands dirty → ensuciarse or mancharse las manos
his dirty habits get on my nerves → tiene unas costumbres asquerosas que me sacan de quicio
cleaning the cooker is a dirty job → limpiar la cocina es un trabajo muy sucio
there was a dirty mark on his shirt → tenía una mancha en la camisa
to wash one's dirty linen in public → sacar los trapos sucios a relucir
see also nappy A
your hands are dirty → tienes las manos sucias
to get (o.s.) dirty → ensuciarse
to get sth dirty → ensuciar algo
to get one's hands dirty → ensuciarse or mancharse las manos
his dirty habits get on my nerves → tiene unas costumbres asquerosas que me sacan de quicio
cleaning the cooker is a dirty job → limpiar la cocina es un trabajo muy sucio
there was a dirty mark on his shirt → tenía una mancha en la camisa
to wash one's dirty linen in public → sacar los trapos sucios a relucir
see also nappy A
4. (= indecent) [story, joke] → verde, colorado (Mex); [book] → cochino, de guarrerías (Sp) ; [magazine, film] → porno; [laugh] → lascivo
to have a dirty mind → tener una mente pervertida, tener una mente guarra (Sp)
dirty old man → viejo m verde
dirty weekend (Brit) → fin m de semana de lujuria (hum)
to go on a dirty weekend (with sb) → ir a pasar un fin de semana de lujuria (con algn)
dirty word → palabrota f, lisura f (Andes, S. Cone)
communism has become almost a dirty word → "comunismo" se ha convertido casi en una palabrota
to have a dirty mind → tener una mente pervertida, tener una mente guarra (Sp)
dirty old man → viejo m verde
dirty weekend (Brit) → fin m de semana de lujuria (hum)
to go on a dirty weekend (with sb) → ir a pasar un fin de semana de lujuria (con algn)
dirty word → palabrota f, lisura f (Andes, S. Cone)
communism has become almost a dirty word → "comunismo" se ha convertido casi en una palabrota
5. (= underhand) → sucio
dirty business → negocio m sucio
dirty money → dinero m sucio
dirty play (Sport) → juego m sucio
there are some dirty players in the team → algunos de los miembros del equipo juegan sucio
dirty pool (US) → juego m sucio
a dirty trick → una mala pasada, una jugarreta
to play a dirty trick on sb → jugar una mala pasada a algn, hacer una jugarreta a algn
dirty tricks → chanchullos mpl
dirty tricks department sección de actividades secretas para desacreditar al contrario
dirty war → guerra f sucia
to do sb's dirty work he always gets other people to do his dirty work → siempre consigue que los demás le hagan el trabajo sucio
dirty business → negocio m sucio
dirty money → dinero m sucio
dirty play (Sport) → juego m sucio
there are some dirty players in the team → algunos de los miembros del equipo juegan sucio
dirty pool (US) → juego m sucio
a dirty trick → una mala pasada, una jugarreta
to play a dirty trick on sb → jugar una mala pasada a algn, hacer una jugarreta a algn
dirty tricks → chanchullos mpl
dirty tricks department sección de actividades secretas para desacreditar al contrario
dirty war → guerra f sucia
to do sb's dirty work he always gets other people to do his dirty work → siempre consigue que los demás le hagan el trabajo sucio
B. ADV
1. (Sport) (= unfairly)
to fight dirty [boxer] → no luchar limpiamente
to play dirty [footballer] → jugar sucio
to fight dirty [boxer] → no luchar limpiamente
to play dirty [footballer] → jugar sucio
2. (= indecently) to talk dirty → decir cochinadas, decir guarrerías (Sp)
3. dirty great: a dirty great dog/lorry/hole → un perrazo/camionazo/agujerazo
his dirty great hands → sus manazas, sus manotas
his dirty great hands → sus manazas, sus manotas
D. N to do the dirty on sb (Brit) → jugar una mala pasada a algn, hacer una jugarreta a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dirty
[ˈdɜːrti] adj
(= mucky) [surface, object, face] → sale
to get dirty → se salir
to get sth dirty → salir qch
to wash one's dirty linen in public, to wash one's dirty laundry in public → laver son linge sale en public
to do someone's dirty work → faire le sale boulot de qn
to get dirty → se salir
to get sth dirty → salir qch
to wash one's dirty linen in public, to wash one's dirty laundry in public → laver son linge sale en public
to do someone's dirty work → faire le sale boulot de qn
vt → salir
adv
to play dirty → faire un coup en traître
to fight dirty → donner des coups en traîtredirty bomb n → bombe f saledirty-minded [ˌdɜːrtiˈmaɪndɪd] adj
to be dirty-minded → avoir l'esprit mal tourné
dirty-minded kids → des gamins à l'esprit mal tournédirty old man n → vieux cochon mdirty weekend n → week-end m coquin
to play dirty → faire un coup en traître
to fight dirty → donner des coups en traîtredirty bomb n → bombe f saledirty-minded [ˌdɜːrtiˈmaɪndɪd] adj
to be dirty-minded → avoir l'esprit mal tourné
dirty-minded kids → des gamins à l'esprit mal tournédirty old man n → vieux cochon mdirty weekend n → week-end m coquin
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dirty
adj (+er)
(with colours) → schmutzig; dirty grey → schmutzig grau; dirty white → schmutzig weiß; dirty green → olivgrün
(pej: = underhand) job, business, dealings → schmutzig; player, competitor → unfair; (emph inf: = despicable) → gemein; dirty play → Foulspiel nt; to do the dirty deed (Brit usu hum) → die Übeltat vollbringen
(= obscene, smutty) book, film, word → unanständig; joke → schmutzig; person → obszön; a dirty mind → eine schmutzige Fantasie; dirty old man (pej, hum) → alter Lustmolch (inf); people for whom “liberalism” is a dirty word → Leute, für die „Liberalismus“ ein Schimpfwort ist
dirty
:dirty trick
dirty weekend
n (hum inf) → Liebeswochenende nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dirty
[ˈdɜːtɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → sporco/a; (cut, wound) → infetto/a; (indecent, novel, story, joke) → sporco/a, spinto/a
dirty trick → brutto scherzo
to give sb a dirty look (fam) → lanciare un'occhiataccia a qn
to play a dirty trick on sb → farla sporca a qn, giocare un brutto scherzo a qn
to have a dirty mind → pensare solo a quello
a dirty old man → un vecchio sporcaccione
dirty word → parolaccia
it's a dirty word these days → oggigiorno è un argomento tabù
do your own dirty work! → non passare a me le tue gatte da pelare!
dirty trick → brutto scherzo
to give sb a dirty look (fam) → lanciare un'occhiataccia a qn
to play a dirty trick on sb → farla sporca a qn, giocare un brutto scherzo a qn
to have a dirty mind → pensare solo a quello
a dirty old man → un vecchio sporcaccione
dirty word → parolaccia
it's a dirty word these days → oggigiorno è un argomento tabù
do your own dirty work! → non passare a me le tue gatte da pelare!
2. vt → sporcare, insudiciare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dirt
(dəːt) noun any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc. His shoes are covered in dirt.
ˈdirty adjective1. not clean. dirty clothes.
2. mean or unfair. a dirty trick.
3. offensive; obscene. dirty books.
4. (of weather) stormy.
verb to make or become dirty. He dirtied his hands/shoes.
ˈdirtiness nounˌdirt-ˈcheap adjective, adverb
very cheap.
dirt track an earth-track for motor-racing.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dirty
→ قَذِر špinavý beskidt schmutzig βρόμικος sucio likainen sale prljav sporco 汚れた 더러운 vies skitten brudny sujo грязный smutsig สกปรก kirli bẩn 肮脏的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dirty
a. sucio-a, mugriento-a; pop. cochino-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- My sheets are dirty
- The room is dirty
- It's dirty
- The sink is dirty (US)
The washbasin is dirty (UK) - The shower is dirty
- The sheets are dirty
- My silverware is dirty (US)
My cutlery is dirty (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dirty
adj (comp -ier; super -iest) sucio; to get — ensuciarse; to get (something) — ensuciarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.