dirty
gb/dˈɚti/ us/dˈɚti/
A1
Engleză
~ 2900
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A1
property
1
Not clean; soiled
Not clean; having something like dust, mud, or grease on it.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is dirty
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dirty' with 'messy'. 'Dirty' means not clean, while 'messy' means untidy but not necessarily unclean.
Sinonime
unclean (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonime
clean (Means free from dirt or unwanted substances.)
Colocații
dirty clothes
|dirty hands
|dirty shoes
|dirty floor
|dirty water
Teme
daily life
|home
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Her shoes were dirty after walking through the park.
- The windows are so dirty you can barely see through them.
- He washed his dirty hands before dinner.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- My shirt is dirty.
- The table is dirty.
- His face is dirty.
adjective
informal
B1
property
2
Sexually rude or offensive
Talking about sex or rude things in a way that may offend people.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] is dirty
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'dirty' in this sense with physically unclean; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Sinonime
obscene (Stronger and more formal; often used in legal contexts.)
Antonime
innocent (Free from sexual or offensive connotation.)
Colocații
dirty joke
|dirty mind
|dirty talk
Teme
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- He told a dirty joke at the party.
- Stop making dirty comments about her.
- Some magazines contain dirty pictures.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He made a dirty joke.
- That movie has some dirty scenes.
- Don't say dirty words.
adjective
B2
property
3
Dishonest or unfair
Using bad or unfair ways to win or get something.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] is dirty
Sinonime
dishonest (General term for not telling the truth or cheating.)
Antonime
fair (Acting honestly and according to rules.)
Colocații
dirty tricks
|dirty politics
|dirty game
Teme
law
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The election campaign turned into a dirty fight.
- They used dirty tricks to win the contract.
- It's a dirty business full of corruption.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He played a dirty game.
- The politician used dirty tricks.
- It was a dirty fight.
Verb
A2
action
4
Make something unclean
To make something not clean by putting dirt or something like it on it.
Tipar de utilizare:
to dirty [something]
Sinonime
soil (Slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonime
clean (To remove dirt or make something clean again.)
Colocații
dirty the carpet
|dirty your clothes
Teme
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Don't dirty your shoes before the meeting.
- She dirtied the kitchen floor while cooking.
- The children dirtied their clothes playing outside.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Don't dirty your hands.
- He dirtied his pants.
- She dirtied the floor.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
dirty
IPA
GB/dˈɚti/
US/dˈɚti/
Silabe și accent
dirty (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (dirty)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: dirty
- Comparative: dirtier
- Superlative: dirtiest
Verb
- Base: dirty
- 3rd Person Singular: dirties
- Present Participle: dirtying
- Past: dirtied
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
do someone’s dirty work
1/dˈu sˈʌmwˌʌnz dˈɚti wˈɚk/
idiom
Do unpleasant tasks for someone else
To do an unpleasant or bad job for another person so they don't have to do it themselves.
Exemple
- She always gets her assistant to do her dirty work.
- He refused to do the boss’s dirty work anymore.
get your hands dirty
1/ɡˈɛt jˈʊɹ hˈændz dˈɚti/
idiom
informal
Do unpleasant practical work
To do hard, messy, or unpleasant work yourself instead of letting others do it.
Exemple
- As a manager, he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty.
- Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to get the job done.
play dirty
1/plˈeɪ dˈɚti/
idiom
informal
Act dishonestly to win
To use unfair or dishonest ways to win or get what you want.
Exemple
- If you want to win against him, be prepared—he plays dirty.
- The company played dirty to beat its competitors.
dirty laundry
1/dˈɚti lˈɔndɹi/
idiom
informal
embarrassing or private secrets
Private or shameful things about a person or family that they don’t want other people to know.
Exemple
- The book reveals a lot of the family’s dirty laundry.
- He didn’t want their dirty laundry discussed in public.
dirty laundry
2/dˈɚti lˈɔndɹi/
idiom
Private embarrassing matters
Personal problems that you do not want other people to know about.
Exemple
- They aired their dirty laundry in public during the meeting.
- Don't wash your dirty laundry in public; keep family issues private.