dirty
gb/dˈɚti/ us/dˈɚti/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
A1
property
1
Not clean; soiled
Not clean; having something like dust, mud, or grease on it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] is dirty
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dirty' with 'messy'. 'Dirty' means not clean, while 'messy' means untidy but not necessarily unclean.
పర్యాయపదాలు
unclean (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clean (Means free from dirt or unwanted substances.)
పదకలయికలు
dirty clothes
|dirty hands
|dirty shoes
|dirty floor
|dirty water
విషయాలు
daily life
|home
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] is dirty
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'dirty' in this sense with physically unclean; context usually makes the meaning clear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
obscene (Stronger and more formal; often used in legal contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
innocent (Free from sexual or offensive connotation.)
పదకలయికలు
dirty joke
|dirty mind
|dirty talk
విషయాలు
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He told a dirty joke at the party.
- Stop making dirty comments about her.
- Some magazines contain dirty pictures.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] is dirty
పర్యాయపదాలు
dishonest (General term for not telling the truth or cheating.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fair (Acting honestly and according to rules.)
పదకలయికలు
dirty tricks
|dirty politics
|dirty game
విషయాలు
law
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The election campaign turned into a dirty fight.
- They used dirty tricks to win the contract.
- It's a dirty business full of corruption.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He played a dirty game.
- The politician used dirty tricks.
- It was a dirty fight.
క్రియ
A2
action
4
Make something unclean
To make something not clean by putting dirt or something like it on it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to dirty [something]
పర్యాయపదాలు
soil (Slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clean (To remove dirt or make something clean again.)
పదకలయికలు
dirty the carpet
|dirty your clothes
విషయాలు
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't dirty your shoes before the meeting.
- She dirtied the kitchen floor while cooking.
- The children dirtied their clothes playing outside.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't dirty your hands.
- He dirtied his pants.
- She dirtied the floor.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
dirty
IPA
GB/dˈɚti/
US/dˈɚti/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
dirty (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (dirty)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: dirty
- Comparative: dirtier
- Superlative: dirtiest
Verb
- Base: dirty
- 3rd Person Singular: dirties
- Present Participle: dirtying
- Past: dirtied
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They aired their dirty laundry in public during the meeting.
- Don't wash your dirty laundry in public; keep family issues private.