dirty
gb/dˈɚti/ us/dˈɚti/
A1
İngilizce
~ 2900
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adjective
A1
property
1
Not clean; soiled
Not clean; having something like dust, mud, or grease on it.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] is dirty
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dirty' with 'messy'. 'Dirty' means not clean, while 'messy' means untidy but not necessarily unclean.
Eş anlamlılar
unclean (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
clean (Means free from dirt or unwanted substances.)
Eşdizimler
dirty clothes
|dirty hands
|dirty shoes
|dirty floor
|dirty water
Konular
daily life
|home
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone/something] is dirty
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'dirty' in this sense with physically unclean; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Eş anlamlılar
obscene (Stronger and more formal; often used in legal contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
innocent (Free from sexual or offensive connotation.)
Eşdizimler
dirty joke
|dirty mind
|dirty talk
Konular
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- He told a dirty joke at the party.
- Stop making dirty comments about her.
- Some magazines contain dirty pictures.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone/something] is dirty
Eş anlamlılar
dishonest (General term for not telling the truth or cheating.)
Zıt anlamlılar
fair (Acting honestly and according to rules.)
Eşdizimler
dirty tricks
|dirty politics
|dirty game
Konular
law
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- The election campaign turned into a dirty fight.
- They used dirty tricks to win the contract.
- It's a dirty business full of corruption.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He played a dirty game.
- The politician used dirty tricks.
- It was a dirty fight.
Fiil
A2
action
4
Make something unclean
To make something not clean by putting dirt or something like it on it.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to dirty [something]
Eş anlamlılar
soil (Slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
clean (To remove dirt or make something clean again.)
Eşdizimler
dirty the carpet
|dirty your clothes
Konular
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- Don't dirty your shoes before the meeting.
- She dirtied the kitchen floor while cooking.
- The children dirtied their clothes playing outside.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Don't dirty your hands.
- He dirtied his pants.
- She dirtied the floor.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
dirty
IPA
GB/dˈɚti/
US/dˈɚti/
Heceler ve vurgu
dirty (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (dirty)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: dirty
- Comparative: dirtier
- Superlative: dirtiest
Verb
- Base: dirty
- 3rd Person Singular: dirties
- Present Participle: dirtying
- Past: dirtied
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- They aired their dirty laundry in public during the meeting.
- Don't wash your dirty laundry in public; keep family issues private.