dirty
gb/dˈɚti/ us/dˈɚti/
A1
انگریزی
~ 2900
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
A1
property
1
Not clean; soiled
Not clean; having something like dust, mud, or grease on it.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is dirty
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dirty' with 'messy'. 'Dirty' means not clean, while 'messy' means untidy but not necessarily unclean.
ہم معنی الفاظ
unclean (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
متضاد الفاظ
clean (Means free from dirt or unwanted substances.)
لفظی تراکیب
dirty clothes
|dirty hands
|dirty shoes
|dirty floor
|dirty water
موضوعات
daily life
|home
|hygiene
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone/something] is dirty
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'dirty' in this sense with physically unclean; context usually makes the meaning clear.
ہم معنی الفاظ
obscene (Stronger and more formal; often used in legal contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
innocent (Free from sexual or offensive connotation.)
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dirty joke
|dirty mind
|dirty talk
موضوعات
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He told a dirty joke at the party.
- Stop making dirty comments about her.
- Some magazines contain dirty pictures.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone/something] is dirty
ہم معنی الفاظ
dishonest (General term for not telling the truth or cheating.)
متضاد الفاظ
fair (Acting honestly and according to rules.)
لفظی تراکیب
dirty tricks
|dirty politics
|dirty game
موضوعات
law
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The election campaign turned into a dirty fight.
- They used dirty tricks to win the contract.
- It's a dirty business full of corruption.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He played a dirty game.
- The politician used dirty tricks.
- It was a dirty fight.
فعل
A2
action
4
Make something unclean
To make something not clean by putting dirt or something like it on it.
استعمال کا انداز:
to dirty [something]
ہم معنی الفاظ
soil (Slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech.)
متضاد الفاظ
clean (To remove dirt or make something clean again.)
لفظی تراکیب
dirty the carpet
|dirty your clothes
موضوعات
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Don't dirty your shoes before the meeting.
- She dirtied the kitchen floor while cooking.
- The children dirtied their clothes playing outside.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Don't dirty your hands.
- He dirtied his pants.
- She dirtied the floor.
گرامر
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dirty
IPA
GB/dˈɚti/
US/dˈɚti/
ہجا بندی اور زور
dirty (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (dirty)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: dirty
- Comparative: dirtier
- Superlative: dirtiest
Verb
- Base: dirty
- 3rd Person Singular: dirties
- Present Participle: dirtying
- Past: dirtied
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- They aired their dirty laundry in public during the meeting.
- Don't wash your dirty laundry in public; keep family issues private.