dirty

=

sucio

adjective

dirty
[ˈdɜːtɪ]
adjetivo
1. sucio(a) (unclean)
  • to get dirty -> ensuciarse, mancharse
  • to get one's hands dirty (also sentido figurado) -> mancharse las manos
  • the party is washing its dirty linen in public (sentido figurado) -> el partido está sacando sus propios trapos sucios a la luz pública, el partido está sacando los trapitos al sol (RP)
2. sucio(a) (unprincipled, ruthless)
  • it's a dirty business -> es un asunto sucio
  • to give somebody a dirty look -> fulminar a alguien con la mirada
  • dirty trick -> jugarreta (f) , mala pasada (f)
  • dirty tricks campaign -> campaña (f) de descrédito or difamación
  • dirty work (also sentido figurado) -> trabajo (m) sucio
3. pornográfico(a) (obscene) (film); obsceno(a), lascivo(a) (book, language)
  • to have a dirty mind -> tener una mente calenturienta
  • dirty joke -> chiste (m) verde
  • dirty old man -> viejo (m) verde
  • dirty weekend -> fin (m) de semana de lujuria
  • dirty word -> palabrota (f)
adverbio
4. sucio (fight, play)
5. (obscenely)
  • to talk dirty -> decir obscenidades
6. (familiar) (for emphasis)
  • a dirty big hole -> un pedazo de agujero (británico)
verbo transitivo
7. ensuciar, manchar
sustantivo
8. (familiar)
  • to do the dirty on somebody -> jugársela a alguien (británico)

dirty [der-ti]
adjetivo
1. Sucio (soiled).
  • The floor is dirty -> el suelo está sucio
  • My hands are dirty -> tengo las manos sucias
  • To get dirty -> ensuciarse
  • To have a dirty mind -> tener una mente de cloaca
  • Dirty money -> dinero sucio o negro
  • To do somebody’s dirty work -> hacerle el trabajo sucio a alguien
2. Sórdido, vil, bajo, despreciable, villano, indigno.
  • He played a dirty trick on me -> me jugó una mala pasada (despicable)
  • He’s a dirty player -> juega sucio
3. A dirty look, una mirada asesina (angry, accusing).
Puerco, asqueroso, cochino (obscene/story, book); lascivo (leer, grin); verde o colorado (joke); porno (magazine). Sucio (shameful/job, work). Sucio (unfair, tactis).
va. Ensuciar; manchar (reputation).
adverbio
1. Sucio (unfairly/fight, play). (Coloquial)
  • To talk dirty -> decir cochinadas (indecently)
2. (as intensifier) Dirty great, tremendo.

"dirty" in the Answers forum

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