Enter the word for search

dirty

/ˈdɜːti/

/ˈdɜrti/

dirtyadjective

dirtier

Comp.

dirtiest

Super.

/ˈdɜːti/

/ˈdɜrti/

Translations

sale

The children came back from the park with dirty clothes.

Les enfants sont revenus du parc avec des vêtements sales.

obscèneS’emploie surtout pour les propos, blagues ou plaisanteries.

The comedian was known for his dirty jokes.

Le comédien était connu pour ses blagues obscènes.

Additional translations

vénalSurtout pour une conduite morale corrompue ou achetée.

saleAu sens figuré : immoral, corrompu ou douteux.

maussadePour le temps, les conditions ou l’atmosphère, selon le contexte.

Definitions

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

The children came back from the park with dirty clothes.

Morally unclean or corrupt.

The politician was known for his dirty tactics during the campaign.

Involving or characterized by dishonesty or corruption.

The company was involved in a dirty deal that led to a scandal.

Obscene or indecent, especially in a sexual context.

The comedian was known for his dirty jokes.

Unpleasant or undesirable, often used to describe weather or conditions.

The team had to play in dirty weather, with rain and strong winds.

Synonyms

Antonyms

dirtyverb

dirtied

Past Simple

dirtied

Past Participle

dirtying

Gerund

/ˈdɜːti/

/ˈdɝːti/

Translations

salir

The children dirtied their clothes while playing in the mud.

Les enfants ont sali leurs vêtements en jouant dans la boue.

Additional translations

ternirPour une réputation, une image ou un nom.

Definitions

To make something unclean or soiled.

The children dirtied their clothes while playing in the mud.

To tarnish or sully someone’s reputation or image.

The scandal dirtied the company’s good name.

Synonyms

dirtyadverb

/ˈdɜːti/

/ˈdɝːti/

Used to modify verbs, meaning ‘in an unfair or underhanded manner’ (e.g., ‘to fight dirty’).

Translations

de manière déloyaleS’emploie pour une action faite sans scrupules ou de façon malhonnête.

The boxer was disqualified for fighting dirty.

Le boxeur a été disqualifié pour avoir combattu de manière déloyale.

Additional translations

diablementFamilier, comme intensifieur.

Definitions

In an unfair, unscrupulous, or underhanded manner.

The boxer was disqualified for fighting dirty.

Extremely; very (used as an intensifier, chiefly informal).

Those sneakers were dirty cheap at the outlet store.

Synonyms

dirtieradjective

dirty

dirtier

Comp.

dirtiest

Super.

Comparative degree of the adjective "dirty".

Translations

plus sale

The kitchen floor is dirtier than the hallway.

Le sol de la cuisine est plus sale que le couloir.

Additional translations

plus souilléEmployé dans un registre un peu plus soutenu ou concret.

Definitions

Comparative degree of the adjective "dirty": more dirty.

The kitchen floor is dirtier than the hallway.

Synonyms

more unclean

more filthy

sleazier

seedier

nastier

dirtiernoun

Definitions

A person or thing that dirties, soils, or makes something unclean.

Use a doormat, you careless dirtier!