English

Etymology
From dirt + -y.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'d�:ti/
audio|en-us-dirty.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ti|-��(r)ti

Adjective
en-adj|dirt|ier

1. unclean|Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

#: Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

1. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

#: Don't put that in your mouth, dear, it's dirty.

1. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

#: At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

1. dishonourable|Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

#: He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

1. corrupt|Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

#: I won't accept your dirty money!

1. context|of color Discolored by impurities.

#: The old flag was a dirty white.

1. computing Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.

#:Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.

1. computing Containing data which need to be overwritten.
2. slang Carrying illegal drugs.

#:None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.

Synonyms
i-c|covered with or containing dirt filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed
i-c|violating accepted standards or rules cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
i-c|obtained illegally or by improper means ill-gotten
i-c|considered morally corrupt base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile
i-c|considered obscene or indecent indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
i-c|of color: discolored by impurities dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy

Antonyms
i-c|covered with or containing dirt clean
i-c|violating accepted standards or rules sportsmanlike
i-c|of color: discolored by impurities bright, pure

Derived terms
dirty bomb
dirty dancing
dirty girl
dirty laundry
dirty look
dirty magazine
dirty old man
dirty weather
dirty word
dirty wound

Translations
trans-top|covered with or containing dirt
Albanian: ndyrë
Arabic: ARchar|�ذر (qadhir), ARchar|�سخ (wasikh)
Asturian: puercu, suciu, gochu
Catalan: brut
Croatian: ne�ist
Czech: špinavý m
Danish: beskidt, uren
Dutch: vuil, smerig, vies
Esperanto: malpura
Finnish: likainen, törkyinen
French: sale
German: schmutzig, dreckig, colloquial verdreckt
Greek: β��μικο� (vromikos) m, ακάθα��ο� (akathartos) m, λε��μένο� (leromenos) m
Hebrew: ������ (melukhlakh)
Hindi: म�ला
Hungarian: piszkos
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Indonesian: kotor
Irish: salach
Italian: sporco, sudicio, lurido, lercio
Japanese: �� (����, kitanai)
Kurdish: KUchar|Ú�ÚµÚ©Ù�
Latvian: netīrs m, netīra f
Norwegian: skitten
Old English: ful|fūl, unclæne|unclǣne
Polish: brudny m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj)
Scots: clarty
Sardinian (Campidanese): feu
Slovene: umazan m, umazana f, umazano n
Spanish: sucio m, sucia f
Swedish: oren, smutsig, skitig
Vietnamese: bẩn, bẩn th�u (in general); dơ (clothes)
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trans-top|that makes one dirty
Asturian: gochu, suciu
French: salissant
German: schmutzig
Greek: β��μιά (vromia) f, ακαθα��ία (akatharsia) f
Hebrew: ����� (melakhlekh)
Italian: sporco m, sporca f, sudicio m, sudicia f
Old English: ful|fūl
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ�س
Polish: brudz�cy m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj)
Slovene: umazan m, umazana f, umazano n
Spanish: sucio
Vietnamese: bẩn, bẩn th�u
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trans-top|obscene or indecent
Afrikaans vuil
Asturian: gochu, puercu
Danish: beskidt
Dutch: vuil, vulgair, obsceen, schunnig
Finnish: rivo, hävytön, säädytön
French: cochon
German: schmutzig, dreckig
Greek: β��με��� (vromeros) m
Hebrew: ������ (melukhlakh)
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Irish: salach
Italian: sporco m, sporca f
Polish: spro�ny m, nieprzyzwoity m, �wi�ski m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj), �ал�н�й (sál�nyj), �каб��зн�й (skabrjóznyj)
Slovene: umazan m, umazana f, umazano n
Spanish: verde, sucio
Swedish: snuskig
Vietnamese: tục tĩu; bậy, bậy bạ ("inappropriate")
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trans-top|dishonourbale, violating standards or rules
Afrikaans: vuil
Asturian: gochu, puercu
Danish: beskidt
Dutch: vuil, smerig, grof, oneerlijk
Finnish: halpamainen
French: sale
German: schmutzig
Greek: β��μικο� (vromikos) m
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Hebrew: ������ (melukhlakh)
Italian: sporco m
Polish: haniebny m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj), подл�й (pódlyj)
Spanish: sucio
Swedish: ful, ojuste, osnygg
Vietnamese: xấu, xấu xa
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trans-top|illegal, improper
Dutch: vuil, oneerlijk
French: sale
German: schmutzig
Hebrew: ������ (melukhlakh)
Italian: sporco m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
trans-mid
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj)
Slovene: umazan m, umazana f, umazano n
Spanish: sucio
Swedish: orättmätig, smutsig
Vietnamese: bất hợp pháp, không hợp pháp, trái luật
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trans-top|of color: discolored by impurities
Afrikaans vaal
Danish: beskidt, grumset
Dutch: vuil
French: sale
German: schmutzig
Greek: ακάθα��ο� (akathartos) m
trans-mid
Hebrew: ������ (melukhlakh)
Italian: sporco m
Portuguese: sujo m, suja f
Russian: г��зн�й (grjáznyj)
Slovene: umazan m, umazana f, umazano n
Swedish: grumlig, smutsig
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Translations to be checked
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TTBC|Breton: lous (1,2,3), hudur (2,3)
TTBC|Chinese Characters: � (gòu)
TTBC|Frisian: smoarch (1), goar (1), fulgêr (2)
TTBC|Ido: desneta
TTBC|Indonesian: kotor, dekil, licik
TTBC|Interlingua: immunde (1,2,3)
TTBC|Irish: salach
TTBC|Romanian: murdar
ttbc|Telugu: మ�రి�ి�ా
TTBC|Urdu: گ�دا
TTBC|Welsh: pỳg

Adverb
dirty

1. In a dirty manner.

Synonyms
i-c|in a dirty manner deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly

Translations
trans-top|in a dirty manner
Finnish: likaisesti, epäreilusti, rivosti
trans-mid
Russian: подло (pódlo)
Swedish: fult, ojuste, smutsigt, osnyggt
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Verb
en-verb|dirt|i|ed

1. transitive To make (something) dirty.
2. transitive To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
3. transitive To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
4. intransitive To become soiled.

Synonyms
i-c|to make dirty soil, taint
i-c|to stain or tarnish with dishonor sully

Translations
trans-top|to make dirty
Breton: lousaat
Dutch: bevuilen
Finnish: liata
French: salir
German: verdrecken, beschmutzen
Interlingua: polluer
Italian: sporcare, insudiciare, lordare
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Latvian: nosm�r�t
Polish: brudzi�
Portuguese: sujar
Russian: па�ка�� (pá�kat�), заг��зн��� (zagrjaznját�)
Slovene: umazati
Swedish: fläcka, orena, smutsa ner, skita ner
Vietnamese: làm bẩn (in general); làm dơ (clothes)
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trans-top|to stain or tarnish with dishonor
Finnish: tahrata
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Russian: зап��на�� (zapjatnát�), п��на�� (pjatnát�)
Slovene: umazati
Swedish: smutsa ner, fläcka
Vietnamese: làm xấu
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trans-top|to debase by distorting the real nature of
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Swedish: smutsa ner
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trans-top|to become soiled
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Russian: па�ка���� (pá�kat�sja), заг��зн����� (zagrjaznját�sja)
Slovene: umazati se
Swedish: bli smutsig
Vietnamese: b� dơ
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Category:1000 English basic words

ar:dirty
et:dirty
el:dirty
es:dirty
fr:dirty
hy:dirty
io:dirty
id:dirty
it:dirty
kk:dirty
hu:dirty
pl:dirty
ru:dirty
simple:dirty
fi:dirty
ta:dirty
te:dirty
vi:dirty
tr:dirty
uk:dirty
zh:dirty

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