Dirty
English: /ˈdɜːr tik/
Spanish: /ˈdiːtʊrjo/**Definition**
1. (Unpleasantly dirty)
1. sucio (m) – having dirt on one’s body or clothes.
Example: The child was dirty after playing outside. –
El niño estaba sucio después de jugar al aire libre.
2. (Insulting or of poor quality)
2. grosero (m) – used to describe something that is considered unpleasant or of poor quality.
Example: His dirty joke offended everyone in the room. –
El chiste grosero de él ofendió a todos en la habitación.
3. (Wrong or unjust)
3. sucio (m) – used to describe an action or situation that is considered wrong or unjust.
Example: The police officer knew that he was dirty by covering up the evidence. –
El oficial de policía sabía que estaba sucio por encubrir la evidencia.**Synonyms**
English:
– filthy
– grimy
– seedy
– squalid
– foulSpanish:
– sucio
– feo
– repugnante
– asqueroso
– hediondo**Antonyms**
English:
– clean
– pure
– pristine
– spotless
– immaculateSpanish:
– limpio
– puro
– inmaculado
– sin mancha
– sin marca**Examples**
English:
– The dirty little boy fell down in the mud. –
El niñito sucio cayó en el barro.
– The office was dirty and smelly from the trash. –
El oficina era sucia y olía mal debido al basurero.
– The politician was accused of being dirty in the election. –
El político fue acusado de ser sucio en las elecciones.**Common Phrases**
English:
– “to get dirty” – “hacerse sucio”
– “dirty laundry” – “ropa sucia” (referring to secrets or scandals)Spanish:
– “todo es sucio” – everything is dirty (saying)
– “sucio hasta los huesos” – dirty to the bone (saying)**Conjugations**
No conjugations for the verb “dirty”**Word of the Day**
Dirty –
Sucio (Spanish)
Usage: The dirty clothes were put in the washing machine. –
Las ropas sucias fueron puestas en la lavadora.
