dirt

Schmutz

Material, das Kleidung oder andere Oberflächen schmutzig macht.

In einfachem Englisch: Material that makes clothes or other surfaces look unclean.

• There is dirt on my shirt.
• She washed the dirt off her hands.
• This brush removes dirt from shoes.

So benutzt man es: dirt on something (There is dirt on your sleeve.)

Synonyme: grime, filth

Häufige Wendungen: remove dirt, dirt on something

Erde

Lockeres, meist braunes Material am Boden, in dem Pflanzen wachsen.

In einfachem Englisch: The loose brown material on the ground in which plants grow.

• The children dug in the dirt.
• We drove along a dirt road.
• Cover the roots with fresh dirt.

Synonyme: soil, earth

Häufige Wendungen: dirt road, dirt floor, pile of dirt

belastendes Material, schmutzige Geheimnisse

Private Informationen oder Geschichten über jemanden, die seinem Ruf schaden können.

In einfachem Englisch: Private information or stories about someone that could harm their reputation.

• She knows some dirt on him.
• Reporters dug up dirt on the candidate.
• Nobody would share the dirt about their former boss.

So benutzt man es: dirt on someone (The newspaper claims to have dirt on the mayor.)

Synonyme: gossip, scandal

Häufige Wendungen: dirt on someone, dig up dirt