dirt

sporco, sporcizia

Materiale che sporca vestiti o altre superfici.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: dirt on something (There is dirt on your sleeve.)

Sinonimi: grime, filth

Espressioni comuni: remove dirt, dirt on something

terra

Materiale sciolto, di solito marrone, nel quale crescono le piante.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: soil, earth

Espressioni comuni: dirt road, dirt floor, pile of dirt

scheletri nell’armadio, pettegolezzi

Informazioni private o pettegolezzi su qualcuno che possono danneggiarne la reputazione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: dirt on someone (The newspaper claims to have dirt on the mayor.)

Sinonimi: gossip, scandal

Espressioni comuni: dirt on someone, dig up dirt