dirty

sporco

Coperto di sostanze indesiderate, come fango, polvere o residui di cibo.

In inglese semplice: Covered with unwanted substances, such as mud, dust, or old food.

• Your hands are dirty.
• He left his dirty shoes outside.
• Why is the kitchen floor so dirty?

Sinonimi: unclean, grimy, filthy

Contrari: clean

Espressioni comuni: dirty clothes, dirty hands, dirty dishes, dirty shoes

sporco, antigienico

Che può sporcare persone o cose, o esporle a germi nocivi.

In inglese semplice: Likely to make people or things unclean, or expose them to harmful germs.

• Repairing engines is dirty work.
• Wear gloves for this dirty job.
• Handling waste is a dirty task that requires care.

Sinonimi: messy, unhygienic

Contrari: clean

Espressioni comuni: dirty work, dirty job, dirty task

slealmente

In un modo che viola le regole o tratta ingiustamente altre persone.

In inglese semplice: In a way that breaks rules or treats other people unfairly.

• They always play dirty.
• The candidate fought dirty during the election.
• You cannot win fairly if you play dirty.

Sinonimi: unfairly

Contrari: fairly

Espressioni comuni: play dirty, fight dirty

sporcare

Rendere qualcosa meno pulito mettendoci fango, polvere o altre sostanze indesiderate.

In inglese semplice: To make something less clean by putting mud, dust, or other unwanted things on it.

• Please do not dirty the floor.
• He dirtied his shoes in the garden.
• Wet dogs can dirty a clean carpet.

Sinonimi: soil

Contrari: clean

Espressioni comuni: dirty something, dirty your clothes

macchiare

Far sì che la gente abbia una cattiva opinione di qualcuno o della sua reputazione.

In inglese semplice: To make people think badly of someone or their good name.

• The lies dirtied her name.
• He refused to dirty his reputation for money.
• Those accusations dirty the memory of an honest man.

Sinonimi: tarnish, stain

Espressioni comuni: dirty someone’s name, dirty someone’s reputation