dirt

dirt
dirt [dɜ:t]
1. noun
   a. (on skin, clothes, objects) saleté f ; ( = earth) terre f ; ( = mud) boue f
• covered with dirt très sale ; [clothes, shoes, mudguards] couvert de boue
• a layer of dirt une couche de saleté
• dog dirt crotte f de chien
• to treat sb like dirt (inf) traiter qn comme un chien
   b. ( = scandal) (inf) ragots (inf) mpl
2. compounds
► dirt bike noun moto f tout-terrain (de 50 cm3)
► dirt-cheap (inf) adjective très bon marché inv
• it was dirt-cheap c'était donné adverb• I bought it dirt-cheap je l'ai acheté pour une bouchée de pain ► dirt-poor (inf) adjective
(US) miséreux
► dirt road noun chemin m de terre
* * *
[dɜːt]
noun
1) (mess) (on clothing, in room) saleté f; (on body, cooker) crasse f; (in carpet, engine, filter) saletés fpl

to show the dirt — être salissant

2) (soil) terre f; (mud) boue f
3) (colloq) péj (gossip) ragots mpl
4) euph (obscenity) obscénités fpl; (excrement) excréments mpl
••

it's dirt cheap — (colloq) c'est donné


English-French dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • Dirt 3 — Разработчик Codemasters Southam[1] Издатель Codemasters Часть серии Colin McRae Rally Дата выпуска …   Википедия

  • Dirt 3 — Developer(s) Codemasters Southam[1] Publisher(s) Codemasters …   Wikipedia

  • Dirt 3 — Éditeur Codemasters Southam[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dirt — S3 [də:t US də:rt] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: drit] 1.) any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust ▪ You should have seen the dirt on that car! ▪ His face and hands were black with dirt. ▪ a patch of grass,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Dirt — (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dirt — [ dɜrt ] noun uncount * 1. ) soil or MUD (=soil mixed with water): Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds of dirt 2. ) a substance that makes something dirty: His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 3. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Dirt — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dirt CD de Alice In Chains Publicación Octubre 1992 Género(s) Grunge Metal alternativo …   Wikipedia Español

  • dirt|y — «DUR tee», adjective, dirt|i|er, dirt|i|est, verb, dirt|ied, dirt|y| …   Useful english dictionary

  • dirt — 15c. metathesis of M.E. drit, drytt mud, dirt, dung (c.1300), from O.N. drit, cognate with O.E. dritan to void excrement, from P.Gmc. *dritanan (Cf. Du. drijten, O.H.G. trizan). Used abusively of persons from c.1300. Meaning gossip first attested …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dirt! — Studio album by The Arrogant Worms Released 1999 Genre Comedy Label Arrogant Worms Records …   Wikipedia

  • dirt — dirt; dirt·en; dirt·i·ly; dirt·i·ness; …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”