dirty

dirty
dirty [ˈdɜ:tɪ]
1. adjective
   a. sale ; [job, work] salissant
• to get dirty se salir
• to get sth dirty salir qch
• to get one's hands dirty se salir les mains
   b. [book, film, joke] cochon (inf) ; [language] grossier
• a dirty word un gros mot
• he's got a dirty mind il a l'esprit mal tourné
   c. ( = unpleasant) sale
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► With this meaning sale goes before the noun.
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• politics is a dirty business la politique est un sale métier
• it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it c'est un sale boulot (inf), mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse
• to give sb a dirty look regarder qn de travers
• to do sb's dirty work for them faire le sale boulot (inf) de qn
2. adverb
   a. ( = unfairly) to play dirty (inf) faire des coups en vache (inf)
   b. ( = smuttily) to talk dirty dire des cochonneries
3. transitive verb
[+ hands, clothes, reputation] salir
4. noun
(British) to do the dirty on sb (inf!) faire une vacherie (inf !) à qn
5. compounds
► dirty-minded adjective
• dirty-minded kids des gamins à l'esprit mal tourné ► dirty old man (inf) noun vieux cochon (inf) m
► dirty weekend (inf) noun week-end m coquin
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[dɜːtɪ] 1.
adjective
1) (messy, soiled) [face, clothing, street] sale; [work] salissant

to get dirty — se salir

to get ou make something dirty — salir quelque chose

2) (not sterile) [needle] qui a déjà servi; [wound] infecté
3) (colloq) (obscene) [book, joke] cochon/-onne (colloq); [mind] mal tourné
4) (colloq) (dishonest) [contest, fighter] déloyal; [cheat] sale; [lie] grossier/-ière
5) [colour] sale
2.
(colloq) adverb
1) (dishonestly)

to play ou fight dirty — donner des coups en traître

2) (obscenely) grossièrement
3.
transitive verb lit, fig salir
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to do the dirty on — (colloq) faire une crasse (colloq) à

to give somebody a dirty look — (colloq) regarder quelqu'un d'un sale œil


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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