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I. dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi] ADJ

1. dirty (messy, soiled):

dirty face, clothing, dish, carpet, mark, nappy, car, street, beach, work, job: sporco

to get dirty: sporcarsi

to get or make sth dirty: sporcare qc

to get one's hands dirty fig: sporcarsi le mani

2. dirty MED (not sterile):

dirty needle: già usato

dirty wound: infetto

3. dirty (obscene) inf:

dirty book, joke: sporco, osceno

dirty word: volgare, sporco

dirty idea: osceno

dirty mind: malato

to have a dirty mind: avere la mente malata

4. dirty (unhygienic, disgusting):

dirty habit, child: sporco, lurido

you dirty pig! inf: lurido maiale!

5. dirty (dishonest) inf:

dirty contest, election: truccato

dirty fighter, player: scorretto, sleale

dirty cheat, rascal, liar, lie: sporco

you dirty rat!: lurida carogna!

that was a dirty trick: quello è stato un colpo basso, una bastardata

it's a dirty business: è un affare losco

6. dirty colour:

dirty: sporco

dirty green, white: verde, bianco sporco

7. dirty (stormy):

dirty weather, night: orribile, da lupi

II. dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi] ADV inf

1. dirty (dishonestly):

to play dirty: giocare sporco, slealmente

to fight dirty: combattere slealmente

2. dirty (obscenely):

dirty talk: sporco, volgarmente

to think dirty: avere dei pensieri sporchi

3. dirty (as intensifier):

a dirty great dog: un cane veramente grosso

III. dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi] VB trans

dirty carpet, nappy:

dirty: sporcare, sporcarsi

to dirty one's hands doing fig: sporcarsi le mani facendo

IV. dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi]

his name seems to be a dirty word around here: il suo nome sembra essere tabù da queste parti

to do the dirty on inf: farla sporca a, tirare un colpo basso a

to give sb a dirty look inf: lanciare un'occhiataccia a qn

to send sb to do one's dirty work inf: far fare a qn il proprio lavoro sporco

do your own dirty work! inf: fattelo tu questo lavoro di merda!

dirty tricks [ˌdɜːtɪˈtrɪks] N npl POL

dirty tricks: = attività illegali tese a screditare i propri oppositori

dirty-minded [Brit ˌdəːtɪˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˌdərdiˈmaɪndəd] ADJ inf

dirty-minded: dalla mente malata

dirty weekend [Brit ˌdəːti wiːˈkɛnd] N inf

dirty weekend: = week-end trascorso in compagnia dell'amante

dirty bomb [Brit, Am] N

dirty bomb: bomba f sporca

dirty protest [ˌdɜːtɪˈprəʊtest] N Brit

dirty protest: = protesta dei detenuti che esprimono il loro malcontento imbrattando i muri con le loro feci

dirty war [ˌdɜːtɪˈwɔː(r)] N

dirty war: guerra f sporca (condotta con ogni mezzo)

quick-and-dirty [Brit ˌkwɪk(ə)nˈdəːti, Am ˌkwɪkənˈdər(t)i] ADJ

quick-and-dirty: fatto alla carlona

dirty tricks campaign [ˌdɜːtɪˈtrɪkskæmˌpeɪn] N

dirty tricks campaign: campagna f diffamatoria

dirty old man [Brit, Am ˈdərdi oʊld mæn] N inf

dirty old man: vecchio bavoso m

dirty old man: vecchio porco m

English

English

Italian

Italian

I. dirty [ˈdɜ:r·t̬i] VB trans

dirty: sporcare

to dirty one's hands: sporcarsi le mani

II. dirty <-ier, -iest> [ˈdɜ:r·t̬i] ADJ

1. dirty (not clean):

dirty: sporco, -a

2. dirty (mean, nasty):

a dirty look: un'occhiataccia

3. dirty (lewd):

dirty: osceno, -a

dirty joke: spinto, -a

dirty old man: vecchio sporcaccione

4. dirty (unpleasant):

dirty: sporco, -a

to do the dirty work: fare il lavoro sporco

III. dirty [ˈdɜ:r·t̬i] ADV

dirty: in modo sporco

to play dirty: giocare sporco

Italian

Italian

English

English

sconcio (-a): dirty

sbrodolare: to dirty

sbrodolarsi: to dirty oneself

carognata: dirty trick

immondo (-a): dirty

sporcaccione (-a) (-a): dirty beast

sudicio (-a): dirty

è un affare sudicio: it's a dirty business

scherzo da prete inf: dirty trick

sporcare: to dirty

sporcarsi: to get dirty

imbrattare: to dirty

imbrattare qc (di qc): to dirty sth (with sth)

imbrattarsi: to get dirty

Present
I	dirty
you	dirty
he/she/it	dirties
we	dirty
you	dirty
they	dirty

Past
I	dirtied
you	dirtied
he/she/it	dirtied
we	dirtied
you	dirtied
they	dirtied

Present Perfect
I	have	dirtied
you	have	dirtied
he/she/it	has	dirtied
we	have	dirtied
you	have	dirtied
they	have	dirtied

Past Perfect
I	had	dirtied
you	had	dirtied
he/she/it	had	dirtied
we	had	dirtied
you	had	dirtied
they	had	dirtied

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dirty one's hands: sporcarsi le mani

a dirty look: un'occhiataccia

dirty old man: vecchio sporcaccione

to do the dirty work: fare il lavoro sporco

to play dirty: giocare sporco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

This perceptual trick is known as stereo irrelevancy.

en.wikipedia.org

In other episodes, he employs underhand tactics to trick a suspect into confessing.

en.wikipedia.org

It's a pretty good trick, actually, because guess who gets off scot-free?

One trick was to stonewash leather in a cement mixer.

clothesonfilm.com

Particularly on flat ground, it is not intuitively obvious how the liftoff is achieved, making the trick visually striking.

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