dirt in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dirt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dirt [Am dərt, Brit dəːt] N U

1.1. dirt (unclean substance):

dirt

suciedad f

dirt

mugre f

he looked at me as though I were dirt

me miró con cara de asco

to treat sb like dirt

tratar a alguien como a un perro

1.2. dirt (excrement) euph:

dog('s)/cat('s) dirt

porquería f de perro/gato euph

dog('s)/cat('s) dirt

caca f de perro/gato inf

2.1. dirt (scandal):

they tried to get some dirt on the party

intentaron ensuciar el nombre del partido

to dig up dirt on or about sb

sacarle los trapos sucios a relucir or al sol a alguien

2.2. dirt (obscenity):

dirt esp Brit inf

inmundicia f

a novel with a bit of dirt in it

una novela un poco verde

a novel with a bit of dirt in it

una novela un poco colorada Mex

3. dirt (earth, soil):

dirt esp Am

tierra f

to hit the dirt sl

caerse al suelo

to hit the dirt attr road/track

de tierra

fill dirt N U Am

fill dirt

relleno m

pay dirt N U Am

pay dirt

filón m

we hit pay dirt when we opened up that store

el día que abrimos la tienda dimos con un filón or con una mina de oro

dirt track N

1. dirt track (lane):

dirt track

camino m sin pavimentar

dirt track

camino m sin asfaltar

2. dirt track (for racing):

dirt track

pista f de ceniza

dirt cheap <attr dirt-cheap> ADJ inf

dirt cheap

baratísimo

dirt cheap

regalado inf

dirt cheap

tirado inf

dirt farmer N Am

dirt farmer

agricultor que trabaja su propia tierra

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scour away dirt/grease

quitar

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costar chirolas

to be dirt cheap inf

percudido (percudida)

ingrained with dirt

percudirse

to become ingrained with dirt

dirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dirt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dirt [dɜ:t, Am dɜ:rt] N no pl

1. dirt (unclean substance):

dirt

suciedad f

2. dirt (earth, soil):

dirt

tierra f

3. dirt (foul language):

dirt

obscenidad f

4. dirt (scandal):

dirt

trapos m pl sucios fig

5. dirt (excrement):

dirt

excremento m pl

6. dirt (worthless thing):

dirt

porquería f

to treat sb like dirt

tratar a alguien como basura

Phrases:

to eat dirt

tragar quina

dirt road N Brit, Aus, dirt track N

dirt road

pista f de tierra

dirt road

camino m de terracería Mex

dirt cheap ADJ inf

dirt cheap

tirado, -a

dirt cheap

botado, -a Mex

dirt road, dirt track N

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dirt road, dirt track

carril (m) de tierra

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rub out dirt

quitar

ingrained dirt

incrustado, -a

Translations for dirt in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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suciedad

dirt

carril (de tierra) m

dirt road/track

botado (-a)

dirt cheap

tirado (-a)

dirt cheap

dirt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to treat sb like dirt

tratar a alguien como basura

to eat dirt

tragar quina

dirt cheap

tirado, -a de precio

a crust of ice/dirt

una capa de hielo/suciedad

in this shop the fruit is dirt-cheap

en esta tienda regalan la fruta fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For 1973, 1980 and 2005, the race was transferred to the dirt track.

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The construction involved expanding the waterfront using wooden frames filled with dirt.

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Before this segment of the highway is constructed the traveler crossing this gap, will have to negotiate this change in elevation on dirt roads.

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Where the mask contacts the skin must be free from dirt and excess chemicals such as skin oils.

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For most of its history, the racing surface was dirt.

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The physical action of shampooing makes the grease and dirt become an emulsion that is then rinsed away with the water.

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It was run on dirt in 1979 and again in 1990 and was raced in two divisions in 1982 and 2001.

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A dirt quarter mile track was built in the infield in 1953, and the half mile was abandoned.

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In this case, the region is the image's domain, and the total amount of light (or ink) is the dirt to be rearranged.

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A long dirt road leads to a big grassland where the remnants of an early 20th-century racetrack are located, much of it still visible.

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