dirty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dirty in the English»French Dictionary

I.dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi] ADJ

1. dirty (messy, soiled):

dirty face, clothing, dish, carpet, mark, nappy, car, street, beach

sale

dirty work, job

salissant

to get dirty

se salir

to get or make sth dirty

salir qc

to get one's hands dirty fig

mettre la main à la pâte

2. dirty MED (not sterile):

dirty needle

qui a déjà servi

dirty wound

infecté

3. dirty (obscene) inf:

dirty book, joke, idea, word

cochon/-onne inf

dirty mind

mal tourné

to have a dirty mind

ne penser qu'à ça inf

4. dirty (unhygienic, disgusting):

dirty habit, child

sale

you dirty pig inf!

cochon/-onne! m/f inf

5. dirty (dishonest) inf:

dirty contest, election, fighter, player

déloyal

dirty cheat, liar, rascal

sale

dirty attr lie

grossier/-ière

you dirty rat!

sale type! inf

that was a dirty trick

c'était un sale coup

it's a dirty business

c'est une affaire louche

6. dirty colour:

dirty

sale, terne

dirty green/white

vert/blanc sale or terne

7. dirty (stormy):

dirty weather, night

sale inf

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

1. dirty (dishonestly):

to play or fight dirty

donner des coups en traître

2. dirty (obscenely):

dirty talk

grossièrement

to think dirty

avoir des pensées obscènes

3. dirty (as intensifier):

a dirty great dog

un chien vachement gros inf

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

dirty carpet, nappy:

dirty

salir

to dirty one's hands doing fig

se salir les mains en faisant

IV.dirty [Brit ˈdəːti, Am ˈdərdi]

his name seems to be a dirty word around here

son nom semble être un mot tabou ici

to do the dirty on inf

faire une crasse à inf

to give sb a dirty look inf

regarder qn d'un sale œil

to send sb to do one's dirty work inf

faire faire le sale boulot à qn inf

do your own dirty work inf!

fais ton sale boulot toi-même inf

dirty weekend N inf

dirty weekend

week-end m de débauche

dirty protest N Brit

dirty protest

manifestation où les détenus marquent leur mécontentement en souillant leur cellule

dirty-minded ADJ inf

dirty-minded

à l'esprit mal tourné

dirty tricks N npl POL

dirty tricks

diffamation f

dirty war N

dirty war

guerre f sale

dirty old man N inf

dirty old man

vieux cochon m inf

dirty tricks campaign N

dirty tricks campaign

campagne f diffamatoire

quick and dirty ADJ

quick and dirty

vite fait mal fait

Translations for dirty in the French»English Dictionary

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saligaud

dirty bastard sl

saligaud dated

dirty pig inf

dirty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dirty in the English»French Dictionary

I.dirty [ˈdɜ:ti, Am ˈdɜ:rt̬i] N Brit, Aus no pl

to do the dirty on sb

faire une vacherie à qn

II.dirty [ˈdɜ:ti, Am ˈdɜ:rt̬i] VB trans

dirty

salir

III.dirty <-ier, -iest> [ˈdɜ:ti, Am ˈdɜ:rt̬i] ADJ

1. dirty (unclean):

dirty

sale

2. dirty (causing to be dirty):

dirty

salissant(e)

to do the dirty work fig

faire le sale boulot

3. dirty (mean):

dirty

sale

dirty tricks campaign

une campagne pleine de coups bas

4. dirty (lewd):

dirty movie, book

cochon(ne)

dirty look

noir(e)

dirty old man

lubrique

dirty weekend

coquin(e)

dirty words

obscénités fpl

dirty talk

grossièretés fpl

5. dirty (not pure):

dirty colour

sale

a dirty grey colour

une couleur grisâtre

IV.dirty [ˈdɜ:ti, Am ˈdɜ:rt̬i] ADV Brit inf

a dirty great car

une super grosse voiture

to play dirty

donner des coups bas

to talk dirty

dire des gros mots

to talk dirty (make explicit comments)

dire des cochonneries

Translations for dirty in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

souiller

to dirty sb/sth

souiller

to make sb/sth dirty

cambouis

dirty grease

cochon(ne)

dirty

vieux cochon

dirty old man

goret

dirty little pig

enfoiré

dirty bastard

salir qc

to make sth dirty

se salir (se souiller, devenir sale)

to get dirty

se salir les mains

to get one's hands dirty

salissant(e)

dirty

des travaux/jeux salissants

dirty jobs/games

malpropre

dirty

vicelard(e)

dirty old so-and-so

dirty Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his dirty clothes littered the floor

ses vêtements sales jonchaient le sol

the things on the table are dirty

les affaires sur la table sont sales

to do the dirty on sb

faire une vacherie à qn

to do the dirty work fig

faire le sale boulot

a dirty great car

une super grosse voiture

to talk dirty

dire des gros mots

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en famille

to wash one's dirty linen in public

laver son linge sale en public

to give sb a dirty look

regarder qn de travers (avec animosité)

to play a dirty trick on sb

faire une saloperie à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The underside is a dirty white speckled with grey and black patches.

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The garbage arrives unsorted, so workers sift through decaying organic muck and unsanitary refuse, including dirty diapers and medical waste.

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The names derive from dirty farmstead and reedy ditch respectively.

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An overtaking boat on a downwind course can position itself to focus its dirty air on the boat ahead of it.

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The narrow, dirty lanes have been widened, gutters have been covered, roadways broadened.

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Colour when full-grown dirty brown, head black, each segment with a dorsal longitudinal dark brown stripe; the larva is thinly covered with weak white hairs.

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She acts sweet and innocent when she's the idol for advertising kilobots but when she robattles she's as dirty as the other rogue meta-fighters.

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Demanding "tolerance" in a culture war is this kind of dirty trick.

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If he were to ignore the dirty dishes one night, this might be seen as a predictive discrepancy.

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The heatmap of those four attacking players looks like a dirty splodge on a piece of paper -- all were interchanging at will.

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