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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sal
"Ses chaussures sont sales après la promenade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered or marked with an unclean substance such as mud, dirt, or dust.
"He came home from the football match with a very dirty shirt."
- 1
To make something unclean or soiled.
"Be careful not to dirty your new shoes in the garden."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'dirti', related to 'dirt' which comes from Old Norse 'drit' meaning excrement. Over time, the term broadened from literal filth and excrement to encompass anything unclean, morally corrupt, or unfair.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dirty" is said worldwide
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sale
Transliteration: sal
"Ses chaussures sont sales après la promenade."
schmutzig
Transliteration: schmutzig
"Seine Hände sind schmutzig von der Arbeit."
sporco
Transliteration: sporco
"Il pavimento è sporco di fango."
sucio
Transliteration: sucio
"Lava tus manos porque están sucias."
sujo
Transliteration: sujo
"A camisola dele está suja de tinta."
गंदा
Transliteration: ganda
"उसके कपड़े बहुत गंदे हो गए हैं।"
脏
Transliteration: zāng
"这件衣服很脏，需要洗一下。"
더러운
Transliteration: deoreoun
"아이의 손이 흙으로 더러워졌다."
汚い
Transliteration: kitanai
"彼の靴は泥で汚れている。"
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