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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|dirti}}, alteration of earlier {{m|enm|dritti}}, equivalent to {{suffix|en|dirt|y}}. Cognate with {{cog|gml|drēterich|t=dirty}}.
See also {{m|en|drite}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈdɜːti/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|En-uk-dirty.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈdɝti/|[ˈdɝɾi]|a=GA}}<!--[ˈdɝɾi]?-->
* {{audio|en|en-us-dirty.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-dirty.wav}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɜː(ɹ)ti|s=2}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|er}}

# [[unclean|Unclean]]; covered with or containing [[unpleasant]] substances such as [[dirt]] or [[grime]].
#: {{syn|en|filthy|soiled|sordid|unclean|unwashed|Thesaurus:unclean}}
#: {{ant|en|clean|Thesaurus:clean}}
#: {{ux|en|Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too '''dirty'''.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:George Bernard Shaw|title=The author's apology from {{w|Mrs. Warren's Profession}}|page=61|year=1905|passage=Many persons are more comfortable when they are '''dirty''' than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.}}
# That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
#: {{ux|en|Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's '''dirty'''.}}
# Morally unclean; [[obscene]] or [[indecent]], especially sexually.
#: {{syn|en|indecent|lewd|obscene|raunchy|salacious}}
#: {{ux|en|At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told '''dirty''' jokes to the bridesmaids.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Kitty Drake|title=This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’|work=The Guardian|date=2023-05-13|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/13/this-is-how-we-do-it-a-tired-throwaway-midweek-shag-doesnt-interest-me|issn=0261-3077|passage=We have quite a playful and fun relationship in general, but it’s still surprising how '''dirty''' our sex can be in the things we say or do or pretend. We often laugh about it afterwards.}}
# [[dishonourable|Dishonourable]]; violating accepted standards or rules.
#: {{syn|en|cheating|foul|unsporting|unsportsmanlike}}
#: {{ant|en|sportsmanlike}}
#: {{ux|en|He might have scored, but it was a '''dirty''' trick that won him the penalty.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1915|year_published=1916|author=w:C.J. Dennis|title=w:The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke|page=13|text=The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's '''dirty''' left 'as smote me soul.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2013-06-21|author=w:Oliver Burkeman
|volume=189|issue=2|page=27|magazine=w:The Guardian Weekly
|title=[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/10/conscious-computing-twitter-facebook-google The tao of tech]
|passage=The '''dirty''' secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.{{...}}Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.}}
# [[corrupt|Corrupt]], [[illegal]], or [[improper]].
#: {{syn|en|base|dishonest|dishonorable|filthy|despicable|lousy|mean|sordid|unethical|vile}}
#: {{ux|en|I won't accept your '''dirty''' money!}}
# [[out of tune|Out of tune.]]
#: {{ux|en|You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds '''dirty'''.}}
# Of color, discolored by impurities.
#: {{syn|en|dingy|dullish|muddied|muddy}}
#: {{ant|en|bright|pure}}
#: {{ux|en|The old flag was a '''dirty''' white.}}
# {{lb|en|computing}} Containing [[data]] needing to be written back to [[memory]] or [[disk]].
#: {{ux|en|Occasionally it reads the sector into a '''dirty''' buffer, which means it needs to sync the '''dirty''' buffer first.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2008|author=Stephen R. G. Fraser|title=Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System|page=105
|passage=Notice that an asterisk has been added to the filename in the edit window tabs. This is a simple reminder that the file is “'''dirty'''” and needs saving.}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
#: {{ux|en|None of y'all get into my car if you're '''dirty'''.}}
# {{lb|en|informal}} {{n-g|Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".}}
#: {{ux|en|He lives in a '''dirty''' great mansion.}}
# Sleety; [[gusty]]; stormy.
#: {{ux|en|'''dirty''' weather}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1867|author=w:Matthew Arnold|title=On the Study of Celtic Literature
|passage=Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, '''dirty''' sea.}}
#* {{RQ:Adams So Long|passage=Rain type 17 was a '''dirty''' blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} Of an alcoholic [[beverage]], especially a [[cocktail]] or mixed drink: served with the juice of [[olive]]s.
#: {{ant|en|neat}}
#: {{ux|en|'''dirty''' martini}}
# Of food, [[indulgent]] in an [[unhealthy]] way.
#: {{ux|en|The waiter served '''dirty''' burgers to the customers.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2003| title=Perl Cookbook |author=Tom Christiansen; Nathan Torkington | page=xix| passage=You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarily '''dirty''' food.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2019| title=Lonely Planet England|author=Oliver Berry; Fionn Davenport | page=| passage=Piled high and oozing all the trimmings, the '''dirty''' burgers here are decidedly good – spice things up with jalapeños, brie or a seriously sticky BBQ sauce.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2020|author=Mellissa Sevigny|title=Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health|publisher=Victory Belt Publishing|isbn=9781628604009|page=13
|passage=Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the  components include “'''dirty'''” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods,  processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and  unhealthy {{...}}}}
# Spreading harmful [[radiation]] over a wide area.
#: {{ux|en|a '''dirty''' explosion}}
#: {{ux|en|a [[dirty bomb|'''dirty''' bomb]]}}
# {{lb|en|aviation}} Having the [[undercarriage]] or [[flap]]s in the [[down]] position.
#: {{antonyms|en|clean}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|dirtybadwrong|nondirty|air one's dirty laundry in public|air one's dirty linen in public|dirty coal|dirty down|dirty trick|get one's hands dirty|un-dirty|wash one's dirty laundry in public|wash one's dirty linen in public|dirty rush
|bedirty|dirty war
|dirty blond|dirty Gertie|dirty mind|dirty minded
|dirty blonde
|dirty bomb
|dirty bulk
|dirty bulking
|dirty business
|dirty code
|dirty dairying
|dirty dance
|dirty dancing
|dirty feed
|dirty float
|dirty girl|dirty dozens|dirty pint|dirty soda
|dirty grease
|dirty-handed
|Dirty Harry
|dirty ice cream
|dirty joke
|dirty kitchen
|dirty laundry
|dirty linen
|dirty look
|dirty magazine
|dirty martini
|dirty money
|dirty mouth
|dirty old man
|dirty pillow
|dirty pool
|dirty power
|dirty protest
|dirty realism
|dirty rice
|dirty Sanchez
|Dirty Shirley
|dirty snowball
|dirty talk
|Dirty Thirties
|dirty thunderstorm
|Dirty War
|dirty washing
|dirty weather
|dirty weekend
|dirty word
|dirty work
|dirty wound
|dirtily
|dirtiness
|dirtyish
|do someone dirty
|do the dirty on
|down and dirty
|filthy dirty
|get the dirty water off one's chest
|off like a dirty shirt
|quick-and-dirty
|quick and dirty
|undirty
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|covered with or containing dirt}}
* Adyghe: {{t|ady|шӏои}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|vuil}}
* Ainu: {{t|ain|アチカ|tr=acika}}, {{t|ain|ヤヤシㇱ|tr=yayasis}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|ndyrë}}
* Aleut: {{t|ale|quqdax̂}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|قَذِر}}, {{t|ar|وَسِخ}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|وِسِخ|tr=wisiḵ}}, {{t|acw|معَفِّن|tr=miʕaffin}}
*: Moroccan Arabic: {{t|ary|موسخ|tr=musəḵ|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|লেতেৰা}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|puercu}}, {{t|ast|suciu}}, {{t+|ast|gochu}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|çirkli}}, {{t+|az|kirli}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|бысраҡ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|бру́дны}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|নোংরা}}
* Bhojpuri: {{t|bho|गंदा}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|мръ́сен}}, {{t+|bg|изца́пан}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ညစ်|sc=Mymr}}, {{t+|my|ပေ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|brut}}, {{t+|ca|llord}}
* Chamicuro: {{t|ccc|pa'sawa}}
* Chechen: {{t|ce|боьха}}
* Cherokee: {{q|animate}} {{t|chr|ᎠᎦᏓᎭᎢ}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|汙糟|tr=wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3}}
*: Dungan: {{t|dng|зон}}, {{t|dng|зонщи}}, {{t|dng|нон}}
*: Eastern Min: {{t|cdo|垃渣|tr=lă-că}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|癩𰣻|tr=thái-ko}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|垃圾|tr=lah-sap}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|腌臢|tr=a-tsa}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|垃儳|tr=lâ-sâm}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|髒|tr=zāng}}
*: Wu: {{t|wuu|齷齪}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|špinavý}}
* Danish: {{t|da|beskidt}}, {{t|da|uren}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vuil}}, {{t+|nl|smerig}}, {{t+|nl|vies}}
* Erzya: {{t|myv|рудазов}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|malpura}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|räpane}}
* Faroese: {{t+|fo|skitin}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|likainen}}, {{t+|fi|törkyinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sale}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|sporc}}
* Fwâi: {{t|fwa|geek}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|sucio}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ბინძური}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}, {{t+|de|dreckig}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|de|verdreckt}}
* Gilbertese: {{t|gil|buritoto}}, {{t|gil|bakanana}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βρόμικος}}, {{t+|el|ακάθαρτος}}, {{t+|el|λερωμένος}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|μυσαρός}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|lepo}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh|alt=מלוכלך \ מְלֻכְלָךְ}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|गंदा}}, {{t+|hi|मैला}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|piszkos}}, {{t+|hu|koszos}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|óhreinn}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|sordida}}, {{t+|io|desneta}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kotor}}
* Ingush: {{t|inh|бӏеха}}
* Inuktitut:
*: Inuttut: {{t|iu|ainnik}}, {{t|iu|ippak}}, {{t|iu|itjunak}}, {{t|iu|salumaittuk}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|salach}}, {{t|ga|cáidheach}}
* Isan: {{t-needed|tts}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}, {{t+|it|sudicio}}, {{t+|it|lurido}}, {{t+|it|lercio}}
* Jamaican Creole: {{t|jam|dutty}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|汚い|tr=きたない, kitanai}}, {{t|ja|[[汚れる|汚れている]]|tr=よごれている, yogoreteiru}}
* Javanese: {{t+|jv|reged}}
* Jawe: {{t|jaz|geek}}
* Kabardian: {{t+|kbd|фӏей}}
* Kaingang: {{t|kgp|kavéj}}
* Kalmyk: {{t|xal|бузр|tr=buzr}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|madinat}}, {{t|pam|marinat}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|brëdny}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|кір|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|kk|лас|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|kk|батпақты|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ក្រខ្វក់}}, {{t+|km|កខ្វក់}}, {{t+|km|ប្រឡាក់}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|더럽다}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|چڵکن|sc=ku-Arab}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}, {{t+|kmr|qirêjî}}, {{t+|kmr|rêvin}}, {{t+|kmr|herrimî}}, {{t+|kmr|lewitî}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|кир|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ky|баткак|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ເປື້ອນ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|sordidus}}, {{t|la|impuratus}}, {{t|la|impurus}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|netīrs}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|nešvarus}}, {{t|lt|purvinas}}, {{t|lt|bjaurus}}
* Lü: {{t-needed|khb}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|валкан|sc=Cyrl}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kotor}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|maħmuġ}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मळकट}}, {{t|mr|घाणेरडे}}, {{t|mr|घाण}}
* Mbyá Guaraní: {{t|gun|ky'a}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|бохир}}, {{t+|mn|заваан}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|niłhin}}, {{t|nv|chin bąąh}}
* Neapolitan: {{t|nap|nzivato}}
* Nemi: {{t|nem|geek}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|मैलो}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|a nkuɗi|alt=-a nkuɗi}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|sale}}
* Northern Thai: {{t-needed|nod}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|skitten}}, {{t|nb|ureinslig}}, {{t|nb|urenslig}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|skitten}}, {{t|nn|ureinsleg}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|brut}}, {{t+|oc|lord}}
* Odia: {{t+|or|ମଇଳା}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|fūl}}, {{t|ang|unclǣne}}, {{t|ang|adeliht}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|پیس|tr=pis}}, {{t|ota|مردار|tr=murdar}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}, {{t+|ps|خيرن|tr=xirën}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کثیف|tr=kasif}}, {{t+|fa|پلید|tr=palid}}
* Pije: {{t|piz|geek}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|orrein}}, {{t|pdt|schmutzich}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|brudny}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|ganra}}, {{t|qu|ch'ichi}}
* Rapa Nui: {{t|rap|havahava}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|murdar}}, {{t+|ro|nespălat}}, {{t+|ro|jegos}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|malnet}}, {{t|rm|tschuf}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}, {{t+|ru|испа́чканный}} {{qualifier|soiled}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|मल}}
* Sardinian:
*: Campidanese: {{t|sc|feu}}
* Scots: {{t|sco|clarty}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|caca}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|нечист}}, {{t|sh|прљав}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|nečist}}, {{t+|sh|prljav}}
* Shan: {{t-needed|shn}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|lordu}}, {{t|scn|sporcu}}, {{t|scn|nzivatu}}, {{t|scn|loddu}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|කිලිටි|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|špinavý}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|umazan}}
* Somali: {{t|so|warakh}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|njerěšny}}, {{t|dsb|brudny}}, {{t|dsb|bakany}}
*: Upper Sorbian: {{t|hsb|mazany}}
* Southern Altai: {{t|alt|кирлӱ}}
* Southern Thai: {{t|sou|หลุหละ}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sucio}}
* Sundanese: {{t|su|bagedur}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|oren}}, {{t+|sv|smutsig}}, {{t+|sv|skitig}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|marumi}}, {{t|tl|madumi}}, {{t|tl|makalat}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|пурлой|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|tg|лойолуд|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|чиркин|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|касиф|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|ҷазир}}, {{t|tg|ифлос}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|మురికి|sc=Telu}}
* Tetum: {{t|tet|fo'er}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|สกปรก}}, {{t+|th|เลอะ}}, {{t+|th|เปื้อน}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|བཙོག་པ}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|eñatketse}}, {{t|txb|kraketstse}}
* Torricelli: {{t|tei|aboŋ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kirli}}
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|kirli}}
* Tày: {{t|tyz|bấn}}, {{t|tyz|nhơ}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|брудни́й}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|گندہ|tr=gandā}}, {{t|ur|گندا|tr=gandā}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|كىر}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|kir}}, {{t+|uz|iflos}}, {{t+|uz|bulgʻanch}}, {{t+|uz|loy}}
* Venetan: {{t+|vec|onto}}, {{t|vec|sporco}}, {{t|vec|baozo}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|bẩn}}, {{t+|vi|bẩn thỉu}} {{qualifier|in general}}, {{t+|vi|dơ}} {{qualifier|clothes}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|miotik}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|mannet}}, {{t+|wa|måssî}}, {{t+|wa|niche}}, {{t+|wa|swasse}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|budr}}, {{t+|cy|brwnt}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|smoarch}}, {{t|fy|gruzich}}
* White Hmong: {{t|mww|txab}}, {{t|mww|ceb}}
* Yagara: {{t|yxg|ban}}
* Yakut: {{t|sah|кирдээх}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|גראָב|sc=Hebr}}, {{t|yi|שמוציק}}
* Zealandic: {{t|zea|vuul}}
* Zhuang: {{t|za|heiz}}, {{t|za|nwk}}, {{t|za|boemh}}, {{t|za|gyuek}}, {{t|za|oepsoep}}, {{t|za|uq}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|that makes one dirty}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|gochu}}, {{t|ast|suciu}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|мръсен}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|垢|tr=gòu}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|likainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salissant}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βρόμικος}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh|alt=מלוכלך \ מְלֻכְלָךְ}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|koszos}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|sordida}}, {{t+|io|desneta}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}, {{t+|it|sudicio}}
* Jamaican Creole: {{t|jam|dutty}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|پیس}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}, {{t+|kmr|qirêjî}}, {{t+|kmr|rêvin}}, {{t+|kmr|herrimî}}, {{t+|kmr|lewitî}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|skittent}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|fūl}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|پیس|tr=pis}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}, {{t+|ps|خيرن|tr=xirën}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|orrein}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|brudzący}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|caca}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|umazan}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sucio}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|pis}}
* Venetan: {{t+|vec|onto|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|bẩn}}, {{t+|vi|bẩn thỉu}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|morally unclean, obscene or indecent}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|vuil}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|gochu}}, {{t+|ast|puercu}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|циничен}}, {{t+|bg|неприличен}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[淫穢]]的|tr=yínhuìde}}, {{t+|cmn|骯髒|tr=āngzāng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|sprostý}}
* Danish: {{t|da|beskidt}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vuil}}, {{t+|nl|vulgair}}, {{t+|nl|obsceen}}, {{t+|nl|schunnig}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tuhma}}, {{t+|fi|rivo}}, {{t+|fi|hävytön}}, {{t+|fi|säädytön}}, {{t+|fi|ruma}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cochon}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}, {{t+|de|dreckig}}, {{t+|de|vulgär}}, {{t+|de|obszön}}, {{t+|de|ordinär}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βρόμικος}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh|alt=מלוכלך \ מְלֻכְלָךְ}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|piszkos}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|sordida}}, {{t+|io|perversa}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|salach}}, {{t|ga|gáirsiúil}}, {{t|ga|cáidheach}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}, {{t+|it|indecente}}
* Jamaican Creole: {{t|jam|dutty}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}
* Lakota: {{t|lkt|šikšíl}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|netīrs}}, {{t|lv|nešķīsts}}, {{t|lv|neķītrs}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|nešvankus}}, {{t|lt|nepadorus}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kotor}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|घाणेरडा|m}}, {{t|mr|घाणेरडी|f}}, {{t|mr|घाणेरडे|n}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|orrein}}, {{t|pdt|schmutzich}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sprośny}}, {{t+|pl|nieprzyzwoity}}, {{t+|pl|świński}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|murdar}}, {{t+|ro|necuviincios}}, {{t+|ro|obscen}}, {{t+|ro|indecent}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}, {{t+|ru|са́льный}}, {{t+|ru|скабрёзный}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|umazan}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|verde}}, {{t+|es|sucio}}, {{t+|es|guarro}}, {{t+|es|ordinario}}, {{t+|es|indecente}}, {{t+|es|lúbrico}}, {{t+|es|lascivo}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|snuskig}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|müstehcen}}
* Venetan: {{t+|vec|onto|m}}, {{t|vec|sporco|m}}, {{t|vec|desconsà|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tục tĩu}}, {{t+|vi|bậy}}, {{qualifier|"inappropriate"}} {{t+|vi|bậy bạ}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|מיאוס}}
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{{trans-top|dishonourable, violating standards or rules}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|vuil}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|gochu}}, {{t+|ast|puercu}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|нечестен}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[下流]]的|tr=xiàliú de}}
* Danish: {{t|da|beskidt}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vuil}}, {{t+|nl|smerig}}, {{t+|nl|grof}}, {{t+|nl|oneerlijk}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|halpamainen}}, {{t+|fi|likainen}}, {{t+|fi|ruma}}, {{t+|fi|härski}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sale}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βρόμικος}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh|alt=מלוכלך \ מְלֻכְלָךְ}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mocskos}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|sordida}}, {{t+|io|perversa}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}, {{t+|kmr|herrimî}}, {{t+|kmr|lewitî}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|sale}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|haniebny}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}, {{t+|ru|по́длый}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sucio}}, {{t+|es|deshonesto}}, {{t+|es|turbio}}, {{t+|es|corrupto}}, {{t+|es|marrullero}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ful}}, {{t+|sv|ojuste}}, {{t|sv|osnygg}}
* Venetan: {{t+|vec|onto|m}}, {{t|vec|sporco|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|xấu}}, {{t+|vi|xấu xa}}
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{{trans-top|illegal, improper}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[卑鄙]]的|tr=bēibì de}}, {{t|cmn|[[不法]]的|tr=bùfǎ de}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|špinavý}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vuil}}, {{t+|nl|oneerlijk}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|likainen}}, {{t+|fi|ruma}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sale}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mocskos}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|nelegala}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}, {{t+|kmr|herrimî}}, {{t+|kmr|lewitî}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|sale}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|umazan}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sucio}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|orättmätig}}, {{t+|sv|smutsig}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kirli}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|sporco|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|[[bất]] [[hợp pháp]]}}, {{t+|vi|không|alt=không hợp pháp}}, {{t|vi|trái luật}}
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{{trans-top|out of tune}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|epäpuhdas}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|sporco|m}}
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{{trans-top|of color: discolored by impurities}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|vaal}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կեղտոտ}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[暗淡]]的|tr=àndàn de}}
* Danish: {{t|da|beskidt}}, {{t|da|grumset}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vuil}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|likainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sale}}
* German: {{t+|de|schmutzig}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ακάθαρτος}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מלוכלך|tr=m'lukhlákh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporco}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|pîs}}, {{t+|kmr|herrimî}}, {{t+|kmr|lewitî}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|سخا|tr=sxâ}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гря́зный}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|umazan}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|descolorido}}, {{t+|es|sucio}}, {{t+|es|turbio}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|grumlig}}, {{t+|sv|smutsig}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|మురికి|sc=Telu}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|sporco|m}}
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{{trans-top|computing: containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|muokattu}}, {{t+|fi|likainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|modifié}}
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{{trans-top|slang: carrying illegal drugs}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[huume]]ita [[kantava]]}}, {{t|fi|[[huume]]issa}}
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{{trans-top|intensifier}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|törkeä}}
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{{trans-top|sleety; gusty; stormy}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ruma}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|cáidheach}}
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* Breton: {{t+check|br|lous}} (1,2,3), {{t+check|br|hudur}} (2,3)
* Indonesian: {{t+check|id|kotor}}, {{t+check|id|dekil}}, {{t+check|id|licik}}
* Interlingua: {{t-check|ia|immunde}} (1,2,3)
* Romanian: {{t+check|ro|murdar}}
* Urdu: {{t-check|ur|گندا}}
* Welsh: {{t-check|cy|pỳg}}
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===Adverb===
{{en-adv}}

# In a dirty manner.
#: {{syn|en|deceptively|dirtily|indecently|underhandedly}}
#: {{ux|en|to play '''dirty'''}}

====Derived terms====
{{der2|en
|fight dirty
|play dirty
|ride dirty
|talk dirty
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|in a dirty manner}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|[[下流]]地|tr=xiàliú de}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|špinavě}}, {{t+|cs|nefér}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|likaisesti}}, {{t+|fi|epäreilusti}}, {{t+|fi|rivosti}}, {{t+|fi|rumasti}}, {{t+|fi|tuhmasti}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salement}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kotor}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|по́дло}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|obscenamente}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fult}}, {{t+|sv|ojuste}}, {{t+|sv|smutsigt}}, {{t|sv|osnyggt}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|మురికిగా|sc=Telu}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|pis pis}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (something) dirty.
#: {{syn|en|soil|taint|Thesaurus:dirty}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[stain]] or [[tarnish]] (somebody) with [[dishonor]].
#: {{syn|en|sully}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[debase]] by [[distort]]ing the real nature of (something).
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[soiled]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1960|month=March|title=Talking of Trains: S.R. signalling innovation|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=135|text=The markers for the slow line signals have been arranged at cab level, but for the inner fast lines they have had to be kept low in the "six-foot", with the result that they tend to be badly '''dirtied''' by passing traffic.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|dirty up|dirty down}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to make dirty}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|وَسَّخَ}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|lousaat}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|цапам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|embrutar}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|špinit|impf}}, {{t+|cs|ušpinit|pf}}, {{t+|cs|zašpinit|pf}}, {{t|cs|zamazat|pf}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|bevuilen}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|malpurigi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|liata}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salir}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|lixar}}
* German: {{t+|de|verdrecken}}, {{t+|de|beschmutzen}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ῥυπαίνω}}
*: Modern: {{t+|el|βρομίζω}}, {{t+|el|λερώνω}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|לכלך|tr=likhlékh}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|mengotori}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|sotkia}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|polluer}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|salaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporcare}}, {{t+|it|insudiciare}}, {{t+|it|lordare}}, {{t|it|fedare}} {{qualifier|obsolete, poetic}}
* Latin: {{t|la|foedō}}, {{t|la|inquinō}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|nosmērēt}}
* Mandarin: {{t+check|cmn|弄髒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+check|cmn|弄脏|tr=nòngzāng|sc=Hani}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|brudzić}}, {{t+|pl|kalać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|plamić|impf}}, {{t|pl|upaćkać|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujar}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|spurca}}, {{t+|ro|murdări}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|па́чкать}}, {{t+|ru|загрязня́ть}}
* Sardinian:
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|abbunzare}}, {{t|sc|bruttare}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|lurdari}}, {{t|scn|luddari}}, {{t|scn|nzivari}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|umazati}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ensuciar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fläcka}}, {{t+|sv|orena}}, {{t+|sv|smutsa ner}}, {{t+|sv|skita ner}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kirletmek}}, {{t+|tr|pisletmek}}
* Vietnamese: {{qualifier|in general}} {{t-check|vi|[[làm]] [[bẩn]]}} <!-- was "[[làm]] [[bẩn]]" - assumed sum-of-parts; if an idiom, use {{t}} instead of {{t-SOP}}. see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->, {{qualifier|clothes}} {{t+check|vi|dơ|alt=làm dơ}} <!-- was "làm [[dơ]]" - assumed inflected form or vocalised spelling; please verify if linking is acceptable. see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|manni}}, {{t+|wa|anichter}}
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{{trans-top|to stain or tarnish with dishonor}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|embrutar}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tahrata}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salir}}, {{t+|fr|avilir}}
* Greek:
*: Modern: {{t+|el|λερώνω}}, {{t+|el|λερώνομαι}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הכתים|tr=hikhtím}}
* Mandarin: {{t+check|cmn|弄髒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+check|cmn|弄脏|tr=nòngzāng|sc=Hani}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sujar}}, {{t+|pt|manchar}}, {{t+|pt|conspurcar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|запятна́ть}}, {{t+|ru|пятна́ть}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|umazati}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ensuciar}}, {{t+|es|manchar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|smutsa ner}}, {{t+|sv|fläcka}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|lekelemek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-check|vi|[[làm]] [[xấu]]}} <!-- was "[[làm]] [[xấu]]" - assumed sum-of-parts; if an idiom, use {{t}} instead of {{t-SOP}}. see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->
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{{trans-top|to debase by distorting the real nature of}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ryvettää}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|enturbiar}}, {{t+|es|degradar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|smutsa ner}}
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{{trans-top|to become soiled}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|embrutar|alt=embrutar-se}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ryvettyä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salir}}, {{t|fr|se salir}}
* Greek:
*: Modern: {{t+|el|λερώνομαι}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|salaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sporcare}}, {{t|it|sporcarsi}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|[[sujar]]-[[se]]}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|па́чкаться}}, {{t+|ru|загрязня́ться}}
* Sardinian:
*: Campidanese: {{t|sc|ammammungiai}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|umazati se}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ensuciarse}}
* Swedish: bli {{t+|sv|smutsig}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-check|vi|[[bị]] [[dơ]]}} <!-- was "[[bị]] [[dơ]]" - assumed sum-of-parts; if an idiom, use {{t}} instead of {{t-SOP}}. see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->
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