Significado de dirt en inglés
dirtdirt /dɜːt $ dɜːrt/ noun [uncountable]
Ver todas las traducciones1any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dustcualquier sustancia que ensucia las cosas, como el barro o el polvo:
You should have seen the dirt on that car!¡Tendrías que haber visto la suciedad de ese coche!
His face and hands were black with dirt.Su cara y sus manos estaban ennegrecidas de suciedad.
a patch of grass, covered in dog dirt (=waste from a dog’s bowels)un trozo de césped cubierto de excrementos de perro (=heces del intestino del perro)2 especially American English earth or soiltierra; suelo:
Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin.Michael arrojó su puñado de tierra sobre el ataúd.in (the) dirt
The children had been sitting in the dirt.Los niños habían estado sentados en la tierra.3informalinformal information about someone’s private life or activities which could give people a bad opinion of them if it became knowninformación sobre la vida privada o las actividades de alguien que, de hacerse pública, daría una mala opinión de esa persona:
The newspapers had been digging up dirt on the president.Los periódicos habían estado desenterrando trapos sucios sobre el presidente.4talk, writing, a film etc that is considered bad or immoral because it is about sexconversación, escrito, película, etc. que se considera malo o inmoral por tratar sobre sexo → dish the dirt at dish2, → hit/strike paydirt at paydirt, → hit the dirt at hit1(17), → treat somebody like dirt at treat1(1)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosremove the dirt (from something)· First, remove any dirt from the cut.· Primero, elimine cualquier suciedad de la herida.brush off/wash off/clean off the dirt· Wash the dirt off those boots before you come in.· Lávate la suciedad de esas botas antes de entrar.something shows the dirt (=something looks dirty – used about colours)· Light-coloured clothes show the dirt rather quickly.· La ropa de colores claros muestra la suciedad bastante rápido.adjectivesadjetivosloose dirt (=that you can brush off easily)· Keep your pack clean by brushing off any loose dirt after use.· Mantén tu mochila limpia cepillando cualquier suciedad suelta después de usarla.ingrained dirt (=under the surface of something and difficult to clean off)· We had to wash the walls to remove the ingrained dirt.· Tuvimos que lavar las paredes para eliminar la suciedad incrustada.ground-in dirt (=difficult to remove because people have walked over something)· He had a lot of trouble getting rid of the ground-in dirt from the carpet.· Le costó mucho trabajo eliminar la suciedad incrustada de la alfombra.phrasesfrasesbe covered with dirt· The kitchen floor was covered with dirt.· El suelo de la cocina estaba cubierto de suciedad.be black with dirt (=be very dirty)· Jack came in from the garden, his hands black with dirt.· Jack entró desde el jardín con las manos ennegrecidas de tierra.a speck of dirt (=a very small piece of dirt)· Their house was so clean – there wasn’t a speck of dirt anywhere.· Su casa estaba tan limpia que no había ni una mota de suciedad en ningún sitio.
Ver todas las traducciones1any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dustcualquier sustancia que ensucia las cosas, como el barro o el polvo:
You should have seen the dirt on that car!¡Tendrías que haber visto la suciedad de ese coche!
His face and hands were black with dirt.Su cara y sus manos estaban ennegrecidas de suciedad.
a patch of grass, covered in dog dirt (=waste from a dog’s bowels)un trozo de césped cubierto de excrementos de perro (=heces del intestino del perro)2 especially American English earth or soiltierra; suelo:
Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin.Michael arrojó su puñado de tierra sobre el ataúd.in (the) dirt
The children had been sitting in the dirt.Los niños habían estado sentados en la tierra.3informalinformal information about someone’s private life or activities which could give people a bad opinion of them if it became knowninformación sobre la vida privada o las actividades de alguien que, de hacerse pública, daría una mala opinión de esa persona:
The newspapers had been digging up dirt on the president.Los periódicos habían estado desenterrando trapos sucios sobre el presidente.4talk, writing, a film etc that is considered bad or immoral because it is about sexconversación, escrito, película, etc. que se considera malo o inmoral por tratar sobre sexo → dish the dirt at dish2, → hit/strike paydirt at paydirt, → hit the dirt at hit1(17), → treat somebody like dirt at treat1(1)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosremove the dirt (from something)· First, remove any dirt from the cut.· Primero, elimine cualquier suciedad de la herida.brush off/wash off/clean off the dirt· Wash the dirt off those boots before you come in.· Lávate la suciedad de esas botas antes de entrar.something shows the dirt (=something looks dirty – used about colours)· Light-coloured clothes show the dirt rather quickly.· La ropa de colores claros muestra la suciedad bastante rápido.adjectivesadjetivosloose dirt (=that you can brush off easily)· Keep your pack clean by brushing off any loose dirt after use.· Mantén tu mochila limpia cepillando cualquier suciedad suelta después de usarla.ingrained dirt (=under the surface of something and difficult to clean off)· We had to wash the walls to remove the ingrained dirt.· Tuvimos que lavar las paredes para eliminar la suciedad incrustada.ground-in dirt (=difficult to remove because people have walked over something)· He had a lot of trouble getting rid of the ground-in dirt from the carpet.· Le costó mucho trabajo eliminar la suciedad incrustada de la alfombra.phrasesfrasesbe covered with dirt· The kitchen floor was covered with dirt.· El suelo de la cocina estaba cubierto de suciedad.be black with dirt (=be very dirty)· Jack came in from the garden, his hands black with dirt.· Jack entró desde el jardín con las manos ennegrecidas de tierra.a speck of dirt (=a very small piece of dirt)· Their house was so clean – there wasn’t a speck of dirt anywhere.· Su casa estaba tan limpia que no había ni una mota de suciedad en ningún sitio.