Sucio in english
pronunciation: dɜrti part of speech: adjective
sucio1 = soap dodger.
Example: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.sucio2 = brown ; dingy ; dirty ; murky ; grubby ; dirty ; messy ; soiled ; grungy ; unclean ; squalid ; minging ; mucky ; tarnished ; unwashed ; smutty ; smudgy ; grotty .
Example: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Example: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.Example: An authority file can also be used to clean up an inconsistent, dirty data base.Example: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.Example: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Example: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Example: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Example: The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.Example: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.Example: The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.Example: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Example: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Example: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.Example: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.Example: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term 'unwashed' had been applied to them before.Example: The susceptibility of pearls to become yellow and smutty in color by absorbing perspiration from continued wearing is well known.Example: One is plain black and the other is black with smudgy lavender and pale pink flowers.Example: I can't understand why he put us in such a grotty room when the hotel wasn't very full.more:
» aguas sucias = foul water .
Example: Consider the following excerpt from the abridged UDC schedules: 628 PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING; 628.3 Sewage, rain-, foul-water.» blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money .
Example: The most interesting result of this analysis is that usurious rate can be cheaper than legal rate, because the aim of the usury can be to launder dirty money.» bolsa de la ropa sucia = laundry bag .
Example: He remembered that Perkins had a stash of money hidden in a laundry bag underneath the stairs in the basement.» bolsa para la ropa sucia = laundry bag .
Example: He remembered that Perkins had a stash of money hidden in a laundry bag underneath the stairs in the basement.» capa de espuma sucia = scum .
Example: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.» cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket ; wash basket ; linen hamper .
Example: Given the small size of most bathrooms items like the linen basket or a bin can dramatically reduce the size of your space. Example: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside. Example: After use, the towels are dropped in the linen hampers which are in thelocker rooms, and in other locations throughout the gym.
» cesto de la ropa sucia = linen basket ; wash basket ; laundry hamper ; linen hamper .
Example: Given the small size of most bathrooms items like the linen basket or a bin can dramatically reduce the size of your space. Example: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside. Example: The laundry hamper in our bedroom has been on its last legs for a while. Example: After use, the towels are dropped in the linen hampers which are in thelocker rooms, and in other locations throughout the gym.
» conciencia sucia = guilty conscience .
Example: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.» dinero sucio = dirty money .
Example: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.» guerra sucia = dirty war .
Example: The book is described as 'an irreverent look at professionals involved in a dirty war'.» hacer el trabajo sucio = do + the dirty work .
Example: Women are always expected to do the dirty work -- always doing a thankless job.» juego sucio = foul play .
Example: The article 'Foul play' reports the author's investigation into the behaviour of the Software Publishers Association (SPA).» jugar sucio = play + dirty .
Example: But every now and then you'll run into someone who's truly a bad sport -- a kid who plays dirty, hogs the ball, or says mean things to you.» los trabajos sucios dan dinero = where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash .
Example: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Example: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Example: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.» persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman .
Example: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.» platos sucios = washing-up .
Example: He always puts all the washing-up in the sink and leaves it until he needs to use the sink again.» plato sucio = dirty dish .
Example: If you want Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings but without the fuss and dirty dishes, here is a list of alternative dining options.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in front of others) .
Example: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» sacar los trapos sucios = dig up + dirt (on) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in front of others) ; air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: She has hired a battalion of private investigators to dig up dirt on her many accusers. Example: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'. Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» tener la conciencia sucia = have + a guilty conscience .
Example: Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.» trabajo en sucio = rough work .
Example: Some dot matrix printers can operate at two speeds, one very fast for rough work, drafting etc. and a slower speed for the final product.» trabajo sucio = dirty work .
Example: The narrative shows clearly how a computer virus can literally flash across a local area network, efficiently doing its dirty work.