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filth·y

(fĭl′thē)

adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est

1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. See Synonyms at dirty.

2. Obscene or offensive: a filthy magazine; filthy language.

3. Vile; nasty: a filthy traitor.

filth′i·ly adv.

filth′i·ness n.

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filthy

(ˈfɪlθɪ)

adj, filthier or filthiest

1. characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene

2. offensive or vicious: that was a filthy trick to play.

3. informal chiefly Brit extremely unpleasant: filthy weather.

adv

extremely; disgustingly: filthy rich.

ˈfilthily adv

ˈfilthiness n

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filth•y

(ˈfɪl θi)

adj. filth•i•er, filth•i•est,
adv. adj.

1. foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.

2. vulgar or obscene: filthy language.

3. contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable.

4. abundantly supplied (often fol. by with): They're filthy with money.

adv.

5. filthy rich, extremely wealthy.

Idiom.

[1350–1400]

filth′i•ly, adv.

filth′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	filthy - disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" nasty, foul dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
	2.	filthy - vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" dirty, lousy nasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
	3.	filthy - characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" cruddy, smutty, nasty, foul dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"

filthy

adjective

1. dirty, nasty, foul, polluted, vile, squalid, slimy, unclean, putrid, faecal, scummy, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), skanky (slang), feculent The water looks stale and filthy.

2. grimy, black, muddy, smoky, blackened, grubby, sooty, unwashed, mucky, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), begrimed, skanky (slang), mud-encrusted, miry He always wore a filthy old jacket.

3. obscene, foul, corrupt, coarse, indecent, pornographic, suggestive, lewd, depraved, foul-mouthed, X-rated (informal), bawdy, impure, smutty, licentious, dirty-minded The play was full of filthy foul language.

4. stormy, bad, wild, rough, wet, horrible, rainy, disagreeable, blustery a filthy wet night

5. despicable, mean, low, base, offensive, vicious, vile, contemptible, scurvy `You filthy swine!' Penelope shouted.

6. bad, angry, grumbling, irritable, sullen, surly, petulant, sulky, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), cross, testy, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), liverish He was in a filthy temper.

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filthy

adjective

1. Covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities:

black, dirty, grimy, grubby, smutty, soiled, unclean, uncleanly.

2. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean:

foul, nasty, squalid, vile.

3. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:

barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.

Slang: raunchy.

4. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:

abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.

Translations

قَذِرقَذِر، بَذيء

špinavýzamazanýoplzlý

beskidtmøgbeskidtsjofel

dreckig schmutzig unflätig verdreckt versaut

ακάθαρτος

sucio asqueroso mugriento obsceno puerco

likainensaastainen

crasseux obscène répugnant

prljav

óhreinn, skítugursoralegur, viîurstyggilegur

sudicio indecente lercio lordo lurido

不潔な

불결한

smerig

griset møkket skitten

paskudny

imundo

грязный поганый

obscénny

umazan

smutsig

สกปรก

açık saçıkçok pis/kirliiğrenç müstehcen

bẩn thỉu

极脏的污秽的淫秽的

filthy

[ˈfɪlθɪ]

A. ADJ (filthier (compar) (filthiest (superl)))

1. (lit) (= dirty) [hands, room, house] → asqueroso; [bathtub] → mugriento, mugroso (LAm); [clothes] → muy sucio; [water] → inmundo

2. (= indecent) [language, behaviour] → grosero, obsceno; [joke] → verde; [sense of humour] → obsceno

3. (= despicable) → asqueroso
she called him a filthy murderer → lo llamó un asesino asqueroso

4. [weather] → asqueroso, de perros; [temper] → de perros, de mil diablos
she was in a filthy temper → estaba con un humor de perros or de mil diablos

B. ADV the children came home filthy dirty → los niños llegaron a casa sucísimos, los niños llegaron a casa hechos un asco
they're filthy rich → están podridos de dinero, son unos ricachos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

filthy

[ˈfɪlθi] adj

(= very dirty) → dégoûtant(e)

[habit] → dégoûtant(e)

[language] → ordurier/ière, grossier/ière

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

filthy

adj (+er)

(= dirty) → dreckig, verschmutzt; the kitchen is filthy → die Küche starrt vor Dreck; the room was filthy dirty (inf) → das Zimmer war völlig verdreckt (inf); you’re filthy! → du bist ja ganz dreckig!; to be filthy with mud (clothes, person) → mit Schlamm verschmutzt sein; to live in filthy conditions → im Dreck leben

(= disgusting) substance, habit → ekelhaft, widerlich; whisky is filthy stuff → Whisky ist ein ekelhaftes or widerliches Zeug; you filthy liar! → du gemeiner Lügner!; you filthy little slut! (sl) → du dreckige kleine Schlampe!; filthy rich (pej inf) → stinkreich (inf) ? lucre

(= obscene) joke → dreckig, schmutzig; language, expression → zotig; book, magazine → obszön; you’ve got a filthy mind! → du hast eine schmutzige Fantasie or Phantasie!

(= angry) look → bitterböse; she gave me a filthy look → sie warf mir einen bitterbösen Blick zu; he has a filthy temper → er kann sehr unangenehm werden; to be in a filthy mood → eine miese Laune haben (inf)

(inf: = bad) night → scheußlich; filthy weather → Sauwetter nt (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

filthy

[ˈfɪlθɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → sudicio/a, sozzo/a; (language) → volgare, osceno/a
what filthy weather! → che tempaccio!
he's got a filthy mind → è uno sporcaccione

filth

(filθ) noun

anything very dirty or foul. Look at that filth on your boots!

ˈfilthy adjective

1. very dirty. The whole house is absolutely filthy.

2. obscene. a filthy story.

filthy

→ قَذِر špinavý beskidt dreckig ακάθαρτος mugriento likainen répugnant prljav sudicio 不潔な 불결한 smerig skitten paskudny imundo грязный smutsig สกปรก iğrenç bẩn thỉu 污秽的

filthy

a. sucio-a, mugriento-a, mugroso-a.

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