dirty
→
bad (ethically)
22 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | kałtat | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty, solied | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | mean, base, vile | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 346 | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | pogan | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | evil spirit | (ima) poganu dušu (to have) an evil soul |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | blato | |
| Meaning 1 | dirt | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | moral depravity, vice, social bottom | |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Dagur | |
| Lexeme | лайбэр | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | mean, vile, bad | |
| Reference | Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 103 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | beskidt | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad (ethically), criminal | beskidte kneb dirty tricks |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | dirty | |
| Meaning 1 | ||
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dishonest (behaviour) | dirty money dirty money |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Dirty in the sense of "morally unclean" has been attested since 1599 (www.etymonline.com) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | filthy | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | mean, disgusting | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Farsi | |
| Lexeme | چرکین čerkin | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | unpleasant, hideous | |
| Reference | Rubinčik 1970: 466 | |
| Comment | ПРС 264. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | sale | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | assiette sale a dirty plate |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | disgusting, hideous | sale affaire dirty affair |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | mındar | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | filthy affair | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ГРМС 336. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | unsauber | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ein unsauberer Bursche bad boy |
|
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | schmutzig | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | schmutzig werden, sich schmutzig machen to get stained, to get dirty |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | disgusting, mean, nasty | schmutzige Geschäfte treiben, schmutzige Konkurrenz to be involved in shady business, dishonest competition |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | sporco | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | disgusting, nasty, false | azione sporca nasty act |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Koryak | |
| Lexeme | ныӈайӄыинӄ | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | bad | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | КорРС 79 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | skitten | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | være skitten på hendene to have dirty hands |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | en skitten handel a dirty bargain |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | grjaznyj | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | грязные руки dirty hands |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dirty | грязные дела grim business |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | поган (pogan) | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | поган затвор dirty jail |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | evil spirit | поган човек evil person |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 943 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | блато (blato) | |
| Meaning 1 | dirt | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | moral corruption, vice, debauchery | |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 92 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | sucio | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | evil, sinful (thoughts), bad (conscience), unfair (play), filthy | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 716 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | smutsig | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | golvet var smutsigt the floor was dirty |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad (ethically), immoral | valrörelsen blev en smutsig historia the election campaign turned into a dirty thing |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | çirkef | |
| Meaning 1 | dirt, scum, slops | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | turd, shit (person) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ТуРС 193. | |
| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | bẩn thỉu | |
| Meaning 1 | dirty | bát đĩa bẩn thỉu dirty dishes |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | Tâm địa bẩn thỉu dirty intentions |
| Reference | Bùi Hiền 2017: 49 | |
| Comment | ||