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sucio

dirty

adjective SOO-syoh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Also means

filthy

Usage Note

Sucio describes physical dirtiness but also moral or figurative 'dirtiness' — dinero sucio (dirty money), juego sucio (foul play). The opposite is limpio (clean). Note that sucio follows the noun or stands predicatively in most uses; placing it before the noun adds a more emphatic, emotive quality.

Examples

"El suelo está muy sucio."

Natural Translation

The floor is very dirty.

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