sale
French → English
(hygiene) Dirty: not clean; covered with filth, grime, or stains
Il a jeté ses assiettes sales dans l'évier avant de partir.
(English) He threw his dirty plates into the sink before leaving.
Le passage était rempli de charrettes et d'un aspect repoussant et sale.
(English) The passage was full of carts and had a repulsive and dirty appearance.
(ethics) Sordid: dishonest, immoral, or vilifying in nature
La police a découvert un réseau servant à blanchir de l'argent sale.
(English) The police discovered a network used for laundering dirty money.
Cette affaire de corruption est bien sale et choquante.
(English) This corruption case is quite sordid and shocking.
(emphasis) Filthy: used as an intensifier for insults or to show contempt
Tais-toi, sale crétin, tu ne sais pas de quoi tu parles !
(English) Shut up, you filthy idiot, you don't know what you're talking about!
C'est un sale individu dont il faut se méfier absolument.
(English) He is a despicable individual who must be absolutely mistrusted.
Entry ID: fr:en:sale · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary