Something unclean
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mnemonic
sooty
covered in soot
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adjective suffix
Sucio means dirty and sounds like the English word sooty0, since anything covered in soot is dirty.
sucio
dirty, filthy
Something that is physically dirty and unclean.
Pon la ropa sucia en la cestaPut the dirty clothes in the basket
Tenía las manos sucias después de trabajar en el jardínHis hands were filthy after working in the garden
dirty, dishonest
Something dishonest or unethical, like a dirty deal.
Descubrieron un negocio sucio entre el alcalde y la empresaThey uncovered a dirty deal between the mayor and the company
No confío en él porque siempre usa métodos suciosI don't trust him because he always uses dishonest methods
dirty, crude (obscene)
Something crude or sexual in nature, like a dirty joke.
Mi tío siempre cuenta chistes sucios en las fiestasMy uncle always tells dirty jokes at parties
Esa canción tiene una letra bastante suciaThat song has some pretty crude lyrics
dull, muddy (color)
A dull color that has lost its brightness, as if a bit of dirt got mixed in.
Pintaron la pared de un amarillo sucioThey painted the wall a dull yellow
El agua del río tenía un color verde sucioThe river water was a muddy green
en sucio
as a rough draft, in rough (writing)
Something written as a rough draft, the rough and dirty version before the clean copy.
Escribe la redacción en sucio y luego pásala en limpioWrite the essay as a rough draft and then copy it out neatly
Tengo las cuentas en sucio en este cuadernoI have the calculations in rough in this notebook