Sleaze Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsɫiz

SLEEZ

UK

slˈiːz

SLEEZ

التعريف

Behavior, people, or things that are dishonest, immoral, or dirty, often involving corruption or lack of ethics.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Sleaze" is informal, often used in politics, business, or referring to people with questionable morals. Common collocations: "political sleaze", "sleaze bag" (very negative). Don't use for physical dirt; it always refers to moral/ethical issues.

• Spanish: corrupción - inmoralidad - basura (persona)
• Portuguese (BR): cafajestagem - corrupção - sujeira (moral)
• Portuguese (PT): corrupção - imoralidade - pessoa sem escrúpulos
• Chinese (Simplified): 卑鄙 - 骯髒 (品格)
• Chinese (Traditional): 卑鄙 - 骯髒 (品格)
• Hindi: घटिया (व्यक्ति या आचरण) - भ्रष्टाचार
• Arabic: انحطاط - فساد - شخص دنيء
• Bengali: নোংরা আচরণ - অনৈতিকতা - কেলেঙ্কারি
• Russian: грязные делишки - коррупция - бесчестность
• Japanese: 汚職 - 不正 - 下劣な行為
• Vietnamese: điều bẩn thỉu (về đạo đức) - tham nhũng - hành vi đồi bại
• Korean: 부도덕함 - 부패 - 저급한 행동
• Turkish: ahlaksızlık - yolsuzluk - rezillik
• Urdu: بدعنوانی - غیر اخلاقی رویہ - گندی حرکت
• Indonesian: kelakuan kotor (moral) - korupsi - perilaku tidak bermoral

جمل نموذجية

The newspaper exposed sleaze in the government.

basic

Many people dislike the sleaze in politics.

basic

He is known for his sleaze and lies.

basic

The candidate tried to distance himself from all the sleaze scandals.

natural

You can't trust him—he's a total sleaze.

natural

After the report came out, the company fired everyone involved in the sleaze.

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