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local sujo

[lo-KAL SOO-zhu]
noun phrasemasculinepl: locais sujos
dirty place; filthy location
1. A place or establishment that is unclean, unhygienic, or in poor sanitary conditions
That restaurant is a dirty place; I would never eat there.
Aquele restaurante é um local sujo; eu nunca comeria lá.
2. A disreputable or unsavory location
He was seen entering that seedy dive bar, a real dirty place.
Ele foi visto entrando naquele bar de má reputação, um verdadeiro local sujo.
NYC Slang
grimy joint; dive; dump
Synonyms
lugar imundolocal imundolugar porcoantropocilga
Antonyms
local limpolugar higienizadoespaço impecável

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
local sujo
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
lugar sujo
Alternative phrasing commonly used
São Paulo
local imundo
More formal or emphatic variant
Portugal
local sujo
Similar usage, but often accompanied by 'muito' (very) for emphasis

Related Idioms & Phrases

local sujo e perigoso (dirty and dangerous place)
frequentar locais sujos (to frequent disreputable places)
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