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1 unpleasant un·pleas·ant adj
[ʌn'plɛznt](smell, task) sgradevole, spiacevole, (person, remark) antipatico (-a), (day, experience) brutto (-a) -
2 pickle
I ['pɪkl]2) С (gherkin) cetriolino m. sott'aceto••II ['pɪkl]to be in a pickle — scherz. essere nei pasticci
* * *['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) sottaceto2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) pasticcio, guaio2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) mettere sott'aceto* * *pickle /ˈpɪkl/n.1 salamoia3 (fam.) guaio; imbroglio; pasticcio (fig.); impiccio: I am in a ( pretty) pickle, sono in un brutto guaio (o in un bell'imbroglio)4 (fam.) bambino cattivello; birichino5 (metall.) bagno di decapaggio.(to) pickle /ˈpɪkl/v. t.1 mettere sottaceto; conservare in salamoia2 (metall.) decapare* * *I ['pɪkl]2) С (gherkin) cetriolino m. sott'aceto••II ['pɪkl]to be in a pickle — scherz. essere nei pasticci
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3 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) nascondere -
4 nasty
['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto•- nastily- nastiness* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2. -
5 ugly
['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
* * *1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) brutto2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) minaccioso•- ugliness* * *['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
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6 aftermath
['ɑːftəmæθ, -mɑːθ] [AE 'æf-]in the aftermath of — in seguito a [war, scandal, election]
* * *[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) conseguenza* * *aftermath /ˈa:ftəma:ɵ/n. [u]1 periodo immediatamente successivo ( a un evento drammatico); indomani: We lost sight of each other in the aftermath of the war, ci perdemmo di vista nel periodo immediatamente successivo alla guerra2 conseguenze (pl.); strascichi (pl.): to suffer from the aftermath of the economic crisis, risentire degli strascichi della crisi economica3 (agric.) fieno di secondo taglio.* * *['ɑːftəmæθ, -mɑːθ] [AE 'æf-]in the aftermath of — in seguito a [war, scandal, election]
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