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1 ugly
ugly [ˈʌglɪ]b. ( = unpleasant) [habit] sale• things turned ugly when... les choses ont mal tourné quand...• "blackmail" is an ugly word « chantage » est un vilain mot* * *['ʌglɪ]1) ( hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] laid; [sound] désagréable; [wound] vilain (before n)to be an ugly sight — être hideux/-euse à voir
2) ( vicious) [situation, conflict] dangereux/-euse; [tactics, campaign] bas/basseto be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] gronder; [individual] être d'une humeur massacrante (colloq)
••an ugly customer — (colloq) un sale type (colloq)
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2 ugly
1 ( hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building, place] laid ; [sound] désagréable ; to be an ugly sight être hideux/-euse à voir ; [wound] vilain (before n) ;2 ( vicious) [situation, conflict] dangereux/-euse ; [tactics, campaign] bas/basse ; [accusation] vicieux/-ieuse ; [passion, violence] effroyable ; the situation turned ugly la situation a dégénéré ; to give sb an ugly look regarder qn d'un sale œil ; he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant ; to be in an ugly mood [group, mob] gronder ; [individual] être d'humeur massacrante ; the ugly face of l'aspect inacceptable de ;3 ( repugnant) [incident, scene, crime] déplorable.an ugly customer ○ un sale type ○ ; he looks like an ugly customer ○ il a une sale tronche ○ ; as ugly as sin laid comme un pou ; racism/elitism rears its ugly head on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme.
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