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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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(a) (in appearance → person, face, building) laid;∎ it was an ugly sight ce n'était pas beau à voir;∎ as ugly as sin laid à faire peur; (person) laid comme un pou(b) (unpleasant, nasty → habit) sale, désagréable; (→ behaviour) répugnant; (→ quarrel) mauvais; (→ clouds, weather) vilain, sale; (→ bruise, wound, scar) vilain, méchant; (→ rumour, word) vilain; (→ situation) fâcheux, mauvais;∎ there were some ugly scenes il y a eu du vilain;∎ the ugly truth is… la vérité, dans toute son horreur, c'est que…;∎ he was in an ugly mood il était d'une humeur massacrante, il était de très mauvaise humeur;∎ she gave me an ugly look elle m'a regardé d'un sale œil;∎ he's an ugly customer c'est un sale individu;∎ to turn or to get ugly (situation) dégénérer, mal tourner;∎ things took an ugly turn les choses ont mal tourné►► Ugly American touriste mf américain moyen (sans culture et sans tact);ugly duckling vilain petit canard m;Ugly Sisters = les sœurs de Cendrillon, personnages de la "pantomime" anglaise
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ugly — ug|ly [ ʌgli ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is ugly has a face that is unpleasant to look at. Ugly is an unkind word, so people often use the word plain instead, to avoid causing offense: The other man was hideously ugly. She won t wear T shirts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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