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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 [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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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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1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) feo2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) desagradable; inquietante; amenazador•- uglinessugly adj feotr['ʌglɪ]1 feo,-a2 (situation etc) desagradable3 (custom, vice) repugnante, asqueroso,-a4 (wound, mood) peligroso,-a5 (rumour) inquietante, nada grato\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas ugly as sin más feo,-a que Picio, más feo,-a que un pecadougly duckling patito feo1) unattractive: feo2) disagreeable: desagradable, feougly weather: tiempo feoto have an ugly temper: tener mal genioadj.• asqueroso, -a adj.• endiablado, -a adj.• feo, -a adj.• feúcho, -a adj.• fiero, -a adj.• horroroso, -a adj.• inquietante adj.'ʌgliadjective uglier, ugliesta) ( not pretty) <person/clothes> feob) ( unpleasant) < rumor> inquietante, alarmante; < wound> feo; < crime> horrible['ʌɡlɪ]1. ADJ(compar uglier) (superl ugliest)1) (=not pretty) [appearance, person] feo- be as ugly as sin2) (fig) (=unpleasant) desagradable; [mood] peligroso, violento; [situation, wound] peligroso; [rumour etc] nada grato, inquietante; [custom, vice etc] feo, repugnanteto grow or turn ugly — ponerse violento, amenazar violencia
2.CPDugly duckling N — (fig) patito m feo
* * *['ʌgli]adjective uglier, ugliesta) ( not pretty) <person/clothes> feob) ( unpleasant) < rumor> inquietante, alarmante; < wound> feo; < crime> horrible -
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['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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1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) stygg, heslig2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) fæl, stygg; truende; ilter•- uglinessforferdelig--------fryktelig--------gemen--------heslig--------sjofel--------skrekkelig--------styggIsubst. \/ˈʌɡlɪ\/1) stygg person2) stygg tingIIadj. \/ˈʌɡlɪ\/1) stygg, heslig, med frastøtende utseende• he has an ugly face, but a heart of goldhan har et stygt ansikt, men et hjerte av gull2) ekkel, plagsom, moralsk forkastelig3) nifs, uhyggelig, skummel, urovekkende, truende, dyster, skremmende -
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['agli] adj 1. i shëmtuar (edhe fig.). 2. i keq; i pakëndshëm; kërcënues; an ugly sight pamje e pakëndshme. 3. kërcënues; give sb an ugly look i hedh dikujt një vështrim kërcënues; grow/turn ugly a) bëhet kërcënuese (situata); b) nxjerr/tregon dhëmbët (dikush). 3. i neveritshëm, i ndyrë (krim, ves, person); ugly customer tip i ndyrë. ( Adjective ugly, Comparative uglier, Superlative ugliest)DERIVATESuglification nounuglily adverbugliness noun* * *i shëmtuar -
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كَرِيه \ abominable: hateful; very bad. disagreeable: unpleasant. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. loathsome: nasty: a loathsome smell of decayed fish. nasty: unpleasant: a nasty person; a nasty taste. offensive: rude; causing annoyance or discomfort: Offensive language; an offensive smell. repulsive: very ugly or very unpleasant (person, act, idea, etc.), and causing strong dislike. revolting: very nasty: a revolting smell. ugly: unpleasant to look at; not pretty. unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also بغيض (بَغيض)، منفر (مُنَفِّر)، قذر (قَذِر)، قبيح (قَبِيح)، مؤذ (مُؤْذٍ) -
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قَبِيح \ nasty: unpleasant: a nasty person; a nasty taste. ugly: unpleasant to look at; not pretty. unsightly: (not of people) ugly; unpleasant to look at: an unsightly modern building. -
14 big ugly brute
Общая лексика: мордоворот (person) -
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16 brutto
ugly( cattivo) badtempo, tipo, situazione, affare nastyuna brutta notizia bad news* * *brutto agg.1 ugly, nasty: una brutta casa, an ugly house; un brutto uomo, an ugly man; lo spettacolo era più brutto di quanto pensassi, the show was even worse than I expected; che brutta statua!, what an ugly statue! // brutto come il peccato, as ugly as sin2 ( scialbo, insignificante) plain, unattractive: un volto piuttosto brutto, a rather plain face; ha un bel viso, ma un brutto corpo, she has a pretty face but her body isn't very attractive4 ( sfavorevole) nasty, ugly; ( sgradevole) unpleasant, nasty; ( serio, grave) bad, nasty: è un brutto posto per viverci, it's an unpleasant place to live in; è una brutta situazione, it's a nasty situation; ha una brutta ferita, he has an ugly (o nasty) wound; è stato un brutto incidente, it was a really nasty accident; brutte notizie, bad news; brutto segno, bad sign; brutto tempo, nasty (o filthy o foul) weather; brutto voto, bad mark; avere un brutto raffreddore, to have a bad cold; fare brutta figura, to cut a bad (o a poor) figure // alle brutte, if the worst happens (o if the worst comes to the worst) // venire alle brutte, to come to blows // vederne delle brutte, (fig.) to have a bad time5 ( biasimevole) mean, low-down; ( sconveniente) unseemly: una brutta azione, a bad action; un brutto comportamento, an unseemly behaviour; un brutto tiro, a mean trick6 ( rafforzativo) great, nasty, terrible; (fam.) big: brutto villano!, big oaf!; è una brutta bestia, it's a hard nut to crack◆ s.m.1 ( persona brutta) ugly person2 ugliness: non distingue il brutto dal bello, he can't tell the difference between what's ugly and what's beautiful; il brutto della situazione è che non abbiamo una lira, the bad thing about the situation is that we haven't got a penny* * *['brutto] brutto (-a)1. agg1) (persona, vestito, casa) uglyvedersela brutta — (per un attimo) to have a nasty moment, (per un periodo) to have a bad time of it
2. smil brutto è che... — the problem o unfortunate thing is that...
3. avvpicchiare qn di brutto — to give sb a bad o nasty beating
* * *['brutto] 1.1) (esteticamente) [persona, animale, costruzione, luogo] ugly2) (scadente) [opera, spettacolo] bad, terrible3) (negativo) [ricordo, impressione, segno, notizia, voto] bad; [sorpresa, esperienza, faccenda, affare] bad, nasty4) (grave) [incidente, ferita, errore, tosse] bad, nasty5) (difficile) [situazione, momento] bad, hard, difficult; [ inizio] poor6) (sconveniente) [momento, luogo] bad, unsuitable7) (cattivo) [comportamento, parola, scherzo] bad; [abitudine, vizio] bad, nasty2.è brutto che qcn. faccia — it is bad of sb. to do
sostantivo maschileil brutto della faccenda è che... — the worst of it is that...
ha di brutto che... — the bad thing about it is that
2) meteor.guardare qcn. di brutto — to look at sb. askance; (senza mezzi termini)
chiedere qcs. di brutto — to ask sth. straight-out; (completamente)
•- a copia — rough copy
••con le -e — shabbily, roughly
••vedersela -a — to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shape
Note:Come guida ai diversi usi e significati dell'aggettivo brutto presentati nella voce qui sotto, va specificato che gli equivalenti inglesi distinguono abbastanza nettamente tra il giudizio estetico e quello di valore. - Nel primo caso, l'equivalente diretto di brutto è ugly, ma quest'ultima parola è molto forte (= bruttissimo, decisamente brutto), ed è pertanto sostituibile, con riferimento a cose, da espressioni via via meno forti quali rather ugly, not much to look at o not very nice; con riferimento a persone, si può usare ancora not much to look at, o very ordinary-looking, not at all good-looking (per i maschi) e not very pretty, rather plain o plain (per le femmine). - Nel caso di un giudizio principalmente di valore, l'equivalente più comune è senz'altro bad; si possono usare anche terrible, dreadful e awful, che con l'uso hanno perso il significato forte di un tempo. Si veda la voce qui sotto per ulteriori esempi* * *brutto/'brutto/Come guida ai diversi usi e significati dell'aggettivo brutto presentati nella voce qui sotto, va specificato che gli equivalenti inglesi distinguono abbastanza nettamente tra il giudizio estetico e quello di valore. - Nel primo caso, l'equivalente diretto di brutto è ugly, ma quest'ultima parola è molto forte (= bruttissimo, decisamente brutto), ed è pertanto sostituibile, con riferimento a cose, da espressioni via via meno forti quali rather ugly, not much to look at o not very nice; con riferimento a persone, si può usare ancora not much to look at, o very ordinary-looking, not at all good-looking (per i maschi) e not very pretty, rather plain o plain (per le femmine). - Nel caso di un giudizio principalmente di valore, l'equivalente più comune è senz'altro bad; si possono usare anche terrible, dreadful e awful, che con l'uso hanno perso il significato forte di un tempo. Si veda la voce qui sotto per ulteriori esempi.1 (esteticamente) [persona, animale, costruzione, luogo] ugly; essere brutto da far paura o come il peccato to be as ugly as sin2 (scadente) [opera, spettacolo] bad, terrible3 (negativo) [ricordo, impressione, segno, notizia, voto] bad; [sorpresa, esperienza, faccenda, affare] bad, nasty4 (grave) [incidente, ferita, errore, tosse] bad, nasty5 (difficile) [situazione, momento] bad, hard, difficult; [ inizio] poor6 (sconveniente) [momento, luogo] bad, unsuitable7 (cattivo) [comportamento, parola, scherzo] bad; [abitudine, vizio] bad, nasty; è brutto che qcn. faccia it is bad of sb. to do9 (con insulti) brutto stupido! you silly idiot!1 (lato spiacevole) il brutto della faccenda è che... the worst of it is that...; ha di brutto che... the bad thing about it is that...2 meteor. il tempo volge al brutto the weather is changing for the worse3 di brutto (con ostilità) guardare qcn. di brutto to look at sb. askance; (senza mezzi termini) chiedere qcs. di brutto to ask sth. straight-out; (completamente) ti sbagli di brutto you're quite wrong\- a copia rough copy. -
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18 coco
m.1 coconut (fruto).2 nut, head (informal) (cabeza).está mal del coco he's soft o isn't right in the headpor más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've racked my brains but I still can't understand itcomerse el coco to worry (one's head)3 bogeyman (informal) (fantasma).si no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good the bogeyman will come and get you4 coccus (biology) (bacteria).5 coconut plant.6 weevil.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cocar.* * *2 (fruta) coconut\coco rallado desiccated coconut————————1 (bacteria) coccus————————1 (larva) larva, worm, grub————————1 familiar (fantasma) bogeyman\comer el coco a alguien familiar to brainwash somebodycomerse el coco familiar to get worked up, worry about it* * *ISM1) (Bot) (=fruto) coconut; (=árbol) coconut palm2) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) *, headse ha dado un golpe en el coco — he banged his head, he banged himself on the nut *
tuve que romperme el coco para resolver el problema — I had to rack my brains to come up with an answer to the problem
comer el coco a algn —
mira, tío, no me comas el coco — hey, stop going on about it
3) (=prodigio) whizz *IISM1) (=fantasma) bogeyman, boogeyman (EEUU) *¡que viene el coco! — the bogeyman's coming!
2) (=persona fea)es un coco — he's an ugly devil, he's ugly as sin *
3)IIIhacer cocos a algn — (=carantoñas) to make eyes at sb; (=halagos) to coax sb, wheedle sb
SM1) (=bacteria) coccus2) (=insecto) weevil* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *= coconut.Ex. This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.----* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *el coco(n.) = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie]Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.= coconut.Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *( AmC) baldcoco2anda or está mal del coco he's off his head ( colloq)no voy a romperme el coco I'm not going to lose any sleep over itle comí el coco a mi padre para que me prestara el coche I softsoaped my father into lending me the car ( colloq)durante la dictadura nos comían el coco a todos during the dictatorship we were all brainwashedexprimirse el coco ( fam); to rack one's brainsC2 ( fam) (persona fea) ugly personD (bacteria) coccusG( Ven fam) (obsesión): anda con un coco que quiere comprarse un perro she has a real thing about wanting to buy a dog ( colloq)* * *
coco sustantivo masculinoa) (Bot, Coc) coconut
◊ está mal del coco he's off his head (colloq)
coco sustantivo masculino
1 Bot (fruto) coconut u familiar (inteligencia) brains: tiene mucho coco, she has a good brain
2 fam (cabeza) no sabes cómo me duele el coco hoy, you can't imagine how my head is aching today
3 familiar (hombre del saco) bogeyman
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerle el coco a alguien, to brainwash somebody
familiar comerse el coco, to get obsessed
' coco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- comerse
- comedura de coco
- icaco
- palma
- partir
English:
bogeyman
- coconut
- nut
- desiccated
* * *coco nm1. [fruto] coconutese chico está mal del coco that boy is soft o isn't right in the head;por más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've Br racked o US cudgeled my brains, but I still can't understand it;Famcomer el coco: le están comiendo el coco para que les ayude they're going on at him to help them;Famno te comas el coco, no ha sido él don't worry yourself about it, it wasn't him;Famtener mucho coco to be really brainysi no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good, the bogeyman will come and get youes un coco de chico he's an ugly devil* * *m1 BOT coconut2 monstruo bogeyman fam3:comerse el coco fam worry;estar hasta el coco fam be fed up* * *coco nm1) : coconut* * *coco n1. (fruto) coconut2. (cabeza) head -
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m.1 thistle (plant).cardo borriquero cotton thistle2 ugly mug (informal) (person) (fea). (peninsular Spanish)3 cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, wild artichoke, cardon.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cardar.* * *2 familiar (persona arisca) nasty person, unfriendly person3 familiar (persona fea) ugly person\* * *SM thistle- es un cardo* * *masculino (Bot) thistle* * *masculino (Bot) thistle* * *A ( Bot) thistleCompuesto:cotton thistleB* * *
Del verbo cardar: ( conjugate cardar)
cardo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cardó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cardar
cardo
cardar ( conjugate cardar) verbo transitivo
cardarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to backcomb
cardo sustantivo masculino (Bot) thistle
cardo sustantivo masculino
1 Bot (comestible) cardoon
(con espinas) thistle
cardo borriquero, cotton thistle
2 familiar (persona fea) very ugly person
(persona con mal carácter) ser un cardo (borriquero), to be a prickly person
' cardo' also found in these entries:
English:
thistle
* * *cardo nm1. [planta] thistlecardo borriquero cotton thistlees un cardo borriquero he's as ugly as sin, Br he has a face like the back end of a bus* * *m BOT thistle* * *cardo nm: thistle* * *cardo n thistle -
20 feto
m.1 fetus.2 ugly person, fright (informal) (persona fea).* * *1 foetus (US fetus)* * *SM1) (Bio) foetus, fetus (EEUU)2) * (=persona fea)vaya tío feo, parece un feto — that guy's as ugly as sin *
* * *a) (Biol, Med) fetus*b) (fam) ( persona fea) ugly persones un feto — he's/she's as ugly as sin (colloq)
* * *= foetus [fetus, -USA], unborn.Ex. The colon may also be used within words as a substitute character when searching text words; for example, F:ETUS will retrieve the American spelling FETUS, but also the English spelling FOETUS = Los dos puntos también se pueden usar dentro de las palabras como un carácter sustituto cuando se buscan palabras del texto, por ejemplo, "F:ETUS" recuperará la grafía americana "FETUS" [ feto], aunque también la inglesa "FOETUS".Ex. A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.----* homicidio del feto = foetal homicide.* * *a) (Biol, Med) fetus*b) (fam) ( persona fea) ugly persones un feto — he's/she's as ugly as sin (colloq)
* * *= foetus [fetus, -USA], unborn.Ex: The colon may also be used within words as a substitute character when searching text words; for example, F:ETUS will retrieve the American spelling FETUS, but also the English spelling FOETUS = Los dos puntos también se pueden usar dentro de las palabras como un carácter sustituto cuando se buscan palabras del texto, por ejemplo, "F:ETUS" recuperará la grafía americana "FETUS" [ feto], aunque también la inglesa "FOETUS".
Ex: A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.* homicidio del feto = foetal homicide.* * *2 ( fam) (persona fea) ugly personel pobre es un feto the poor guy's as ugly as sin ( colloq)* * *
feto sustantivo masculino
fetus( conjugate fetus)
feto sustantivo masculino foetus, US fetus
' feto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engendro
English:
fetus
- foetus
* * *feto nm1. [embrión] foetusEsp feto malayo:es un feto malayo he's got a face like the back end of a bus, he's as ugly as sin* * *m fetus, Br tbfoetus* * *feto nm: fetus
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