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1 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. -
2 dodgy
['dɒdʒɪ]aggettivo BE colloq.1) (untrustworthy) [ person] inaffidabile, poco raccomandabile; [business, method] sospetto2) (risky) [decision, investment] rischioso; [situation, moment] delicato; [ finances] precario; [ weather] instabile* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) complicato, difficile2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) ingannevole* * *dodgy /ˈdɒdʒɪ/a. (fam. ingl.)1 losco, sospetto: He got involved in some dodgy dealings, si è ritrovato coinvolto in traffici loschi; a bit of a dodgy character, un tipo poco raccomandabile; dodgy practice, pratiche sospette2 poco affidabile, malmesso: The engine's a bit dodgy, il motore non è molto affidabile; a dodgy knee, un ginocchio malmesso; dodgy software, programmi che non funzionano molto bene3 rischioso, critico: a dodgy decision, una decisione rischiosa; a dodgy situation [position], una situazione [posizione] critica5 non granché, così così ( riferito alla qualità): They ate some dodgy chicken, hanno mangiato un pollo così così; a dodgy haircut, un taglio di capelli che non è un granché; Her Irish accent was a bit dodgy, il suo accento irlandese era poco convincente6 ( di salute) strano; così così: DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- I started feeling a bit dodgy about lunchtime, ho cominciato a sentirmi così così verso l'ora di pranzo.* * *['dɒdʒɪ]aggettivo BE colloq.1) (untrustworthy) [ person] inaffidabile, poco raccomandabile; [business, method] sospetto -
3 tricky
['trɪkɪ]1) [decision, business, task] difficile, complicato; [problem, question] spinoso, scabroso; [ situation] delicato2) (sly, wily) astuto, scaltro* * *adjective (difficult: a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with.) difficile* * *['trɪkɪ]1) [decision, business, task] difficile, complicato; [problem, question] spinoso, scabroso; [ situation] delicato2) (sly, wily) astuto, scaltro -
4 head *****
[hɛd]1. n1) Anat testa, capohead first — a capofitto, di testa
my head is aching — mi fa male la testa, ho mal di testa
to fall head over heels in love with sb — innamorarsi perdutamente or follemente di qn
they went over my head to the manager — mi hanno scavalcato e sono andati direttamente dal direttore
wine goes to my head — il vino mi dà or va alla testa
2) (intellect, mind) cervello, testatwo heads are better than one — (Proverb) due occhi vedono meglio di uno
to keep one's head — non perdere la testa, mantenere la calma
she always manages to keep her head in difficult situations — riesce sempre a mantenere la calma nelle situazioni difficili
it was above or over their heads — non erano all'altezza di capirlo
3) (leader: of family, business) capo, (of school) direttore (-trice), preside m/fhead of state Pol — capo di Stato
4) (on coin) testa5)pl: unit) 20 head of cattle — 20 capi mpl di bestiame£10 a or per head — 10 sterline a testa
6) (of hammer, bed, flower) testa, (of nail) capocchia, (of arrow) punta, (of lettuce) cespo, (of river) sorgente f, (of stairs, page) cima, (on beer) schiuma, (on tape recorder, computer) testinaat the head of — (organization) a capo di, (train, procession) in testa a, alla testa di, (queue) all'inizio di
to come to a head — (abscess) maturare, (fig: situation) precipitare
7) (Naut: of ship) prua, (of sail) penna2. vt1) (parade, poll) essere in testa a, (company, group) essere a capo di2) Ftbl3) (chapter) intitolare3. vito head for — dirigersi or andare verso
4. adj(clerk, typist) capo inv•- head for- head off- head up
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