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1 pisseux
(colloq), - euse pisø, øz adjectif (sale, terne) pej dingy* * *pisseux○, - euse adj pej (sale, terne) [mur, papier peint, couleur] dingy; jaune pisseux dingy yellow.1. [imprégné d'urine] urine-soaked2. [délavé] washed-out3. [jauni] yellowing -
2 terne
terne [tεʀn]adjective* * *tɛʀnadjectif [poil] dull; [couleur] drab; [blanc] dingy; [œil] lifeless; [personne, vie, événement] dull* * *tɛʀn adj* * *A adj [cheveux, poil] dull, lifeless; [couleur] drab; [blanc] dingy; [œil, regard] lifeless; [personne, vie] dull; [événement, campagne électorale] lacklustreGB, dull.B nm2 Électrotech three-phase transmission wire.[tɛrn] adjectif1. [sans éclat - cheveux, regard] dull[teint] sallow3. [inintéressant] dull -
3 grisâtre
grisâtre [gʀizαtʀ]adjective* * *gʀizɑtʀadjectif [couleur, ciel] greyish GB, grayish US; [linge] dirty white; [matin] dull* * *ɡʀizɒtʀ adjgreyish Grande-Bretagne grayish USA* * *grisâtre ⇒ Les couleurs adj [couleur, ciel] greyish GB, grayish US; [drap, linge] dingy; [matin, existence] dull.[grizatr] adjectif[couleur] greyish -
4 minable
minable [minabl]1. adjectivea. ( = décrépit) shabbyb. ( = médiocre) [devoir, film, personne] pathetic (inf) ; [salaire, vie] miserable ; [voyou] wretched2. masculine noun, feminine noun• espèce de minable ! you're so pathetic! (inf)* * *
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(colloq) minabl adjectif1) ( médiocre) pathetic; [délit] petty2) ( misérable) [personne] wretched; [logement] crummy (colloq); [existence] miserable
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* * *minabl1. adj1) (vêtements) shabby, shabby-looking2) (personne) pathetic, uselessMon moniteur de ski était minable. — My skiing instructor was pathetic.
3) (travail, comportement) pathetic2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( médiocre) [travail, salaire, cadeau, comportement] pathetic, lousy; [personne] pathetic; [délit] petty;[minabl] (familier) adjectif1. [médiocre, laid - costume] shabby, tatty (UK), tacky (US) ; [ - chambre] dingy, shabby ; [ - film] third-rate, rotten, lousy ; [ - situation, salaire] pathetic————————[minabl] (familier) nom masculin et fémininpauvre minable, va! you pathetic little nobody! -
5 misérable
misérable [mizeʀabl]adjectivea. ( = pauvre) [famille, personne] destitute ; [région] impoverished ; [logement] seedy ; [vêtements] shabbyb. ( = pitoyable) [existence, conditions] miserable ; [personne] pitifulc. ( = faible) [somme] miserable* * *mizeʀabl
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1) ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute; [habit] shabby; [vie, pays] poor, wretched; [maison] squalid2) ( dérisoire) [salaire] meagre [BrE]; [affaire] pathetic3) ( pitoyable) pitiful, miserable
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1) ( indigent) pauper2) (dated) ( personne méprisable) scoundrel* * *mizeʀabl1. adj1) (= lamentable, malheureux) pitiful, wretched2) (= insignifiant, mesquin) miserable2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute, poor; [habit] shabby; [vie, condition, pays] poor, wretched; [maison, pièce] squalid, dingy;2 ( dérisoire) [somme, salaire] meagreGB; [affaire] pathetic; se battre pour un misérable croûton to fight over a miserable piece of bread;3 ( pitoyable) [fin, existence] pitiful, miserable.B nmf2 †( personne méprisable) scoundrel.[mizerabl] adjectif————————[mizerabl] nom masculin et féminin1. (soutenu & humoristique) [malheureux]misérable, qu'as-tu fait là! what have you done, you wretch!3. (littéraire) [canaille] (vile) rascal ou scoundrel -
6 miteux
miteux, -euse [mitø, øz]adjective[lieu] seedy ; [vêtement, personne] shabby* * *- euse mitø, øz adjectif [quartier, hôtel] seedy; [vêtements] shabby; [personne] down-at-heel* * *mitø, øz adj (-euse)(vêtements) shabby* * *A adj [quartier, hôtel] seedy; [vêtements] shabby; [personne] down-at-heel.B nm,f down-and-out.[situation, salaire] pathetic[escroc] small-time———————— -
7 miteux
I.n. m. (pej.):1. 'Narrow-minded nurk', characterless nonentity.2. 'Brat', infant, child.II.adj.1. (of dwelling): 'Dingy', shabby.2. (of person): 'Pathetic', totally lacking charisma and personality. -
8 pasto
n. m. Dead-end street, dingy alley leading nowhere. (It is worth noting that the English use of cul-de-sac is far more up-market than the French; no self- respecting Frenchman lives in a cul-de-sac. If the street concerned leads nowhere, it is une impasse.) -
9 pisseux
adj. 'Dingy', dull and depressing. -
10 minable
bum, dingy, lousy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy
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Dingy — ist der Name zweier Gemeinden im französischen Département Haute Savoie, siehe: Dingy en Vuache Dingy Saint Clair Für den Bootstyp siehe Dingi Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dingy — Din gy (d[i^]n j[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dingier}; superl. {Dingiest}.] [Prob. fr. dung. Cf. {Dungy}.] Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty. Scraps of dingy paper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dingy — 1736, Kentish dialect, dirty, of uncertain origin, but perhaps related to DUNG (Cf. dung). The noun dinge (1816) is a back formation … Etymology dictionary
dingy — *shabby, dilapidated, faded, seedy, threadbare Analogous words: soiled, grimed, sullied, smirched, tarnished (see SOIL): *dull (sense 2): dusky, murky, gloomy (see DARK) Contrasted words: *bright, luminous, brilliant: fresh, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dingy — [adj] soiled, tacky bedimmed, brokendown, colorless, dark, darkish, dilapidated, dim, dirty, discolored, drab, dreary, dull, dusky, faded, gloomy, grimy, muddy, murky, obscure, run down, seedy, shabby, smirched, somber, sullied, tarnished,… … New thesaurus
dingy — ► ADJECTIVE (dingier, dingiest) ▪ gloomy and drab. DERIVATIVES dingily adverb dinginess noun. ORIGIN perhaps from an Old English word meaning dung … English terms dictionary
dingy — [din′jē] adj. dingier, dingiest [orig. dial. var. of DUNGY] 1. dirty colored; not bright or clean; grimy 2. dismal; shabby dingily adv. dinginess n … English World dictionary
dingy — [[t]dɪ̱nʤi[/t]] dingier, dingiest 1) ADJ GRADED A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. Shaw took me to his rather dingy office. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Dingy clothes, curtains, or furnishings look dirty or… … English dictionary
dingy — UK [ˈdɪndʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms dingy : adjective dingy comparative dingier superlative dingiest a dingy place or object is rather dark in an unpleasant way and often looks dirty … English dictionary
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dingy — din|gy [ˈdındʒi] adj comparative dingier superlative dingiest [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from dungy dirty (15 19 centuries), from dung] dark, dirty, and in bad condition ▪ a dingy room ▪ a dingy side street >dinginess n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English