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1 horrible
horrible [ɔʀibl]adjectivea. horribleb. [chaleur, peur, temps, travail] terrible* * *ɔʀibl1) ( abominable) [cri, maladie] horrible; [temps] filthy; [moment, séjour] dreadful; [meurtre, scène] horrific; [douleur, bruit] terrible; [pensée] horrible; [paroles, personne] nasty2) ( répugnant) [goût, odeur] revolting; [créature] horrid; [nourriture] dreadful3) ( laid) [visage, objet, cicatrice] hideous* * *ɔʀibl adj* * *horrible adj1 ( abominable) [cri, spectacle, mort, maladie] horrible; [temps] filthy; [moment, séjour] dreadful; [meurtre, scène, vision] horrific; [douleur, bruit, tâche] terrible; [dessein, soupçon, pensée] horrible; [lettre, paroles, personne] nasty; il fait un froid horrible it's terribly cold;2 ( répugnant) [goût, odeur, mélange] revolting; [créature, sorcière] horrid; [nourriture] dreadful;3 ( laid) [visage, objet, cicatrice] hideous.[ɔribl] adjectif1. [effroyable - cauchemar] horrible, dreadful ; [ - mutilation, accident] horrible, horrific ; [ - crime] horrible, ghastly ; [ - cri] horrible, frightful2. [laid - personne] horrible, hideous, repulsive ; [ - vêtement] ghastly, frightful ; [ - décor, style] horrible, hideous, ghastlyêtre horrible avec quelqu'un to be nasty ou horrible to somebodyraconter des histoires horribles sur quelqu'un to say horrible ou nasty things about somebody5. [temps] terrible -
2 rosse
rosse [ʀɔs]adjective* * *ʀɔs
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(colloq) adjectif [professeur, critique] mean; [imitateur, humour] nasty
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1) ( cheval) nag (colloq)2) ( personne) heel (colloq), meanie (colloq)* * *ʀɔs1. nfpéjoratif (= cheval) nag2. adjnasty, vicious* * *A adj [professeur, critique, action] mean; [imitateur, chansonnier, humour] nasty; c'est rosse ce que tu m'as fait that was a mean thing to do to me.B nf1 ( cheval) nag○;2 ( personne) heel○, meanie○.[rɔs] (familier) adjectifêtre rosse envers ou avec quelqu'un to be horrid ou nasty to somebodyun professeur rosse a hard ou tough teacher————————[rɔs] (familier) nom féminin -
3 méchant
méchant, e [me∫ɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective• arrête, tu es méchant stop it, you're being nasty2. masculine noun, feminine noun• tais-toi, méchant ! be quiet you naughty boy!* * *
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méchante meʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( malveillant) nasty, maliciousêtre méchant avec quelqu'un — to be horrible ou mean to somebody
2) ( dangereux) [animal, personne] viciousquand il a bu, il devient méchant — he gets nasty when he's been drinking
3) ( grave) [blessure, grippe, affaire] nasty, bad4) (colloq) ( extraordinaire) fantastic (colloq)
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* * *meʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj méchant, -e1) (personne, parole) nastyNe sois pas méchant avec ton petit frère. — Don't be nasty to your little brother.
2) (enfant) (= pas sage) naughty3) (animal) vicious"Attention, chien méchant" — "Beware of the dog"
4) (avant le nom) (plaie, blessure) nasty* * *A adj1 ( malveillant) [personne, regard, propos, action] nasty, malicious, mean; ce n'est pas une méchante femme she's not such a bad woman; être de méchante humeur to be in a foul mood; avoir l'air méchant to look mean; être méchant avec qn to be horrible ou mean to sb;2 ( dangereux) [animal, personne] vicious; quand il a bu, il devient méchant he gets ou turns nasty when he's been drinking; attention chien méchant! beware of the dog!;3 ( mauvais) (before n) [outil, instrument] poor quality, wretched; [route] dreadful; [roman, poète, écrivain] mediocre, second-rate;4 ( grave) (before n) [grippe, affaire, blessure] nasty, bad; ce n'est pas bien méchant it's not very bad ou serious;5 ○( extraordinaire) [allure, voiture, succès] fantastic○, terrific○; une méchante tempête a terrific storm; une méchante averse a heavy shower; une méchante balafre a nasty scar; une méchante gueule de bois○ a bad hangover, a hell○ of a hangover; une méchante explosion a hell○ of an explosion.B nm,f1 ( au cinéma) villain, baddy○;2 ( enfant) naughty boy/girl.a. [pas malveillant] there's no harm in him, he's harmlessb. [pas dangereux] he won't do you any harmen fait, ce n'est pas une méchante femme she means no harm ou she's not that bad, reallyne sois pas si méchant avec moi don't be so nasty ou horrible to meça n'était pas bien méchant, finalement, cette piqûre/ce permis? (familier) the injection/driving test wasn't that bad after all, was it?elle essayait de vendre deux ou trois méchantes salades she was trying to sell a couple of pathetic-looking lettuces————————, méchante [meʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin -
4 affreux
atrocious, ghastly, horrible, horrid -
5 horrible
ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrid, lurid
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