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1 lousy
∎ we had a lousy holiday on a passé des vacances nulles;∎ they made a lousy job of it ils ont fait ça n'importe comment;∎ he's in a lousy mood il est d'une humeur de chien;∎ I've got a lousy hangover! j'ai une de ces gueules de bois!;∎ I feel lousy this morning je suis mal fichu ce matin;∎ I'm lousy at tennis, I'm a lousy tennis player je suis nul au tennis, je joue au tennis comme un pied;∎ it's in lousy condition il est en très mauvais état□ ;∎ you're a lousy liar (lie badly) tu ne sais pas mentir□ ; (as intensifier) tu n'es qu'un sale menteur∎ I've got these lousy letters to write! j'ai ces fichues lettres à écrire!;∎ all for a lousy £5 tout ça à cause de 5 malheureuses livres∎ that's a lousy thing to do/say c'est dégueulasse ou moche de faire/ dire une chose pareille;∎ he's lousy to his wife il est dégueulasse avec sa femme;∎ a lousy trick un sale tour∎ I feel lousy about what happened je culpabilise à cause de ce qui est arrivé∎ the town was lousy with police la ville grouillait de flics;∎ they're lousy with money ils sont bourrés de fric ou pleins aux as(f) (lice-infested) pouilleux -
2 lousy
a. [car, day, weather] pourri (inf) ; [idea, film, book, pay] nul ; [food] infect ; [mood] massacrant• 50 lousy pounds! 50 malheureuses livres !• you can keep your lousy job, I don't want it! gardez votre boulot de merde (inf !), je n'en veux pas !* * *['laʊzɪ] 1.adjective (colloq) [book, holiday] mauvais; [meal, working conditions] infect (colloq); [salary] minable (colloq)2.to feel lousy — être mal fichu (colloq)
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3 lousy
A adj1 ○ [book, film, holiday] mauvais ; [meal, holiday, working conditions] infect ○ ; [salary] nul/nulle ○ ; to be lousy at être nul/nulle ○ en [history etc] ; to feel lousy être mal fichu ○, être patraque ○ ; a lousy trick un sale tour ;2 ( louse-infested) couvert de poux ;3 ○ lousy with bourré ○ de [tourists etc]. -
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5 ATENYOH
âtenyoh, nom possessif sur âtemitl.Pouilleux, couvert de poux.Angl., lousy. R.Joe Campbell 1997.Est dit de cheveux, tzontli. Sah10,100." in cencah atenyoh ", celui qui a beaucoup de poux - el muy piojoso." zozoyatic: ic polihuih in âtemmeh. in âquin cencah âtenyoh icpac motlâlilia ", avec la plante zozoyactic périssent les poux, on la place sur la tête de celui qui a beaucoup de poux - zozoyactic: con ella perecen los piojos. Al muy piojoso se la ponen en la cabeza.Acad Hist MS 238v = ECN9,134. -
6 ATENYOHUA
âtenyôhua > atenyôhua-.*\ATENYOHUA v.inanimé, être plein de. poux.Angl., it becomes lousy. R.Joe Campbell 1997.Est dit de cheveux, tzontli. Sah10,100.Form: sur âtem-itl. -
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8 kicker
kicker ['kɪkə(r)]∎ the work's tough and the kicker is the pay's lousy le travail est dur, et en plus de ça, c'est payé avec un lance-pierres►► Television kicker light projecteur m de décrochement, contre-jour m
См. также в других словарях:
Lousy — Lous y, a. 1. Infested with lice. [1913 Webster] 2. Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave. [informal] [1913 Webster] Such lousy learning as this is. Bale. 3. Very bad; as, to feel lousy; to do a lousy job. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lousy — ► ADJECTIVE (lousier, lousiest) 1) informal very poor or bad. 2) infested with lice. 3) (lousy with) informal teeming with (something undesirable). DERIVATIVES lousily adverb lousiness … English terms dictionary
lousy — mid 14c., lousi, infested with lice, from LOUSE (Cf. louse) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use as a generic adjective of abuse dates from late 14c.; sense of swarming with (money, etc.) is Amer.Eng. slang from 1843. Related: Lousiness … Etymology dictionary
lousy — [adj] very bad awful, base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, disliked, execrable, faulty, harmful, hateful, horrible, inferior, low, mean, miserable, no good*, outrageous, poor, rotten, second rate*, shoddy, slovenly, terrible, unpopular,… … New thesaurus
lousy — [lou′zē] adj. lousier, lousiest 1. infested with lice 2. covered with specks: said of silk 3. Slang dirty, disgusting, or contemptible ☆ 4. Slang poor; inferior: a generalized epithet of disapproval ☆ 5. Slang well supplied or oversupplied (… … English World dictionary
lousy — lou|sy [ˈlauzi] adj comparative lousier superlative lousiest 1.) especially spoken of very bad quality = ↑awful, terrible ↑terrible ▪ What lousy weather! ▪ The food was lousy. ▪ a lousy film 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lousy — [[t]la͟ʊzi[/t]] lousier, lousiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as lousy, you mean that it is of very bad quality or that you do not like it. [INFORMAL] He blamed Fiona for a lousy weekend... At Billy s Cafe, the menu is limited and the … English dictionary
lousy — adjective lousier, lousiest 1 especially spoken very bad, unpleasant etc: What lousy weather! | I feel lousy. 2 spoken small, useless, or unimportant: Harry wouldn t lend me ten lousy quid! 3 lousy with sth AmE spoken a) a place that is lousy… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lousy — /ˈlaʊzi / (say lowzee) adjective (lousier, lousiest) 1. infested with lice. 2. Colloquial infested with other vermin or dangerous animals: the bay is lousy with sharks. 3. Originally US, Colloquial well supplied: he s lousy with money; the area… …
lousy — adj. (slang) lousy to + inf. (it s lousy to be without work = it s lousy being without work) * * * [ laʊzɪ] (slang) lousy to + inf. (it s lousy to be without work = it s lousy being without work) … Combinatory dictionary
lousy — UK [ˈlaʊzɪ] / US adjective Word forms lousy : adjective lousy comparative lousier superlative lousiest informal 1) bad, or unpleasant I m a lousy singer. lousy weather a) used about an unpleasant or dishonest person You lousy cheat! b) used for… … English dictionary