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1 spiteful
spiteful [ˈspaɪtfʊl]* * *['spaɪtfl]adjective [person] ( malicious) méchant; ( vindictive) rancunier/-ière; [remark] méchant; [article] fielleux/-eusespiteful gossip — commérages mpl
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2 spiteful
spiteful adj [person] ( malicious) malveillant, méchant ; ( vindictive) rancunier/-ière ; [remark] méchant, malveillant ; [article] fielleux/-euse ; spiteful gossip commérages mpl. -
3 nasty
nasty [ˈnα:stɪ]a. ( = unkind, spiteful) [person, remark] méchantb. [habit, rumour] vilain ; [bend] dangereux ; [smell, taste, moment] mauvais before n ; [feeling, situation, experience] désagréable ; [weather] affreuxc. ( = serious) [accident] grave ; [fall, wound] vilain* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.(colloq) noun (in food, water, air) saleté f2.video nasty — film m d'épouvante en vidéo
1) ( unpleasant) [crime, experience, sight, taste, surprise, suspicion] horrible; [feeling, task] désagréable; [habit, weather, smell, taste] mauvais; [expression, look] méchant; [rumour] inquiétant; [stain] gros/grosse; [affair, business] sale (before n)to turn nasty — [person, dog] devenir méchant; [weather] se gâter
to be a nasty piece of work — (colloq) GB être un sale type (colloq)/une sale bonne femme (colloq)
2) ( unkind) [person] désagréable; [trick] sale (before n), vilain; [gossip, remark, letter] méchant3) ( serious) [cut, bruise] vilain (before n); [bump, crack, fall, accident] grave; [cold] mauvais (before n)4) ( ugly) affreux/-euse5) ( tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] dangereux/-euse
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