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1 cattivo
badbambino naughty, badcon le buone o con le cattive by hook or by crook* * *cattivo agg.1 bad: un cattivo affare, a bad business; cattivo gusto, bad taste; una cattiva madre, a bad mother; cattive maniere, bad manners; cattiva reputazione, bad name; una cattiva traduzione, a bad translation; cattivo umore, bad temper; parla un cattivo inglese, he speaks bad English; avere una cattiva cera, to look ill; essere in cattivo stato, to be in a bad (o sorry) plight; fare una cattiva scelta, to make a poor choice // farsi cattivo sangue, to get angry (o to worry)3 ( sgradevole) nasty, bad; ( malsano) unhealthy: cattivo odore, bad smell; cattivo sapore, nasty taste; aria cattiva, unhealthy air5 ( incapace, inetto) poor; incompetent; inefficient: un cattivo avvocato, an incompetent lawyer; un cattivo impiegato, an inefficient clerk; un cattivo scrittore, a poor (o bad) writer; cattiva amministrazione, mismanagement (o bad management)6 ( malvagio, di animo cattivo) bad; wicked, ill-natured; malicious, mischief-making, mischievous: una vita cattiva, a bad life; non è così cattivo come sembra, he is not as bad as he looks // prendere qlcu. con le cattive, to treat s.o. harshly7 ( capriccioso) naughty: non fare il cattivo!, don't be naughty!◆ s.m.* * *[kat'tivo] cattivo (-a)1. agg1) (persona, azione) bad, wicked, (bambino: birichino) naughty, badfarsi cattivo sangue — to worry, get in a state
farsi un cattivo nome — to earn a bad reputation for o.s., earn o.s. a bad reputation
2) (di qualità), (gen) bad, (odore, sapore) bad, nasty, (cibo guasto) off, (insegnante, salute) bad, poor, (mare) rough2. sm/fbad o wicked person, (nei film) villainfare il cattivo — (bambino) to be naughty
i cattivi — (nei film) the baddies Brit, the bad guys Am
* * *[kat'tivo] 1.1) (malvagio) [persona, sguardo] bad, mean, nasty, evil; [commento, sorriso] malicious; [azione, pensiero, intenzioni] bad, evil, wickedessere cattivo con qcn. — to be horrible o mean to sb
2) (riprovevole) [esempio, abitudine] bad3) (disubbidiente) [ bambino] naughty, bad4) (pericoloso)5) (negativo, brutto) [notizie, risultato, reputazione, maniere] bad6) (perturbato) [ tempo] bad, poor8) (incapace) [ padre] bad; [ insegnante] bad, poor9) (scorretto) [ pronuncia] bad10) (scadente) [ ristorante] bad; [cibo, gusto] nasty, bad, horribleil latte è cattivo — colloq. (andato a male) the milk is off o has gone bad
11) (sgradevole)avere un cattivo odore — to smell bad, to have a foul smell
12) (sbagliato) [ idea] bad; [ decisione] bad, poor13) (non sano) [ alimentazione] bad, poor; [ alito] bad, foul2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (persona malvagia) bad person; (in film, libri) bad guy, villain2) (cosa cattiva, lato cattivo)••con le buone o con le -e — by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul
* * *cattivo/kat'tivo/1 (malvagio) [persona, sguardo] bad, mean, nasty, evil; [commento, sorriso] malicious; [azione, pensiero, intenzioni] bad, evil, wicked; essere cattivo con qcn. to be horrible o mean to sb.2 (riprovevole) [esempio, abitudine] bad3 (disubbidiente) [ bambino] naughty, bad4 (pericoloso) frequentare -e compagnie to keep bad company5 (negativo, brutto) [notizie, risultato, reputazione, maniere] bad6 (perturbato) [ tempo] bad, poor9 (scorretto) [ pronuncia] bad10 (scadente) [ ristorante] bad; [cibo, gusto] nasty, bad, horrible; il latte è cattivo colloq. (andato a male) the milk is off o has gone bad11 (sgradevole) avere un cattivo odore to smell bad, to have a foul smell(f. -a)1 (persona malvagia) bad person; (in film, libri) bad guy, villain; i buoni e i -i the good and the bad; Carlo ha fatto il cattivo Carlo's been a bad boy2 (cosa cattiva, lato cattivo) c'è del buono e del cattivo in ognuno di noi there's good and bad in everyonecon le buone o con le -e by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul.
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