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nastiness ['nɑ:stɪnɪs]∎ the nastiness of the weather le mauvais temps(b) (unpleasantness) caractère m très désagréable(c) (of injury) gravité f(d) (obscenity) obscénité f, indécence f -
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* * *nas·ti·ness[ˈnɑ:stɪnəs, AM ˈnæ:stɪ-]* * *['nAːstInɪs]n no pl1) (= unpleasantness) Scheußlichkeit f; (of medicine) Ekelhaftigkeit f; (of weather) Abscheulichkeit f; (= seriousness of break, wound) schlimme Art; (= objectionableness of crime, behaviour, language) Abscheulichkeit f; (= dirtiness) Schmutzigkeit f; (= dangerousness) Gefährlichkeit f2) (= malice) (of behaviour etc) Gemeinheit f; (of person) Bosheit f, Gemeinheit f; (of remarks etc) Gehässigkeit f, Gemeinheit f; (= behaviour) gemeines or scheußliches Benehmen (to gegenüber); (= remarks) Gehässigkeit(en pl) f (to(wards) gegenüber)the nastiness of his mind — seine üble/schmutzige Fantasie or Phantasie
* * *1. Schmutzigkeit f (auch fig)2. Ekligkeit f, Widerlichkeit f3. Gefährlichkeit f4. a) Gehässigkeit f, Bosheit fb) Gemeinheit fc) Übellaunigkeit f* * *n.Garstigkeit f. -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) ækel; modbydelig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) gemen3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) grim4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ubehagelig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) alvorlig6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) ubehagelig; vanskelig•- nastily- nastiness* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) ækel; modbydelig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) gemen3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) grim4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ubehagelig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) alvorlig6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) ubehagelig; vanskelig•- nastily- nastiness -
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['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto•- nastily- nastiness* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2. -
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adjective1) (disagreeable, unpleasant) scheußlich [Geruch, Geschmack, Arznei, Essen, Wetter]; gemein [Trick, Verhalten, Äußerung, Person]; hässlich [Angewohnheit]that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein od. eine Gemeinheit
a nasty bit or piece of work — (coll.) (man) ein fieser Kerl (ugs. abwertend); (woman) ein fieses Weibsstück (ugs. abwertend)
2) (ill-natured) böse3) (serious) übel; böse [Verletzung, Husten usw.]; schlimm [Krankheit, Husten, Verletzung]she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen
4) (disgusting) eklig; widerlich* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) ekelhaft2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) garstig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) fies6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) böse•- academic.ru/89377/nastily">nastily- nastiness* * *nas·ty[ˈnɑ:sti, AM ˈnæ:sti]I. adj▪ to be \nasty to sb zu jdm gemein seinhe gave me a very \nasty look er warf mir einen finsteren [o übelwollenden] Blick zuhe is a \nasty piece of work er ist ein fieser Zeitgenossea \nasty crack eine üble Sticheleia \nasty fright ein furchtbarer Schreck[en]a \nasty insult eine gemeine Beleidigungto have a \nasty mind eine schmutzige Fantasie habena \nasty joke ein schlechter Scherza \nasty smell ein grässlicher [o scheußlicher] Gerucha \nasty shock ein furchtbarer Schocka \nasty surprise eine böse Überraschunga \nasty taste ein ekelhafter [o widerlicher] Geschmackcheap and \nasty billig und schlecht2. (dangerous) gefährlich3. (serious) schlimm, böseshe had a \nasty cut sie hat sich ziemlich böse geschnitten fama \nasty accident ein schlimmer Unfallto turn \nasty umschlagenthe situation could turn \nasty at any moment die Lage könnte jederzeit umschlagen* * *['nAːstɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= unpleasant) scheußlich; smell, taste scheußlich, widerlich; medicine ekelhaft, widerlich; weather, habit abscheulich, scheußlich; surprise böse, unangenehm; (= serious) break, cough, wound, fall böse, schlimm; situation, problem, accident schlimm; moment böse; (= objectionable) crime, behaviour, language, word, names abscheulich; (= dirty) schmutzig; (= dangerous) virus, disease böse, gefährlich; corner, bend, fog böse, übel, gefährlichthat's a nasty-looking sky/cut — der Himmel/der Schnitt sieht böse aus
she had a nasty fall — sie ist böse or schlimm gefallen
history has a nasty habit of repeating itself — die Geschichte hat die unangenehme Gewohnheit, sich zu wiederholen
he had a nasty time of it — es ging ihm sehr schlecht or ganz übel
don't touch that, that's nasty —
they pulled all his teeth out – nasty! a nasty surprise or shock — sie haben ihm alle Zähne gezogen – wie scheußlich or unangenehm! eine böse or unangenehme Überraschung
to turn nasty (situation, person) — unangenehm werden; (animal) wild werden; (weather) schlecht werden, umschlagen
2) (= malicious) person, behaviour gemein, gehässig, garstig (dated), fies (inf) (to sb jdm gegenüber); trick gemein, übel; remark, word gemein; rumour gehässig, übelhe has a nasty temper — mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen
don't say that, that's nasty — pfui, so was sagt man doch nicht
that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein or fies (inf)
you nasty little boy ( you)! — du böser Junge
a nasty little man — ein Giftzwerg m (inf)
he's a nasty bit or piece of work (inf) — er ist ein übler Kunde (inf) or Typ (inf)
3) (= offensive) anstößigto have a nasty mind (= obsessed with sex) — eine üble Fantasie or Phantasie haben eine schmutzige Fantasie or Phantasie haben
2. n pl(inf: nasty things) ekelhafte Sachen pl → also video nastySee:→ also video nasty* * *A adj (adv nastily)1. schmutzig2. ekelhaft, eklig, widerlich (Geschmack etc)3. abstoßend, unangenehm (Eigenschaft etc)4. fig schmutzig, zotig (Buch etc)5. böse, schlimm, gefährlich, tückisch:nasty accident böser Unfall;nasty cold böse Erkältung;nasty dipping shot (Fußball) tückischer Aufsetzerhe has a nasty temper mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen umgb) gemein, niederträchtig, fies (Trick etc)c) übel gelaunt, übellaunig, eklig:turn nasty unangenehm werdend) ekelhaft (Kerl etc)* * *adjective1) (disagreeable, unpleasant) scheußlich [Geruch, Geschmack, Arznei, Essen, Wetter]; gemein [Trick, Verhalten, Äußerung, Person]; hässlich [Angewohnheit]that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein od. eine Gemeinheit
a nasty bit or piece of work — (coll.) (man) ein fieser Kerl (ugs. abwertend); (woman) ein fieses Weibsstück (ugs. abwertend)
2) (ill-natured) böse3) (serious) übel; böse [Verletzung, Husten usw.]; schlimm [Krankheit, Husten, Verletzung]she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen
4) (disgusting) eklig; widerlich* * *adj.fies adj.garstig adj.hässlich adj.scheußlich adj.unangenehm adj. -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradable3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) malo4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) malo5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feo, grave6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) peligroso, difícil•- nastily- nastiness
nasty adj desagradable / malotr['nɑːstɪ]1 (unpleasant) desagradable, repugnante, horrible■ what a nasty smell! ¡qué olor más desagradable!2 (malicious) malintencionado,-a; (unkind) antipático,-a3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a4 (tricky) peliagudo,-a5 (serious) grave\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a nasty mind ser mal pensado,-ato turn nasty ponerse feo,-a1) filthy: sucio, mugriento2) obscene: obsceno3) mean, spiteful: malo, malicioso4) unpleasant: desagradable, feo5) repugnant: asqueroso, repugnantea nasty smell: un olor asquerosoadj.• asqueroso, -a adj.• feo, -a adj.• indecente adj.• malévolo, -a adj.• repugnante adj.• sucio, -a adj.'næsti, 'nɑːstiadjective -tier, -tiest1)a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; < habit> feo, desagradableb) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundothey are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él
to have a nasty temper — tener* muy mal carácter
what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)
3)b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligrosoc) ( unpleasant) <situation/experience> desagradable['nɑːstɪ]1. ADJ(compar nastier) (superl nastiest)1) (=unpleasant) [situation, experience, surprise] desagradable; [taste, smell] desagradable, repugnante; [habit, weather] desagradable, feo, malo•
I've got a nasty feeling that... — tengo la horrible sensación de que...•
history has a nasty habit of repeating itself — la historia tiene la mala costumbre de repetirsetaste 1., 2)•
the situation turned nasty — la situación se puso fea2) (=serious) [accident] serio, grave; [cut, wound] feo; [infection] fuerte; [disease] peligroso•
a nasty case of — un caso grave de3) (=difficult) [question] difícil; [bend, junction] peligroso; [problem] complicado•
there was one nasty moment when... — se produjo un momento de tensión cuando...4) (=spiteful) [person, remark] cruel, desagradable; [joke] de mal gusto, grosero•
a nasty-looking individual — un individuo mal encarado•
to be nasty to sb — ser cruel con algn•
he turned nasty and started to shout — se puso agresivo y empezó a gritar2.N*video 3.there were a few hidden nasties in my bill — había unas cuantas sorpresas desagradables en mi cuenta
* * *['næsti, 'nɑːsti]adjective -tier, -tiest1)a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; < habit> feo, desagradableb) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundothey are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él
to have a nasty temper — tener* muy mal carácter
what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)
3)b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligrosoc) ( unpleasant) <situation/experience> desagradable -
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['nɑːstɪ]adjremark złośliwy; person złośliwy, niemiły; taste, smell nieprzyjemny; wound, accident, weather paskudny; shock niemiły, przykry; problem trudny; question podstępny, podchwytliwyto turn nasty — stawać się (stać się perf) nieprzyjemnym
* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) przykry2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nieprzyjemny3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) złośliwy4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) wstrętny5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) paskudny6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nieprzyjemny•- nastily- nastiness -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) ekkel, fæl, vemmelig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) ekkel, slem, gemen3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) slem, vond, stygg4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) rusket, stygg, bikkjekald5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) stygg, alvorlig6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) ubehagelig, vemmelig•- nastily- nastinessekkel--------heslig--------stygg--------ubehagelig--------vemmeligIsubst. \/ˈnɑːstɪ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) slemming, ekling2) vemmelighet3) (ofte i flertall, nasties) voldsfilm, skrekkfilmIIadj. \/ˈnɑːstɪ\/1) ( om person) vemmelig, gemen, ubehagelig2) ekkel, motbydelig, vonddet lukter motbydelig\/vondt3) ubehagelig, utrivelig, stygt4) slem, stygg, lumpen, dum5) ( overført) stygg6) vanskelig, tung, alvorlig, ondartet7) ( overført) snuskete, uanstendig, skitten8) besværlig, kinkig, (veldig) vanskelig9) tarvelig, frastøtende10) frekk, lømmelaktig, uoppdragennasty to slem motto turn nasty å bli ubehagelig -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) andstyggilegur2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) andstyggilegur3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) illgjarn4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) slæmur, andstyggilegur5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) alvarlegur, slæmur6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) örðugur, alvarlegur•- nastily- nastiness -
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csúnya, komisz* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) kellemetlen2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) undok3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) komisz4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) csúnya (időjárás)5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) komoly6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) kellemetlen•- nastily- nastiness -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) desagradável2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradável3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) mau4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) desagradável5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feio6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) difícil•- nastily- nastiness* * *nas.ty[n'a:sti, n'æsti] adj 1 sórdido, torpe, vil. 2 desagradável, horrível. 3 indecente, repelente. 4 vexatório, odioso. don’t be nasty não seja malcriado. -
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adj. iğrenç, çirkin, kötü, pis, edepsiz, fırtınalı, ayıp, müstehcen* * *çirkin* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) pis, kötü, berbat2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) kaba, terbiyesiz3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) kötü, kırıcı, edepsiz4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) kötü, berbat5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) kötü, tehlikeli6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) berbat, edepsizce•- nastily- nastiness -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) neprijeten2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) zoprn3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) grd4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) zoprn5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) grd6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) neprijeten•- nastily- nastiness* * *[ná:sti]adjective ( nastiliy adverb)umazan, gnusen, oduren; opolzek, nespodoben, grd (značaj); zloben (to do); grozeč, nevaren (morje), viharen (vreme), težek, hud (nesreča); neprijetenin a nasty fix — v hudih škripcih, v kašia nasty one — zelo neprijeten (udarec, graja, zavrnitev itd.) -
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• paha• pahoin• pahasti• ruma• ruokoton• rumannäköinen• ikävä• häijy• ilkeä• inhottava• inhottava (iljet.)• vastenmielinen• epämiellyttävä• epäystävällinen• siivoton• katala• kelvoton• kelju• likainen• halpamainen• kurja* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) epämiellyttävä2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) töykeä3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) ilkeä4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) kurja5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) pahanlaatuinen6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) hankala•- nastily- nastiness -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) riebīgs; nejauks2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nejauks; ļauns3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) slikts; ļauns4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) slikts; riebīgs5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) bīstams6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) slikts; draudīgs•- nastily- nastiness* * *nejauks, nelāgs; šķebinošs, riebīgs, pretīgs; neķītrs, piedauzīgs; dzēlīgs, ļauns; bīstams, draudīgs -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) bjaurus, šlykštus2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nemalonus3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) piktas, nuožmus4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) bjaurus, žvarbus5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) baisus, pavojingas6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) baisus, siaubingas•- nastily- nastiness -
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adj. illaluktande; elak; allvarlig; äcklig; farlig; obehaglig* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) otäck, äcklig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) otrevlig, obehaglig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) elak, stygg4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ruskig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) elakartad6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) besvärlig•- nastily- nastiness -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) odporný, ohavný2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) sprostý3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) protivný, zlý4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) mizerný, šeredný5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) nebezpečný6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nepříjemný, obtížný•- nastily- nastiness* * *• sprostý• ošklivý• hnusný• nepěkný• nepříjemný• nechutný -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) odporný2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) zlý3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) protivný, nepríjemný4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) mizerný5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) nebezpečný6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) ťažký, nepríjemný•- nastily- nastiness* * *• velmi nepríjemný• zlý• špinavý• sprostý• tažký• hanebný• hrozivý• hnusný• protivný• riskantný• podlý• ošklivý• nemravný• nechutný• nepríjemný• nebezpecný• nedovolený• nepoctivý• neslušný• odporný chlap• odporná záležitost• odporný• ohavnost• ohava -
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1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) neplăcut2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nepoliticos3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) răutăcios4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) urât5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) serios6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) neplăcut, penibil•- nastily- nastiness
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