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1 ♦ ugly
♦ ugly /ˈʌglɪ/A a.1 brutto: an ugly beast, una brutta bestia; an ugly building, un brutto edificio; an ugly scar, una brutta cicatrice; She thinks she's ugly, pensa di essere brutta2 brutto; molto spiacevole: an ugly incident, un incidente molto spiacevole; There were ugly scenes outside the factory, ci sono state delle scene molto spiacevoli davanti alla fabbrica; Things are taking an ugly turn ( o are turning ugly), le cose stanno prendendo una brutta piegaB avv.● (fam.) an ugly customer, un tipo pericoloso; un brutto tipo (fam.) □ ( anche fig.) ugly duckling, brutto anatroccolo (dalla novella di H.C. Andersen) □ as ugly as sin, brutto come il peccato; bruttissimo □ the ugly face of st., il lato spiacevole di qc.
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