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(a) (in appearance → person, face, building) laid;∎ it was an ugly sight ce n'était pas beau à voir;∎ as ugly as sin laid à faire peur; (person) laid comme un pou(b) (unpleasant, nasty → habit) sale, désagréable; (→ behaviour) répugnant; (→ quarrel) mauvais; (→ clouds, weather) vilain, sale; (→ bruise, wound, scar) vilain, méchant; (→ rumour, word) vilain; (→ situation) fâcheux, mauvais;∎ there were some ugly scenes il y a eu du vilain;∎ the ugly truth is… la vérité, dans toute son horreur, c'est que…;∎ he was in an ugly mood il était d'une humeur massacrante, il était de très mauvaise humeur;∎ she gave me an ugly look elle m'a regardé d'un sale œil;∎ he's an ugly customer c'est un sale individu;∎ to turn or to get ugly (situation) dégénérer, mal tourner;∎ things took an ugly turn les choses ont mal tourné►► Ugly American touriste mf américain moyen (sans culture et sans tact);ugly duckling vilain petit canard m;Ugly Sisters = les sœurs de Cendrillon, personnages de la "pantomime" anglaise -
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ugly [ˈʌglɪ]b. ( = unpleasant) [habit] sale• things turned ugly when... les choses ont mal tourné quand...• "blackmail" is an ugly word « chantage » est un vilain mot* * *['ʌglɪ]1) ( hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] laid; [sound] désagréable; [wound] vilain (before n)to be an ugly sight — être hideux/-euse à voir
2) ( vicious) [situation, conflict] dangereux/-euse; [tactics, campaign] bas/basseto be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] gronder; [individual] être d'une humeur massacrante (colloq)
••an ugly customer — (colloq) un sale type (colloq)
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1 ( hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building, place] laid ; [sound] désagréable ; to be an ugly sight être hideux/-euse à voir ; [wound] vilain (before n) ;2 ( vicious) [situation, conflict] dangereux/-euse ; [tactics, campaign] bas/basse ; [accusation] vicieux/-ieuse ; [passion, violence] effroyable ; the situation turned ugly la situation a dégénéré ; to give sb an ugly look regarder qn d'un sale œil ; he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant ; to be in an ugly mood [group, mob] gronder ; [individual] être d'humeur massacrante ; the ugly face of l'aspect inacceptable de ;3 ( repugnant) [incident, scene, crime] déplorable.an ugly customer ○ un sale type ○ ; he looks like an ugly customer ○ il a une sale tronche ○ ; as ugly as sin laid comme un pou ; racism/elitism rears its ugly head on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme.
См. также в других словарях:
ugly as sin — mod. very ugly. □ This car’s as ugly as sin, but it’s cheap and dependable. □ My old hound dog is ugly as sin but faithful as the dickens … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ugly as sin — This expression is used to refer to people or things that are considered to be very unattractive. Have you seen the new neighbour s dog? It s as ugly as sin! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin — (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin informal : very guilty/miserable/ugly Even though he was acquitted, most people think he is guilty as sin. That house is as ugly as sin. • • • Main Entry: ↑sin … Useful english dictionary
ugly as sin — Phrs. Very ugly … English slang and colloquialisms
ugly as sin — Very ugly … A concise dictionary of English slang
guilty/miserable/ugly as sin — (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin informal : very guilty/miserable/ugly Even though he was acquitted, most people think he is guilty as sin. That house is as ugly as sin. • • • Main Entry: ↑sin … Useful english dictionary
be as ugly as sin — to be very ugly. That dog of his is as ugly as sin … New idioms dictionary
(as) ugly as sin — (as) miserable/ugly as ˈsin idiom (informal) used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly Main entry: ↑sinidiom … Useful english dictionary
as ugly as sin — as guilty/ugly/miserable/as sin phrase very guilty, ugly, or miserable Thesaurus: very and very muchsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
ugly — ug|ly [ ʌgli ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is ugly has a face that is unpleasant to look at. Ugly is an unkind word, so people often use the word plain instead, to avoid causing offense: The other man was hideously ugly. She won t wear T shirts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ugly — /ˈʌgli / (say uglee) adjective (uglier, ugliest) 1. repulsive or displeasing in appearance; offensive to the sense of beauty: ugly furniture. 2. morally revolting: ugly sin. 3. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: *Then there was the ugly… …