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1 ugly
(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 -
2 ugly
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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3 ugly
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. -
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1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) laid2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) menaçant•- ugliness -
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7 Ugly American
Pol. [U] Le Vilain Américain [roman politique de William Lederer et Eugene Burdick (1958) qui dépeint l'Américain moyen sous des traits peu flatteurs]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Ugly American
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10 PITZOTIC
A.\PITZOTIC pitzotic, quelque chose de sale, de repoussant, immonde.Esp., feo, escahroso, cosa inmunda, sucio, terrible (T).Angl., something ugly, dirty, repulsive (K).Form: sur pitzotl.B.\PITZOTIC pitzotic, quelque chose d'étroit, de resserré.Esp., angosto, reducido (T137 et 175).Angl., something narrow, squeezed (K).Form: sur pitzoa. -
11 PITZOTILIA
pitzotilia > pitzotilih.*\PITZOTILIA v.réfl., se salir.Esp., se ensucia (Z).Angl., to soil oneself (K).*\PITZOTILIA v.t. tla-., rendre quelque chose sale, repoussant, tacher quelque chose.Esp., lo hace feo, lo afea, lo mancha (T).Angl., to make something ugly, to defile something (K).Form: sur *pitzoti. -
12 TLAHELTEZCATL
tlaheltezcatl:Miroir affreux.Angl., an ugly mirror. Est dit de la variété noire de la pierre à miroir, tezcatl. Sah11,228. -
13 customer
customer [ˈkʌstəmər]1. noun2. compounds* * *['kʌstəmə(r)]1) Commerce client/-e m/f‘customer services’ — ‘service m clientèle’
2) (colloq) ( person) type (colloq) ma nasty customer — un sale type (colloq)
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15 mug
mug [mʌg]1. nouna. ( = cup) grande tasse f• ugly mug sale gueule f• it's a mug's game c'est un piège à con (inf !)( = assault) agresser3. compounds* * *[mʌg] 1.1) (for tea, coffee) grande tasse f; ( for beer) chope f3) (colloq) ( face) gueule (sl) f4) GB ( fool) poire (colloq) f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) agresserPhrasal Verbs:- mug up -
16 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 -
17 rear
rear [rɪər]1. noun• at the rear of... à l'arrière de...• from the rear, he looks like you (vu) de dos, il te ressemble• from the rear the car looks like... vue de derrière la voiture ressemble à...2. adjectivea. [+ animal, family] élever4. compounds* * *[rɪə(r)] 1.1) (of building, car, room etc) arrière m2.at the rear of the house — derrière la maison; (of procession, train) queue f; Military (of unit, convoy) arrière-garde f, arrières mpl; ( of column) queue f
1) [entrance, garden] de derrière2) Automobile [light, seat, suspension] arrière inv3.transitive verb élever [child, animals]; cultiver [plants]4.intransitive verb (also rear up) [horse] se cabrer; [snake] se dresser -
18 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) auprès de, à côté de2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) à côté de•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) de plus- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself - be beside the point -
19 blot
[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) pâté, tache2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) tache2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) tacher2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) sécher•- blotter- blotting-paper - blot one's copybook - blot out -
20 blotch
[blo ](a discoloured mark: Those red blotches on her face are very ugly.) tache
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