what a nasty trick!

they are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él

what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)

• it was a nasty business — fue un asunto desagradable

• 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 repetirse

• he had a nasty shock — se llevó un susto terrible

• the situation turned nasty — la situación se puso fea

• a nasty case of — un caso grave de

• she had a nasty fall — tuvo una mala caída

• there was one nasty moment when... — se produjo un momento de tensión cuando...

• a nasty-looking individual — un individuo mal encarado

• he's a nasty piece of work — es un canalla *

• to be nasty to sb — ser cruel con algn

• a nasty trick — una mala jugada

• he turned nasty and started to shout — se puso agresivo y empezó a gritar

they are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él

what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)

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)

she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen

she had a nasty fall — sie ist böse or schlimm gefallen

he had a nasty time of it — es ging ihm sehr schlecht or ganz übel

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

he 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)

to have a nasty mind (= obsessed with sex) — eine üble Fantasie or Phantasie haben eine schmutzige Fantasie or Phantasie haben

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)

she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen

to turn nasty — (situation) mettersi male, (weather) guastarsi, (person) incattivirsi

he's a nasty piece of work fam — è un farabutto

das war eine Gemeinheit — that was a mean or nasty thing to do/say

das war eine Gemeinheit — that was a mean or nasty thing to do/say

faire vilain — [tableau, couleurs] to look ugly; [construction] to be an eyesore

la discussion a tourné au vilain — the discussion turned nasty (colloq)

jeux de mains, jeux de vilains — Proverbe it will end in tears

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

rotten to the core — (fig.) verdorben bis ins Mark; völlig verrottet [System, Gesellschaft]

feel rotten — (ill) sich mies fühlen (ugs.); (have a bad conscience) ein schlechtes Gewissen haben

rotten luck — saumäßiges Pech (salopp)

hurt/stink something rotten — saumäßig weh tun/stinken (salopp)

spoilt rotten — ganz schön verwöhnt (ugs.)

rotten to the core (fig) — durch und durch verdorben

rotten apple (fig) — schwarzes Schaf

there's always one rotten egg ( in the basket) (fig) — es gibt immer ein schwarzes Schaf

she was a rotten driver — sie war eine miserable Fahrerin

to be rotten at sth — in etw (dat) schlecht sein

I was always rotten at drawing — ich konnte noch nie gut zeichnen

what rotten luck! — so ein Pech!

what a rotten time you're having — was du zurzeit aber auch alles durchmachen musst! (inf)

isn't it rotten about poor David? — ist das nicht furchtbar mit dem armen David?

that's a rotten thing to say — es ist gemein, so etwas zu sagen

= guilty) to feel rotten about doing sth — sich (dat) mies vorkommen, etw zu tun (inf)

you can keep your rotten bike! — du kannst dein verdammtes or blödes Fahrrad behalten! (inf)

to spoil sb ( something) rotten — jdn nach Strich und Faden verwöhnen (inf)

to fancy sb (something) rotten — jdn wahnsinnig gernhaben (inf)

rotten to the core — (fig.) verdorben bis ins Mark; völlig verrottet [System, Gesellschaft]

feel rotten — (ill) sich mies fühlen (ugs.); (have a bad conscience) ein schlechtes Gewissen haben

rotten luck — saumäßiges Pech (salopp)

hurt/stink something rotten — saumäßig weh tun/stinken (salopp)

spoilt rotten — ganz schön verwöhnt (ugs.)

per dispetto — in pique, out of pique o spite

Мы не знаем, что готовит нам история. И какие решения будем принимать мы - ты и я. Не знаем, какие злые шутки сыграет с нами ирония истории. (А. Михайлов, Заметки о разном и об одном) — We do not know what history has in store for us yet. And what decisions we shall yet take - you and I. We don't know what malicious tricks history's irony may yet play upon us.