nasty

nasty
adjective
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante
2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradable
3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) malo
4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) malo
5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feo, grave
6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) peligroso, difícil
- nastiness
nasty adj desagradable / malo
a nasty smell un olor desagradable
El comparativo de nasty se escribe nastier; el superlativo se escribe nastiest
nasty
tr['nɑːstɪ]
adjective (comp nastier, superl nastiest)
1 (unpleasant) desagradable, repugnante, horrible
what a nasty smell! ¡qué olor más desagradable!
2 (malicious) malintencionado,-a; (unkind) antipático,-a
she was really nasty to everyone se mostró muy antipática con todos
3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a
this bend is really nasty esta curva es muy peligrosa
4 (tricky) peliagudo,-a
it's quite a nasty little problem es un problemita bastante peliagudo
5 (serious) grave
a nasty cold un resfriado de cuidado
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to have a nasty mind ser mal pensado,-a
to turn nasty ponerse feo,-a
nasty ['næsti] adj, -tier ; -est
1) filthy: sucio, mugriento
2) obscene: obsceno
3) mean, spiteful: malo, malicioso
4) unpleasant: desagradable, feo
5) repugnant: asqueroso, repugnante
a nasty smell: un olor asqueroso
nasty
adj.
asqueroso, -a adj.
feo, -a adj.
indecente adj.
malévolo, -a adj.
repugnante adj.
sucio, -a adj.
'næsti, 'nɑːsti
adjective -tier, -tiest
1)
a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; <habit> feo, desagradable
b) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundo
2) (spiteful) <person> malo, asqueroso

that was a nasty thing to say! — fue una maldad decirle eso

they 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)
a) (severe) <cut/injury/cough> feo; <accident> serio; (stronger) horrible

I had a nasty shock — me llevé una sorpresa de lo más desagradable

b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligroso
c) (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

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

taste 1., 2)
2) (=serious) [accident] serio, grave; [cut, wound] feo; [infection] fuerte; [disease] peligroso

a nasty case of — un caso grave de

she had a nasty fall — tuvo una mala caída

3) (=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

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

to be nasty to sb — ser cruel con algn

don't be nasty to your little brother — no seas malo con tu hermanito

a nasty trick — una mala jugada

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

2.
N
*

there were a few hidden nasties in my bill — había unas cuantas sorpresas desagradables en mi cuenta

video 3.
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['næsti, 'nɑːsti]
adjective -tier, -tiest
1)
a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; <habit> feo, desagradable
b) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundo
2) (spiteful) <person> malo, asqueroso

that was a nasty thing to say! — fue una maldad decirle eso

they 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)
a) (severe) <cut/injury/cough> feo; <accident> serio; (stronger) horrible

I had a nasty shock — me llevé una sorpresa de lo más desagradable

b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligroso
c) (unpleasant) <situation/experience> desagradable

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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