ugly

ugly
adjective
1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) feo
2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) desagradable; inquietante; amenazador
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ugly adj feo
El comparativo de ugly se escribe uglier; el superlativo se escribe ugliest
ugly
tr['ʌglɪ]
adjective (comp uglier, superl ugliest)
1 feo,-a
2 (situation etc) desagradable
3 (custom, vice) repugnante, asqueroso,-a
4 (wound, mood) peligroso,-a
5 (rumour) inquietante, nada grato
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
as ugly as sin más feo,-a que Picio, más feo,-a que un pecado
ugly duckling patito feo
ugly ['ʌgli] adj, uglier ; -est
1) unattractive: feo
2) disagreeable: desagradable, feo
ugly weather: tiempo feo
to have an ugly temper: tener mal genio
ugly
adj.
• asqueroso, -a adj.
• endiablado, -a adj.
• feo, -a adj.
• feúcho, -a adj.
• fiero, -a adj.
• horroroso, -a adj.
• inquietante adj.
'ʌgli
adjective uglier, ugliest
a) (not pretty) <person/clothes> feo
b) (unpleasant) <rumor> inquietante, alarmante; <wound> feo; <crime> horrible

he's in an ugly mood — tiene un humor de perros

['ʌɡlɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar uglier) (superl ugliest)
1) (=not pretty) [appearance, person] feo
- be as ugly as sin
2) (fig) (=unpleasant) desagradable; [mood] peligroso, violento; [situation, wound] peligroso; [rumour etc] nada grato, inquietante; [custom, vice etc] feo, repugnante

an ugly customer * — un tipo de cuidado *

to grow or turn ugly — ponerse violento, amenazar violencia

2.
CPD

ugly duckling N — (fig) patito m feo

* * *
['ʌgli]
adjective uglier, ugliest
a) (not pretty) <person/clothes> feo
b) (unpleasant) <rumor> inquietante, alarmante; <wound> feo; <crime> horrible

he's in an ugly mood — tiene un humor de perros


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