beastly

beastly
adjective
1) (like a beast.) bestial
2) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) desagradable, maleducado, descortés
beastly
tr['biːstlɪ]
adjective (comp beastlier, superl beastliest)
1 bestial
2 (unpleasant) antipático,-a
3 slang (damn) dichoso, -a, maldito,-a
4 (weather, job) espantoso, -a, horroroso,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be beastly to somebody tratar a alguien a patadas
beastly ['bi:stli] adj
: detestable, repugnante
beastly
adj.
• bestial adj.
• muy malo adj.
'biːstli
adjective -lier, -liest (colloq & dated)

that beastly brother of hers — el asqueroso de su hermano (fam)

what a beastly thing to say! — qué cosa más horrorosa de decir!

['biːstlɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar beastlier) (superl beastliest)
1) † * (=horrid) espantoso

that was a beastly thing to do — eso sí que fue cruel

you were beastly to me — te portaste muy mal conmigo

where's that beastly book? — ¿dónde está el maldito libro ese?

2) †† (=animal) bestial
2.
ADV
(Brit) † *

it's beastly awkward — es terriblemente difícil

it's beastly cold — hace un frío de muerte

* * *
['biːstli]
adjective -lier, -liest (colloq & dated)

that beastly brother of hers — el asqueroso de su hermano (fam)

what a beastly thing to say! — qué cosa más horrorosa de decir!


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