ugly

ugly
ugly [{{t}}'ʌglɪ] (compar uglier, superl ugliest)
adjective
(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
✾ Book 'The Ugly Duckling' Andersen 'Le vilain petit canard'

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