wicked

wicked
wicked [{{t}}'wɪkɪd]
1 adjective
(a) (evil → person, action, thought) mauvais, méchant; (immoral, indecent) vicieux;
he's a wicked man c'est un méchant ou un mauvais homme;
it was a wicked thing to do ce n'était pas gentil;
what a wicked thing to say! quelle méchanceté!;
she felt as if she had done something very wicked elle avait le sentiment d'avoir fait quelque chose de très mal;
{{}}figurative{{}} it's a wicked waste of natural resources c'est un gâchis scandaleux de ressources naturelles;
wicked witch méchante sorcière f;
{{}}humorous{{}} to have one's wicked way with sb séduire qn
(b) (very bad → weather) épouvantable; (→ temper) mauvais, épouvantable;
he's got a wicked temper il a très mauvais caractère;
there are some wicked bends on those mountain roads il y a quelques méchants virages sur ces routes de montagne;
they're asking a wicked price for their house ils ont mis leur maison en vente à un prix exorbitant;
{{}}familiar{{}} prices have gone up something wicked les prix ont augmenté quelque chose de bien
(c) (mischievous → person) malicieux; (→ smile, look, sense of humour) malicieux, coquin;
you're a wicked little boy tu es un petit coquin;
a wicked remark une réflexion malicieuse ou espiègle
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (skilful → goal, shot) super;
she has a wicked forehand elle a un sacré coup droit;
that was a wicked goal c'était un sacré ou super but
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (very good) génial;
she makes a wicked curry elle fait un curry d'enfer
2 adverb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} vachement;
this bed is wicked comfortable il est vachement confortable, ce lit
3 exclamation
{{}}familiar{{}} génial!
4 plural noun
the wicked les méchants mpl;
{{}}humorous{{}} (there's) no rest for the wicked pas de repos pour les braves

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