nasty

nasty
['nɑːstɪ] 1.
aggettivo colloq.
1) (unpleasant) [crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [expression] cattivo; [taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporco

a nasty look — un'occhiataccia

I got a nasty fright — mi sono preso un bello spavento

to smell nasty — avere un odoraccio

to taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso

things could get nasty — le cose potrebbero mettersi male

to turn nasty — [dog] diventare cattivo; [person] incattivirsi; [weather] guastarsi

to be a nasty piece of work — essere un brutto tipo

2) (unkind) [person] odioso; [trick] brutto; [gossip] cattivo, maligno; [letter] scortese

to say nasty things about — dire delle cattiverie su

you've got a nasty mind — pensi subito male

3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto
4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo
5) (tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] brutto, pericoloso
2.
nome colloq. (in food, water, air) porcherie f.pl., schifezze f.pl.
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adjective
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole
2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese
3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto
4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto
5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto
6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto
- nastiness
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['nɑːstɪ] 1.
aggettivo colloq.
1) (unpleasant) [crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [expression] cattivo; [taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporco

a nasty look — un'occhiataccia

I got a nasty fright — mi sono preso un bello spavento

to smell nasty — avere un odoraccio

to taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso

things could get nasty — le cose potrebbero mettersi male

to turn nasty — [dog] diventare cattivo; [person] incattivirsi; [weather] guastarsi

to be a nasty piece of work — essere un brutto tipo

2) (unkind) [person] odioso; [trick] brutto; [gossip] cattivo, maligno; [letter] scortese

to say nasty things about — dire delle cattiverie su

you've got a nasty mind — pensi subito male

3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto
4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo
5) (tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] brutto, pericoloso
2.
nome colloq. (in food, water, air) porcherie f.pl., schifezze f.pl.

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