nasty in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.nasty <nastier, nastiest> [Am ˈnæsti, Brit ˈnɑːsti] ADJ

II.nasty <pl nasties> [Am ˈnæsti, Brit ˈnɑːsti] N esp Brit inf

See also piece

1.1. piece (part of sth broken, torn, cut, divided):

piece
pedazo m
piece
trozo m
a piece of bread
un pedazo or un trozo de pan
she ripped the letter into pieces
rompió la carta en pedacitos
she ripped the letter into pieces
hizo trizas la carta
a piece of land
un terreno
a piece of land
una parcela
to come or fall to pieces
hacerse pedazos
she smashed the vase to pieces
hizo añicos el jarrón
he was blown to pieces by a mine
una mina lo voló en pedazos
the toy lay in pieces on the floor
el juguete estaba en el suelo, hecho pedazos
her life in pieces, she made up her mind to …
con la vida deshecha or en ruinas, decidió …
in one piece they got back in one piece
volvieron sanos y salvos
I dropped it, but it's still in one piece
se me cayó, pero está intacto
to be a piece of cake inf
ser pan comido inf
to be a piece of cake inf
ser un bollo RioPl inf
to go to pieces (be very upset)
quedar deshecho or destrozado
to go to pieces (break down)
perder el control
he went to pieces after his wife left him
quedó deshecho or destrozado cuando la mujer lo dejó
to pick up the pieces he gets himself into trouble and expects me to pick up the pieces
se mete en líos y después pretende que yo le saque las castañas del fuego
he's trying to pick up the pieces of his life
está tratando de rehacer su vida
to pull sth/sb to pieces
destrozar algo/a alguien
he pulled her essay to pieces
le destrozó el trabajo
he pulled her essay to pieces
le criticó duramente el trabajo

2. piece (item):

a piece of advice
un consejo
500 pieces of artillery
500 piezas de artillería
a piece of chewing gum
un chicle
a piece of clothing
una prenda (de ropa)
a piece of fruit
una fruta
a piece of fruit
una pieza de fruta
a piece of furniture
un mueble
a piece of jewelry
una alhaja
an absurd piece of legislation
una norma (or disposición etc.) absurda
that was a piece of luck!
¡qué suerte!
how many pieces of luggage do they have?
¿cuántos bultos llevan?
a piece of news
una noticia
a piece of paper
un papel
an excellent piece of work
un trabajo excelente
we sell the cutlery by the piece Brit
vendemos los cubiertos sueltos or por piezas
of a piece they are all of a piece
están todos cortados por el mismo patrón
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una basura
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una porquería inf
to give sb a piece of one's mind
cantarle las cuarenta or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien

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nasty in the PONS Dictionary

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nasty Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cheap and nasty inf
ordinario, -a
a nasty dose of flu
una gripe muy fuerte
that's a nasty problem he's got
menuda papeleta le ha tocado
to leave a nasty taste in the mouth
dejar un mal sabor de boca
what you did was really nasty [or rotten]
está muy feo lo que hiciste
to be a nasty bit of work
ser un borde
she's a nasty bit of work
es una borde
to be a nasty bit of work
tener mala sombra (ser antipático)
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, he starts having nightmares of his friends saying nasty things.
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All laugh hard at this - which leaned as near to a nasty tragedy as anything this side of a joke can.
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Base on observations, the other team must decide whether who is sampling the nasty dish or the normal dish.
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The houses were said in this description to be small and nasty, although the village was well-off.
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Its quite nasty and a really dangerous descent.
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Restaurants live or die by his reviews, which are often nasty.
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Bloom's reaction was to find this portrait nasty and insulting and the use of her name completely unacceptable.
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He can switch from being nice to being nasty, instantly.
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He is often stuck with the nastiest or most dangerous tasks.
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Nasty, mean witches, and we'll get some great actresses for them as well.
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