ugs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ugs in the English»French Dictionary

ugly duckling N fig

ugly duckling

vilain petit canard m

Ugli fruit [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli ˌfrut] N

Ugli fruit

tangelo m

ugh [Brit əː, ʌx, Am əɡ] INTERJ

ugh

berk!

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

syrup of figs N

syrup of figs

sirop m de figues

eggs Benedict N + vb sing Am

eggs Benedict

œufs pochés sur un toast avec du jambon

frogs' legs N npl

frogs' legs

cuisses fpl de grenouille

Oxford bags N npl FASHION

Oxford bags

pantalon m aux jambes larges

daddy-long-legs <pl daddy-long-legs> [Brit ˌdadɪˈlɒŋlɛɡz, Am ˌdædiˈlɔŋlɛɡz, ˌdædiˈlɑŋlɛɡz] N Brit

daddy-long-legs

tipule f

daddy-long-legs Am

faucheux m

WAGs [wæɡz]

WAGs Abk Wives and Girlfriends inf, hum

WAGs

femmes ou petite amies des sportifs

ugs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ugs in the English»French Dictionary

plug-ugly <-lies> N Am inf (thug)

plug-ugly

voyou m

ugly <-ier, iest> [ˈʌglɪ] ADJ

1. ugly pej (not attractive):

ugly

laid(e)

to be ugly as sin

être laid comme un pou

ugly duckling

vilain petit canard m

2. ugly (angry):

ugly look, word, wound

vilain(e)

3. ugly (violent):

ugly

terrible

ugly incident

regrettable

to turn ugly

tourner mal

4. ugly (unpleasant):

ugly

déplaisant(e)

5. ugly (threatening):

ugly

menaçant(e)

6. ugly (repelling):

ugly

répugnant(e)

an ugly customer

un sale type

ugh [ɜ:h] INTERJ inf

ugh

pouah!

scrambled eggs N

scrambled eggs

œufs mpl brouillés

glad rags N no pl iron hum

to put on one's glad rags

mettre ses plus belles fringues

sea legs N pl

to get one's sea legs

s'habituer à la mer

I.tug [tʌg] N

1. tug (pull):

tug

petit coup m

to give sth a tug

tirer sur qc

to feel a tug at one's sleeve

sentir que quelqu'un vous tire par la manche

2. tug (boat):

tug

remorqueur m

II.tug <-gg-> [tʌg] VB trans

tug

tirer sur

III.tug <-gg-> [tʌg] VB intr

to tug at sth

tirer qc

I.hug <-gg-> [hʌg] VB trans

1. hug (hold close to body):

hug

embrasser

2. hug fig (cling firmly to):

hug

se tenir à

II.hug [hʌg] VB intr

hug

s'embrasser

III.hug [hʌg] N

hug

embrassement m

to give sb a hug

embrasser qn

I.plug [plʌg] N

1. plug (connector, socket):

plug

prise f de courant

plug for peripheral, phone

fiche f

to pull the plug on sth

débrancher qc

to pull the plug on sth fig

stopper qc

2. plug (stopper):

plug

bonde f

3. plug inf (publicity):

plug

pub f

to give a book a plug

faire la promotion d'un livre

4. plug (spark plug):

plug

bougie f

5. plug (wall plug):

plug

cheville f

6. plug (chunk):

plug of tobacco

chique f

II.plug <-gg-> [plʌg] VB trans

1. plug (stop up, close):

plug hole

boucher

plug leak

arrêter

2. plug inf (publicize):

plug

faire du battage pour

3. plug Am inf (shoot):

plug

flinguer

III.plug <-gg-> [plʌg] VB intr

plug

faire de la pub

I.chug <-gg-> [tʃʌg] VB intr

chug

souffler

II.chug [tʃʌg] N

chug

souffle m

chug childspeak of a train

tchou tchou m