ugly in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ugly in the English»Italian Dictionary

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

brutto

ugly sound

sgradevole, fastidioso

ugly wound

brutto

to be an ugly sight

essere una visione sgradevole or un brutto spettacolo

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

brutto, pericoloso

ugly tactics, campaign

vile, abietto

ugly accusation

vile

ugly passion

spregevole

ugly violence

infame, spaventoso

the situation turned ugly

la situazione degenerò

to give sb an ugly look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qn

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

aveva una brutta espressione, un brutto sguardo or uno sguardo minaccioso

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

essere in tumulto, in subbuglio

to be in an ugly mood individual:

essere di pessimo umore

the ugly face of

quel brutto ceffo di

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene

deplorevole, ignobile

ugly crime

ignobile, infame

an ugly customer inf

un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso

he looks like an ugly customer inf

sembra un tipo poco raccomandabile

as ugly as sin

brutto come il peccato

racism, élitism rears its ugly head

si riaffaccia lo spettro del razzismo, dell'elitarismo

ugly duckling [Brit, Am ˈˌəɡli ˈdəklɪŋ] N

ugly duckling

brutto anatroccolo m

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grotesquely ugly

grottesco

repulsively ugly, dirty

disgustosamente brutto, sporco

Translations for ugly in the Italian»English Dictionary

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racchio

ugly

ceffo

ugly face

che brutto ceffo!

what an ugly mug!

il brutto anatroccolo

the ugly duckling

un losco figuro

an ugly customer

imbruttire persona, paesaggio

to make ugly

imbruttire

to grow ugly

imbruttirsi

to grow ugly

tipaccio

ugly customer inf

ugly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ugly in the English»Italian Dictionary

ugly <-ier, iest> [ˈʌg·li] ADJ

1. ugly (not attractive):

ugly

brutto, -a

to be ugly as sin

essere brutto come la fame

2. ugly (threatening):

ugly

minaccioso, -a

to turn ugly

degenerare

3. ugly (morally repulsive):

ugly

infame

ugly rumors

(vili) calunnie f pl

ugly duckling

ugly duckling

brutto anatroccolo m

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to be as ugly as sin

essere brutto come il peccato

he is not ugly

non è brutto

Translations for ugly in the Italian»English Dictionary

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racchio (-a)

ugly

racchio (-a)

ugly mug

obbrobrioso (-a)

ugly

abbruttire

to make ugly

abbruttire

to become ugly

brutto come una scimmia

ugly as sin

brutto (-a)

ugly

essere brutto come il peccato

to be as ugly as sin

brutto (-a)

ugly person

brutto da far paura

(as) ugly as sin

ugly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he is not ugly

non è brutto

not so ugly as that

non così brutto

to be ugly as sin

essere brutto come la fame

to turn ugly

degenerare

ugly rumors

(vili) calunnie f pl

to be as ugly as sin

essere brutto come il peccato

to be as ugly as sin

essere brutto come il peccato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Since her body is destroyed, she even considers herself ugly.

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Its logo was a cartoon embodiment of an ugly kid wearing a backwards baseball hat and giving the finger.

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He shaped the foam into a surfboard that, at the time, was thought to be short, fat, and ugly.

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Between 1973 and 1977, the country's economic situation turned ugly.

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He is known for his flamboyant image and his looks, which have been described as unconventional and even ugly.

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There will be no ugly girls in my high school.

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This main plaza originally was rectangular, but later made square because the earlier version was considered to be ugly.

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The critic noted how restrained and guarded the author was in showing the ugly sides of the main heroine's character.

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But the fact is, once out of the bottle, the reengineering genie quickly turned ugly.

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When she was in her village, she hated filthy and ugly things.

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