ugly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ugly in the English»French Dictionary

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

ugly duckling N fig

ugly duckling

vilain petit canard m

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repulsively ugly/dirty

d'une laideur/saleté repoussante

grotesquely ugly

grotesque

Translations for ugly in the French»English Dictionary

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disgracié (disgraciée)

ugly

laideron

ugly girl

disgracieux (disgracieuse) visage, enfant

ugly

guenon inf

ugly woman

macaque inf

ugly man

il est d'une mocheté!

he's unbelievably ugly!

ugly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ugly in the English»French Dictionary

ugly <-ier, iest> [ˈʌg·lɪ] 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

mal tourner

4. ugly (unpleasant):

ugly

déplaisant(e)

5. ugly (threatening):

ugly

menaçant(e)

6. ugly (repelling):

ugly

répugnant(e)

an ugly customer

un sale type

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

plug-ugly

voyou m

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this issue/inflation is rearing its ugly head again

ce problème/cette inflation point de nouveau à l'horizon

Translations for ugly in the French»English Dictionary

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moche

ugly

laideron

ugly duckling

d'une laideur répugnante

repulsively ugly

enlaidir

to become ugly

enlaidir personne

to make ugly

laid(e)

ugly

être laid à faire peur [ou comme un pou]

to be as ugly as sin inf

avoir une sale tronche

to have an ugly mug

vilain(e)

ugly

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Is there anyone as ugly as you in your town?

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He is not placed in high regard by the orthodox sects because of his ugly appearance and eccentric personality.

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A wereboar has an ugly temper and likes to attack.

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

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

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In this essay, he sentimentally upholds gas lamps against electric lights, describing electric light as that ugly blinding glare and a lamp for a nightmare.

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Some classified his style as figurative expressionism, others merely called it 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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Its logo was a cartoon embodiment of an ugly kid wearing a backwards baseball hat and giving the finger.

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There will be no ugly girls in my high school.

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