ugly

ugly
adjective
1) (in appearance, morally) hässlich

ugly duckling — (fig.) hässliches Entlein (ugs. scherzh.)

as ugly as sin — (coll.) potthässlich (ugs.); hässlich wie die Nacht

2) (nasty) übel [Wunde, Laune, Szene usw.]

have an ugly temper — übellaunig sein

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adjective
1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) häßlich
2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) übel
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ugly
[ˈʌgli]
adj
1. (not attractive) hässlich
to be \ugly as sin hässlich wie die Nacht sein fam
to feel/look \ugly sich akk hässlich fühlen/hässlich aussehen
2. (fig: unpleasant) incident, scene hässlich fig; weather, wound also scheußlich; rumours, story übel
he's an \ugly customer er ist ein unangenehmer Kunde
I just had an \ugly thought mir kam gerade ein ganz schrecklicher Gedanke
\ugly mood unerfreuliche Stimmung
an \ugly look ein böser Blick
the \ugly truth die unangenehme Wahrheit; (terrible) die schreckliche Wahrheit
to turn \ugly eine üble Wendung nehmen
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['ʌglɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (= not pretty) hässlich

as ugly as sin — hässlich wie die Sünde or Nacht

2) (= unpleasant, nasty) übel; news, wound schlimm, übel; rumour, scenes, crime, clouds hässlich; crime übel, gemein; vice hässlich, übel; situation, sky bedrohlich

an ugly customer — ein übler Kunde

to cut up or grow or turn ugly (inf) — gemein or fies (inf) werden

censorship is an ugly word these days — Zensur ist heutzutage ein hässliches Wort

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ugly [ˈʌɡlı] adj (adv uglily)
1. hässlich, garstig (beide auch fig):
ugly memories unschöne Erinnerungen; duckling
2. gemein, schändlich, schmutzig (Verbrechen etc)
3. unangenehm, widerwärtig, übel:
an ugly customer ein unangenehmer Kerl, ein übler Kunde;
be in an ugly mood üble Laune haben
4. bös(e), schlimm, gefährlich (Situation, Wunde etc)
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adjective
1) (in appearance, morally) hässlich

ugly duckling — (fig.) hässliches Entlein (ugs. scherzh.)

as ugly as sin — (coll.) potthässlich (ugs.); hässlich wie die Nacht

2) (nasty) übel [Wunde, Laune, Szene usw.]

have an ugly temper — übellaunig sein

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adj.
hässlich adj.
unschön adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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