nas·ty (n s t )adj. nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est 1. a. Disgustingly dirty. b. Physically repellent. 2. Morally offensive; indecent. See Synonyms at offensive. 3. Malicious; spiteful: "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?" (Ezra Pound). 4. Very unpleasant or annoying: nasty weather; a nasty trick. 5. Painful or dangerous; grave: a nasty accident. 6. Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle: a nasty puzzle; a nasty problem. n. pl. nas·ties One that is nasty: "It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things" (Country Life). [Middle English nasti, possibly alteration of Old French nastre, bad, short for villenastre : vilein, bad; see villain + -astre, pejorative suff. (from Latin -aster).] nas ti·ly adv.nas ti·ness n. |
nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ]
adj -tier, -tiest
1. unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant
2. (of an experience, condition, etc.) unpleasant, dangerous, or painful a nasty wound
3. spiteful, abusive, or ill-natured
4. obscene or indecent
nasty piece of work Brit informal a cruel or mean person
n pl -ties
an offensive or unpleasant person or thing a video nasty
[origin obscure; probably related to Swedish dialect nasket and Dutch nestig dirty]
nastily adv
nastiness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | nasty - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" |
| 2. | nasty - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" | |
| 3. | nasty - characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" | |
| 4. | nasty - disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
nasty
adjective
1. unpleasant, ugly, disagreeable This divorce could turn nasty.
unpleasant nice, sweet, pleasant, enjoyable, agreeable
unpleasant nice, sweet, pleasant, enjoyable, agreeable
2. spiteful, mean, offensive, annoying, vicious, unpleasant, abusive, vile, malicious, bad-tempered, despicable, disagreeable He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.
spiteful kind, nice, sweet, decent, pleasant
spiteful kind, nice, sweet, decent, pleasant
3. unpleasant, dirty, offensive, foul, disgusting, horrible, polluted, filthy, sickening, vile, distasteful, repellent, obnoxious, objectionable, disagreeable, nauseating, odious, repugnant, loathsome, grotty (slang), malodorous, noisome, unappetizing, skanky (slang), mephitic, yucky or yukky (slang) It's got a really nasty smell.
4. serious, bad, dangerous, critical, terrible, alarming, severe, grave, awful, painful, dreadful, frightful Lili had a nasty chest infection.
5. foul, unpleasant, filthy, stormy, inclement The weather has turned nasty again.
6. obscene, blue, sick, dirty, offensive, gross, foul, disgusting, crude, rude, filthy, indecent, vulgar, vile, improper, pornographic, lewd, risqué, profane, x-rated, salacious, impure, lascivious, smutty, ribald, licentious, scatological, indelicate There's no need for such nasty language, young man.
obscene clean, decent
obscene clean, decent
Translations
nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ]
A. ADJ (nastier (compar) (nastiest (superl)))
1. (= unpleasant) [situation, experience, surprise] → desagradable; [taste, smell] → desagradable, repugnante; [habit, weather] → desagradable, feo, malo
it was a nasty business → fue un asunto desagradable
I've got a nasty feeling that → tengo la horrible sensación de que ...
history has a nasty habit of repeating itself → la historia tiene la mala costumbre de repetirse
he had a nasty shock → se llevó un susto terrible
the situation turned nasty → la situación se puso fea
see also taste A2
it was a nasty business → fue un asunto desagradable
I've got a nasty feeling that → tengo la horrible sensación de que ...
history has a nasty habit of repeating itself → la historia tiene la mala costumbre de repetirse
he had a nasty shock → se llevó un susto terrible
the situation turned nasty → la situación se puso fea
see also taste A2
2. (= serious) [accident] → serio, grave; [cut, wound] → feo; [infection] → fuerte; [disease] → peligroso
a nasty case of → un caso grave de
she had a nasty fall → tuvo una mala caída
a nasty case of → un caso grave de
she had a nasty fall → tuvo una mala caída
3. (= difficult) [question] → difícil; [bend, junction] → peligroso; [problem] → complicado
there was one nasty moment when → se produjo un momento de tensión cuando ...
there was one nasty moment when → se produjo un momento de tensión cuando ...
4. (= spiteful) [person, remark] → cruel, desagradable; [joke] → de mal gusto, grosero
a nasty-looking individual → un individuo mal encarado
he's a nasty piece of work → es un canalla
to be nasty to sb → ser cruel con algn
don't be nasty to your little brother → no seas malo con tu hermanito
a nasty trick → una mala jugada
he turned nasty and started to shout → se puso agresivo y empezó a gritar
a nasty-looking individual → un individuo mal encarado
he's a nasty piece of work → es un canalla
to be nasty to sb → ser cruel con algn
don't be nasty to your little brother → no seas malo con tu hermanito
a nasty trick → una mala jugada
he turned nasty and started to shout → se puso agresivo y empezó a gritar
B. N there were a few hidden nasties in my bill → había unas cuantas sorpresas desagradables en mi cuenta
see also video C
see also video C
nasty [ˈnɑːsti] adj
(= spiteful) [person, remark] → méchant(e)
to be nasty to sb → être méchant(e) avec qn
to turn nasty [person] → devenir méchant(e)
to give sb a nasty look → regarder qn d'un air méchant, lancer à qn un regard méchant
He gave me a nasty look → Il m'a regardé d'un air méchant., Il m'a lancé un regard méchant.
to have a nasty temper → avoir un caractère de cochon
to be nasty to sb → être méchant(e) avec qn
to turn nasty [person] → devenir méchant(e)
to give sb a nasty look → regarder qn d'un air méchant, lancer à qn un regard méchant
He gave me a nasty look → Il m'a regardé d'un air méchant., Il m'a lancé un regard méchant.
to have a nasty temper → avoir un caractère de cochon
[weather] → affreux/euse
The weather can be very nasty in February → Il peut faire un temps vraiment affreux en février.
to turn nasty [weather] → se gâter
The weather can be very nasty in February → Il peut faire un temps vraiment affreux en février.
to turn nasty [weather] → se gâter
[situation] → désagréable
to turn nasty [situation] → mal tourner
it's a nasty business → c'est une sale affaire
to turn nasty [situation] → mal tourner
it's a nasty business → c'est une sale affaire
[injury, cut, bruise, disease, cold] → mauvais(e) before n
a nasty cold → un mauvais rhume
It's a nasty injury → C'est une mauvaise blessure.
a nasty cold → un mauvais rhume
It's a nasty injury → C'est une mauvaise blessure.
[shock] → rude before n
to get a nasty shock → recevoir un rude choc
She got a nasty shock → Elle a reçu un rude choc.
He'll get a nasty shock → Il va avoir un de ces chocs.
I got a nasty shock when the bill came → Le choc fut rude lorsque j'ai reçu la facture., Ce fut un rude choc lorsque j'ai reçu la facture.
to get a nasty shock → recevoir un rude choc
She got a nasty shock → Elle a reçu un rude choc.
He'll get a nasty shock → Il va avoir un de ces chocs.
I got a nasty shock when the bill came → Le choc fut rude lorsque j'ai reçu la facture., Ce fut un rude choc lorsque j'ai reçu la facture.
nasty
adj (+er)
(= unpleasant) → scheußlich; smell, taste → scheußlich, widerlich; medicine → ekelhaft, widerlich; weather, habit → abscheulich, scheußlich; surprise → böse, unangenehm; (= serious) break, cough, wound, fall → böse, schlimm; situation, problem, accident → schlimm; moment → böse; (= objectionable) crime, behaviour, language, word, names → abscheulich; (= dirty) → schmutzig; (= dangerous) virus, disease → böse, gefährlich; corner, bend, fog → böse, übel, gefährlich; that’s a nasty-looking sky/cut → der Himmel/der Schnitt sieht böse aus; she had a nasty fall → sie ist böse or schlimm gefallen; history has a nasty habit of repeating itself → die Geschichte hat die unangenehme Gewohnheit, sich zu wiederholen; he had a nasty time of it → es ging ihm sehr schlecht or ganz übel; he has a nasty look in his eyes → sein Blick verheißt nichts Gutes; don’t touch that, that’s nasty → pfui, fass das nicht an; they pulled all his teeth out — nasty! → sie haben ihm alle Zähne gezogen — wie scheußlich or unangenehm!; a nasty surprise or shock → eine böse or unangenehme Überraschung; to turn nasty (situation, person) → unangenehm werden; (animal) → wild werden; (weather) → schlecht werden, umschlagen; events took a nasty turn → die Dinge nahmen eine Wendung zum Schlechten
(= malicious) person, behaviour → gemein, gehässig, garstig (dated), → fies (inf) → (to sb jdm gegenüber); trick → gemein, übel; remark, word → gemein; rumour → gehässig, übel; he has a nasty temper → mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen; don’t say that, that’s nasty → pfui, so was sagt man doch nicht; to be nasty about somebody → gemein über jdn reden; that was a nasty thing to say/do → das war gemein or fies (inf); you nasty little boy (you)! → du böser Junge; a nasty little man → ein Giftzwerg m (inf); what a nasty man → was für ein ekelhafter Mensch; he’s a nasty bit or piece of work (inf) → er ist ein übler Kunde (inf) → or Typ (inf)
nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (smell, taste) → cattivo/a, sgradevole; (moment, experience, situation) → brutto/a, spiacevole; (accident, wound, corner, trick) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a, villano/a; (000, spiteful, also, remark, mind) → maligno/a, cattivo/a; (temper, nature) → brutto/a; (weather) → brutto/a, cattivo/a; (book, film) → di cattivo gusto; (violent) → violento/a
to smell nasty → non avere un buon odore
to turn nasty (situation) → mettersi male (weather) → guastarsi (person) → incattivirsi
he's a nasty piece of work (fam) → è un farabutto
what a nasty mind you have! → quanto sei maligno!
he had a nasty time of it → se l'è passata brutta
she gave me a nasty look → mi ha dato un'occhiataccia
it's a nasty business → è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (smell, taste) → cattivo/a, sgradevole; (moment, experience, situation) → brutto/a, spiacevole; (accident, wound, corner, trick) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a, villano/a; (000, spiteful, also, remark, mind) → maligno/a, cattivo/a; (temper, nature) → brutto/a; (weather) → brutto/a, cattivo/a; (book, film) → di cattivo gusto; (violent) → violento/a
to smell nasty → non avere un buon odore
to turn nasty (situation) → mettersi male (weather) → guastarsi (person) → incattivirsi
he's a nasty piece of work (fam) → è un farabutto
what a nasty mind you have! → quanto sei maligno!
he had a nasty time of it → se l'è passata brutta
she gave me a nasty look → mi ha dato un'occhiataccia
it's a nasty business → è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
to smell nasty → non avere un buon odore
to turn nasty (situation) → mettersi male (weather) → guastarsi (person) → incattivirsi
he's a nasty piece of work (fam) → è un farabutto
what a nasty mind you have! → quanto sei maligno!
he had a nasty time of it → se l'è passata brutta
she gave me a nasty look → mi ha dato un'occhiataccia
it's a nasty business → è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (smell, taste) → cattivo/a, sgradevole; (moment, experience, situation) → brutto/a, spiacevole; (accident, wound, corner, trick) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a, villano/a; (000, spiteful, also, remark, mind) → maligno/a, cattivo/a; (temper, nature) → brutto/a; (weather) → brutto/a, cattivo/a; (book, film) → di cattivo gusto; (violent) → violento/a
to smell nasty → non avere un buon odore
to turn nasty (situation) → mettersi male (weather) → guastarsi (person) → incattivirsi
he's a nasty piece of work (fam) → è un farabutto
what a nasty mind you have! → quanto sei maligno!
he had a nasty time of it → se l'è passata brutta
she gave me a nasty look → mi ha dato un'occhiataccia
it's a nasty business → è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
adj nasty [ˈnaːsti]
1 unpleasant to the senses a nasty smell. aaklig مُقْرِف противен odporný, ohavný ækel; modbydelig ekelhaft δυσάρεστος, απαίσιος asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante vastik تندوزننده inhottava désagréable רַע, לא נָעִים, מַסרִיח बुरा, गंदा, अप्रिय gadan,odvratan kellemetlen tidak enak andstyggilegur sgradevole いやな 불쾌한 bjaurus, šlykštus riebīgs; nejauks busuk vies ekkel, fæl, vemmelig przykry desagradável neplăcut противный odporný neprijeten gadan otäck, äcklig ที่ไม่เป็นที่น่าพอใจ pis, kötü, berbat 令人作嘔的 неприємний; поганий غليظ khó chịu 令人作呕的
2 unfriendly or unpleasant in manner The man was very nasty to me. onbeskof بَذيء отвратителен sprostý gemen garstig εχθρικός desagradable tige زننده kelju déplaisant נִבזִי, दुष्ट, अप्रिय neugodan,odvratan undok tidak ramah andstyggilegur scortese 意地の悪い 언짢은 nemalonus nejauks; ļauns bersikap buruk onaardig ekkel, slem, gemen nieprzyjemny desagradável nepoliticos недоброжелательный, неприятный zlý zoprn neprijatan otrevlig, obehaglig ซึ่งไม่เป็นมิตร kaba, terbiyesiz 兇惡的 непривітний بدسليقہ tàn nhẫn 凶恶的
3 wicked; evil He has a nasty temper. kwaai رَديء الطَّبْع злобен protivný, zlý grim fies κακός, μοχθηρός malo jälk نا خوشایند ilkeä mauvais נִבזִי बुरा neugodan, zločest komisz jahat illgjarn cattivo, brutto 卑劣な 사악한 piktas, nuožmus slikts; ļauns cepat naik darah gemeen slem, vond, stygg złośliwy mau răutăcios злобный protivný, nepríjemný grd nezgodan elak, stygg ชั่วร้าย kötü, kırıcı, edepsiz 卑鄙的 злісний; норовливий برا xấu xa 卑鄙的
4 (of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc. slegte, ongure رَديء، سَيِّء، ماطِر وبارِد лош mizerný, šeredný ubehagelig garstig άσχημος, κρύος, βροχερός (για καιρό) malo halb کثیف huono mauvais סוֹעֵר ख़राब, आर्द्र, प्रचंड वायुवाला ružno csúnya (időjárás) buruk slæmur, andstyggilegur brutto 荒れ模様の (날씨 등이) 좋지 않은 bjaurus, žvarbus slikts; riebīgs cuaca buruk vies rusket, stygg, bikkjekald wstrętny desagradável urât скверный mizerný zoprn loše ruskig ร้าย kötü, berbat 非常惡劣的 поганий خراب khó chịu 非常恶劣的
5 (of a wound, cut etc) serious That dog gave her a nasty bite. lelik مُؤْذٍ тежък nebezpečný alvorlig unangenehm σοβαρός, άσχημος (π.χ. για πληγή) feo, grave tõsine سخت vakava vilain חָמוּר जबरदस्त težak komoly parah alvarlegur, slæmur brutto ひどい 심한 baisus, pavojingas bīstams teruk lelijk stygg, alvorlig paskudny feio serios глубокий nebezpečný grd ozbiljan elakartad ร้ายแรง kötü, tehlikeli 嚴重的 небезпечний, загрозливий گہرا ác hiểm 严重的
6 awkward or very difficult a nasty situation. moeilik صَعْب، مُحْرِج труден nepříjemný, obtížný ubehagelig; vanskelig böse δύσκολος, άβολος peligroso, difícil täbar سخت hankala pénible לא נָעִים विचित्र neugodan kellemetlen sulit örðugur, alvarlegur brutto 厄介な 감당하기 어려운 baisus, siaubingas slikts; draudīgs tidak menyenangkan lastig ubehagelig, vemmelig nieprzyjemny difícil neplăcut, penibil трудный, затруднительный ťažký, nepríjemný neprijeten nezgodan besvärlig ที่ไม่สะดวกสบาย berbat, edepsizce 難處理的 огидний, бридкий مشکل khó khăn 难处理的
adv nastily
haatlik بصورةٍ بَذيئَه أو رَديئَه противно nepříjemně; odporně modbydeligt; gement schmutzig δυσάρεστα, μοχθηρά, απαίσια desagradablemente vastikult به زشتی ikävästi désagréablement בְּצוּרָה נִבזִית गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता zlobno, neprijateljski csúnyán, aljasul secara tidak ramah andstyggilega sgradevolmente ひどく 불결하게, 메스껍게 bjauriai, šlykščiai riebīgi; nejauki dengan cara yang menjijikkan gemeen vemmelig, stygt, ekkelt paskudnie desagradavelmente răutăcios; (în mod) neplăcut неприятно; злобно nepríjemne zoprno nezgodno otäckt,elakt, otrevligt อย่างน่ารังเกียจ berbat bir şekilde 極臟地, 汙穢地 гидко; паскудно بد سليقگي سے một cách khó chịu 极脏地, 污秽地
n nastiness
onaangenaamheid, goorheid بَذاءَه، رَداءَه гадост nepříjemnost, odpornost modbydelighed; gemenhed die Ekeligkeit κακία, μοχθηρία maldad, rencor tigedus کثافت ilkeys méchanceté נִבזוּת गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता neugodnost csúnya/undorító/kellemetlen volta vminek ketidakramahan viðbjóður; illkvittni sgradevolezza; cattiveria きたなさ 불결, 불쾌 bjaurumas, nemalonumas nelietība; nejaucība keadaan yang menjijikkan onaardigheid styggedom, ekkelhet przykry charakter rudeza răutate противность odpornosť zoprnost nezgodnost otäckhet, elakhet ความน่ารังเกียจ pislik, iğrençlik 齷齪，不潔 паскудність پھوہڑ پن sự khó chịu 龌龊，不洁
nasty → كريه nepříjemný nederdrægtig scheußlich αντιπαθητικός desagradable paha méchant gadan sgradevole 嫌な 고약한 gemeen utrivelig złośliwy desagradável противный elak น่ารังเกียจ berbat kinh tởm 污秽的
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