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notorious
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no·to·ri·ous  (n-tôr-s, -tr-)
adj.
Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous: a notorious gangster; a district notorious for vice.

[From Medieval Latin ntrius, well-known, from Latin ntus, known, past participle of nscere, to get to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

no·tori·ous·ly adv.
no·tori·ous·ness n.

notorious [nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs]
adj
1. well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc.; infamous
2. Rare generally known or widely acknowledged
[from Medieval Latin notōrius well-known, from nōtus known, from noscere to know]
notoriety  [ˌnəʊtəˈraɪɪtɪ], notoriousness n
notoriously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.notorious - known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";
disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

notorious
adjective infamous, disreputable, opprobrious one of Britain's most notorious serial killers
Translations
notorious [nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs] ADJ [criminal] → muy conocido, celebérrimo; [area, town, prison] → de mala fama, de mala reputación; [comment, speech] → desgraciadamente famoso; [case, crime] → muy sonado
a notorious womanizerun hombre con fama de donjuán
she's a notorious flirttiene fama de que le gusta flirtear
Prussia was notorious in this respectPrusia tenía mala fama en este sentido
to be notorious as sthtener fama de ser algo
to be notorious for sthser conocido por algo, tener fama de algo
he's notorious for cheating at cardstiene fama de hacer trampas jugando a las cartas

notorious [nəʊˈtɔːriəs] adj [case, murder, crime] → célèbre; [murderer, killer] → célèbre; [womaniser] → notoire
to be notorious for sth → être réputé(e) pour qch, être célèbre pour qch
to be notorious for doing sth → être réputé(e) pour faire qch, être connu(e) pour faire qch

notorious
adj person, factberüchtigt; place alsoverrufen, verschrieen; (= well-known) gambler, criminal, liarnotorisch; a notorious womaneine Frau von schlechtem Ruf; to be notorious for/as somethingfür/als etw berüchtigt sein; it is a notorious fact that …es ist leider nur allzu bekannt, dass …

notorious [nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs] adj (thief, criminal, prison) → famigerato/a; (liar) → ben noto/a; (place, crime) → tristemente famoso/a
a town notorious for its fog → una città tristamente famosa per la nebbia

notorious
adj notorious [nəˈtoːriəs]
well-known for badness or wickedness a notorious murderer. berug مَشْهور بِسوء السُّمْعَه всеизвестен nechvalně známý berygtet berüchtigt διαβόητος notorio kurikuulus بدنام رسوا pahamaineinen notoire יָדוּע לְשִמצָה कुख्यात na zlu glasu,zloglasan hírhedt terkenal jahat alræmdur, illræmdur famigerato 悪名高い 악명 높은 liūdnai pagarsėjęs bēdīgi slavens terkenal berucht beryktet, notorisk osławiony famigerado notoriu пользующийся дурной славой smutne preslávený razvpit ozloglašen ökänd, beryktad ซึ่งมีชื่อเสียงในทางที่ไม่ดี kötü şöhretli, adı çıkmış 聲名狼籍的 горезвісний, сумнозвісний بدنام tai tiếng 藉的
n notoriety [noutəˈraiəti]
berugheid شُهْرَة ٌبِسوء السُّمْعَه лоша слава notoričnost berygtethed die Bekanntheit κακή φήμη notoriedad, mala fama kurikuulsus انگشت نمايى pahamaineisuus (triste) notoriété פִּרסוּם לְשִמצָה कुख्याति zloglasnost közismertség; hírhedtség kebusukan illur orðstír, óorð cattiva fama 悪評 악명 bloga reputacija slikta slava kemasyhuran notoriteit vanry, dårlig rykte zła sława fama notorietate дурная слава notorickosť razvpitost ozloglašenost ökändhet, ökänd person ความชื่อเสียงในทางที่ไม่ดี kötü şöhret, dile düşmüşlük 聲名狼籍 недобра слава بدنامي sự tai tiếng
adv noˈtoriously
berug جَهاراْ عَلَنِيَّةً، بِسوء سُمْعَه общоизвестно notoricky berygtet notorisch εξαιρετικά, τραγικά notoriamente kurikuulsalt بطور انگشت نما pahamaineisesti notoirement בְּאוֹפֶן יָדוּע לְשִמצָה विशेषरूप ozloglašeno közismerten, hírhedten, notóriusan secara busuk eins og alkunna er notoriamente 悪名高く 악명 높게 nepalankiai (sliktā nozīmē) vispārzināmi; izcili terkenal berucht åpenbart, notorisk, som kjent notorycznie notoriamente notoriu с дурной славой notoricky razvpito ozloglašeno som alla vet, som bekant อย่างมีชื่อเสียงในทางไม่ดี kötü ünlü olarak 聲名狼籍地 горезвісно بدنامي کے ساتھ khét tiếng 藉地


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