Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| nasty adj. - spiteful, ill-natured | böse | ||||||
| nasty adj. - disagreeable, unpleasant | scheußlich | ||||||
| nasty adj. - repugnant, disgusting | eklig rarely: ekelig | ||||||
| nasty adj. - serious | fies | ||||||
| nasty adj. - spiteful | garstig | ||||||
| nasty adj. - spiteful | gemein | ||||||
| nasty adj. - spiteful | gehässig | ||||||
| nasty adj. | hässlich | ||||||
| nasty adj. - repugnant | widerlich | ||||||
| nasty adj. - unpleasant | unangenehm | ||||||
| nasty adj. - unpleasant | übel | ||||||
| nasty adj. - obscene | schweinisch | ||||||
| nasty adj. - obscene | verdorben | ||||||
| nasty adj. - offensive, repugnant | anstößig | ||||||
| nasty - of weather: unpleasant adj. | usselig (Northern Germany) regional - Wetter | ||||||
| cheap and nasty [pej.] | billig [pej.] | ||||||
| nasty-minded adj. | übel gesinnt (or: übelgesinnt) | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to turn nasty | turned, turned | | garstig werden | wurde, geworden/worden | | ||||||
| to turn nasty | turned, turned | | gehässig werden | wurde, geworden/worden | | ||||||
| to turn nasty | turned, turned | | gemein werden | wurde, geworden/worden | | ||||||
| to turn nasty | turned, turned | | unangenehm werden | wurde, geworden/worden | | ||||||
| to give so. a nasty shock | jmdm. einen schönen Schock versetzen | ||||||
| to give so. a nasty shock | jmdm. einen schönen Schreck (or: Schrecken) einjagen | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| a nasty shock | ein Schlag ins Kontor [fig.] | ||||||
| a nasty bit of work [coll.] - of a man | ein fieser Kerl | ||||||
| a nasty bit of work [coll.] - of a woman | ein fieses Weibsstück | ||||||
| a nasty piece of work [coll.] - of a man | ein fieser Kerl | ||||||
| a nasty piece of work [coll.] - of a woman | ein fieses Weibsstück | ||||||
| a nasty piece of work [coll.] - person | der Mistkerl pl.: die Mistkerle [coll.] | ||||||
| a nasty piece of work [coll.] - person | das Mistvieh no plural [coll.] - Mistkerl | ||||||
| a nasty piece of work [coll.] - of a man | ein ganz linker Hund [pej.] | ||||||
| to get a nasty surprise | sein blaues Wunder erleben [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| What to do when it's rainy and nasty outside? | Was tun, wenn draußen Schmuddelwetter herrscht? | ||||||
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