nasty

désagréable, affreux

Très désagréable, mauvais ou susceptible de faire du mal.

En anglais simple : Very unpleasant, bad, or likely to hurt you.

• There is a nasty smell here.
• He had a nasty fall yesterday.
• That cough sounds nasty; are you feeling all right?

Synonymes : unpleasant, awful

Contraires : pleasant

Expressions courantes : nasty smell, nasty accident, nasty surprise

méchant, désagréable

Qui traite les autres avec méchanceté ou de façon désagréable.

En anglais simple : Unkind or unpleasant in the way you treat other people.

• Stop being nasty to her.
• He made a nasty remark about my clothes.
• Why were they so nasty to the new boy?

Comment l'utiliser : nasty to someone (He was nasty to his younger brother.)

Synonymes : mean, unkind, spiteful

Contraires : kind, nice

Expressions courantes : nasty person, nasty to someone, nasty remark

sale, dégoûtant

Tellement sale que cela provoque du dégoût.

En anglais simple : Very dirty in a way that makes you feel disgusted.

• The bathroom was nasty.
• Someone left a nasty mess in the kitchen.
• She cleaned the nasty stains from the carpet.

Synonymes : filthy, dirty

Contraires : clean

Expressions courantes : nasty bathroom, nasty mess, nasty stains

cochonnerie, saleté

Chose désagréable ou nuisible, souvent une substance ou une petite bête.

En anglais simple : Something unpleasant or harmful, often a substance or a small creature.

• A little nasty was crawling on the sink.
• This filter removes nasties from the water.
• Check the label for hidden chemical nasties.

Expressions courantes : hidden nasty, a little nasty, a chemical nasty