lousy

pessimo, scadente

Molto brutto o di bassa qualità.

In inglese semplice: Very bad or of poor quality.

• The food was lousy.
• I felt lousy after the long journey.
• Why did we choose such a lousy hotel?

Sinonimi: terrible, awful, poor

Contrari: great, excellent

Espressioni comuni: lousy service, lousy weather, feel lousy

misero, miserabile

Esprime rabbia perché una quantità o ricompensa è molto inferiore a quella desiderata.

In inglese semplice: Used to show anger because an amount or reward is much less than you wanted.

• They paid me one lousy dollar.
• After all that work, I got a lousy badge.
• He gave us five lousy minutes to explain.

Sinonimi: measly, paltry

Contrari: generous

Espressioni comuni: one lousy dollar, a lousy penny, a lousy reward

sporco, sudicio

Sporco o molto disordinato.

In inglese semplice: Dirty or very untidy.

• He slept in a lousy room.
• We spent the morning cleaning the lousy garage.
• She washed his lousy clothes before packing them.

Sinonimi: filthy, grubby, messy

Contrari: clean, tidy

Espressioni comuni: lousy room, lousy garage, lousy clothes

pidocchioso

Che ha molti pidocchi sul corpo o nei vestiti.

In inglese semplice: Having many tiny insects called lice living on the body or in clothing.

• The prisoners arrived lousy and hungry.
• They burned the lousy bedding.
• His lousy hair needed careful treatment.

Sinonimi: lice-infested

Espressioni comuni: lousy hair, lousy clothing, lousy prisoners