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nasty

[ˈnɑːstɪ]
1.
 (colloq) noun (in food, water, air) saleté f
  video nasty — film m d'épouvante en vidéo
2.
 adjective
 1) (unpleasant) [crime, experience, sight, taste, surprise, suspicion] horrible; [feeling, task] désagréable; [habit, weather, smell, taste] mauvais; [expression, look] méchant; [rumour] inquiétant; [stain] gros/grosse; [affair, business] sale (before n)
  I got a nasty fright — j'ai vraiment eu un choc
  things could get nasty — les choses pourraient mal tourner
  to turn nasty — [person, dog] devenir méchant; [weather] se gâter
  to be a nasty piece of work — (colloq) GB être un sale type (colloq)/une sale bonne femme (colloq)
 2) (unkind) [person] désagréable; [trick] sale (before n), vilain; [gossip, remark, letter] méchant
  you've got a nasty mind — tu vois toujours le mal partout
  to be nasty to — être dur envers
 3) (serious) [cut, bruise] vilain (before n); [bump, crack, fall, accident] grave; [cold] mauvais (before n)
 4) (ugly) affreux/-euse
 5) (tricky) [problem, question] difficile; [bend] dangereux/-euse