What does brutto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word brutto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brutto in Italian.

The word brutto in Italian means ugly, bad, bad, terrible, rotten, ugly person, ugly, bad, brusquely, bluntly, abruptly, ugly as sin, very ugly, ugly face, bad weather, a hell of a lot, like crazy, be bad weather, play a dirty trick on, go through a bad moment, have a miserable time of it, get a bad grade, get a low mark, that ugly mug, that's sick!, I'm going through a tough time. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brutto

ugly

aggettivo (di cattivo aspetto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Che brutto vestito che indossi oggi!
That dress you're wearing today is ugly!

bad

aggettivo (malvagio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Col suo brutto carattere non farà molta strada.
He won't go very far with his bad personality.

bad, terrible

aggettivo (negativo, sfavorevole)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio marito sta attraversando un brutto momento al lavoro.
My husband is going through a bad time at work.

rotten

aggettivo (enfatico)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Brutta strega che non sei altro!
You're a rotten witch and nothing but!

ugly person

(persona brutta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I brutti spesso vengono presi in giro.
Ugly people are often made fun of.

ugly

sostantivo maschile (esteticamente cattivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

bad

sostantivo maschile (brutto tempo) (weather)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con il brutto ti conviene restare in casa.
With bad weather you better stay home.

brusquely, bluntly, abruptly

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

ugly as sin

very ugly

ugly face

bad weather

a hell of a lot, like crazy

avverbio (colloquiale (molto, estremamente) (slang, emphatic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ha nevicato di brutto stanotte, ci saranno 30 o 40 centimetri di neve.

be bad weather

(clima ostile: pioggia, vento, ecc.)

Oggi fa brutto tempo ed è meglio rimanere in casa.
The weather's bad today and it's better to stay at home.

play a dirty trick on

go through a bad moment

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

have a miserable time of it

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

get a bad grade, get a low mark

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (scuola: cattivo risultato)

that ugly mug

(person, offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

that's sick!

(slang, awesome)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

I'm going through a tough time

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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