What does feo in Spanish mean?

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

The word feo in Spanish means ugly, hideous, unpleasant, awful, gloomy, bleak, ugly, insult, an ugly scrub never gets any love, waste time, make a face, shaft, give a bad look, give a nasty look, ugly duckling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word feo

ugly, hideous

adjetivo (sin belleza, atractivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No te dejes llevar por las apariencias, el patito feo se convirtió en un hermoso cisne.
Don't be fooled by appearances; the ugly duckling became a beautiful swan.

unpleasant, awful

adjetivo (molesto, desagradable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No fuimos a la playa porque el clima estaba muy feo, llovió todo el día.
We didn't go to the beach because of the awful weather; it rained all day.

gloomy, bleak

adjetivo (adverso, desfavorable) (outlook, future)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Por la falta de fuentes de trabajo el futuro pinta feo para los jóvenes.
With so few work opportunities, the future is looking rather bleak for young people.

ugly

adjetivo (deshonroso, ilegal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Estuvo envuelto en un asunto muy feo cuando era joven y fue a parar a la cárcel.
He got caught up in an ugly affair when we has young and ended up in jail.

insult

nombre masculino (coloquial (desprecio, desaire, grosería)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No le hagas el feo a la comida de tu madre, vas a herir sus sentimientos.
Don't insult your mother's cooking; you will hurt her feelings.

an ugly scrub never gets any love

expresión (empeño sin resultados)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Por mucho que lo intentes, eres muy bajito para ella. Al pobre y al feo todo se les va en deseo.

waste time

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (actividad poco productiva)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make a face

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (reacción exagerada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No le hagas feo a la comida que no está tan mala.

shaft

locución verbal (coloquial (desaire) (slang)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Está brava porque le hiciste un feo.

give a bad look, give a nasty look

locución verbal (AmL (mirar mal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ese hombre de allá me ha mirado feo toda la noche.
That man over there has been giving me nasty looks all night.

ugly duckling

nombre masculino (coloquial, figurado (el que nadie quiere) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Santos afirmó que su país dejó de ser el patito feo de la región.
Santos claimed that his country stopped being the ugly duckling of the region.

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