UGLY AMERICAN

Meaning of UGLY AMERICAN in English

Function: noun

Etymology: The Ugly American (1958), collection of stories by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer American authors

Date: 1965

: an American in a foreign country whose behavior is offensive to the people of that country

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UGLY AMERICAN — noun Etymology: The ~ (1958), collection of stories by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer American authors Date: 1965 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGLY AMERICAN — Etymology: The Ugly American (1958), collection of stories by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer American authors Date: 1965 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY AMERICAN — ■ noun informal, chiefly US an American who behaves offensively when abroad.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UGLY AMERICAN — [Ugly American] n [The Ugly American (1958), collection of stories by Eugene Burdick d. 1965 and William J. Lederer b1912 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY AMERICAN — ˌUgly Aˈmerican, the BrE AmE American English an American travelling abroad who behaves in a way that people find offensive, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UGLY AMERICAN — "отвратительный американец" Тип янки за рубежом. Выделяется своим шумным поведением, высокомерием, нежеланием понимать местное население и пренебрежением к его обычаями, тем …
UGLY AMERICAN — "отвратительный американец" Тип янки за рубежом. Выделяется своим шумным поведением, высокомерием, нежеланием понимать местное население и пренебрежением к его обычаями, …
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
UGLY — I. ˈəglē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English uglike, ugly frightful, unpleasing in appearance, from Old Norse uggligr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGLY — (superl.) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — ( superl. ) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — ( superl. ) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — — uglily , adv. — ugliness , n. /ug"lee/ , adj., uglier, ugliest . 1. very unattractive or unpleasant to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — I. ˈə-glē adjective ( ug·li·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr fear; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY — vt to make ugly. 2. ugly ·noun a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. 3. ugly ·superl ill-natured; …
Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
Webster English vocab
UGLY — [ug.ly] adj ug.li.er ; -est [ME, fr. ON uggligr, fr. uggr fear; akin to ON ugga to fear] (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY — ugly BrE AmE ˈʌɡ li ▷ uglier ˈʌɡ li‿ə AmE \ ə r ▷ ugliest ˈʌɡ li‿ɪst əst ▷ ugliness …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UGLY — / ˈʌgli; NAmE / adjective ( ug·lier , ugli·est ) 1. unpleasant to look at SYN unattractive : an ugly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY — ug ‧ ly S3 /ˈʌɡli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative uglier , superlative ugliest ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1. unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
UGLY — ( uglier, ugliest) 1. If you say that someone or something is ugly , you mean that they are very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( Americans) An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. ...the American Ambassador …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ugly/nasty rumour (= a rumour about something bad ) ▪ Ugly rumours persisted that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UGLY — (VERY UNATTRACTIVE) [adjective] -ier, -iest - (of people, animals or things) extremely unattractiveI find a lot of modern architecture very …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — [noun] [C], [adjective] - (a person) of or from the continents of South or North America, esp. the USHe said …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — n. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN — adj. American is used with these nouns: ↑ football , ↑ history , ↑ premiere , ↑ twang
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UGLY — INDEX: 1. person 2. not good-looking 3. object/building etc RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ BEAUTIFUL see also ↑ LOOK ◆◆◆ 1. …
Longman Activator English vocab
AMERICAN — • ↑ be American/French/Japanese etc by birth
Longman Activator English vocab
UGLY — adj. 25B6; adjective an ugly face : UNATTRACTIVE, ill-favoured, hideous, plain, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsightly, horrible, frightful, awful, ghastly, unpleasant, vile, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UGLY — adj. 1 unattractive, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsightly, hideous, grotesque, gruesome, ghastly, offensive, repulsive-looking, plain, plain-looking, plain-featured, bad-featured, ill-favoured, dreadful-looking, awful-looking, terrible-looking, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UGLY — прил. 1) безобразный, уродливый ugly as a scarecrow ugly as sin Syn : plain, unattractive, unsightly Ant : attractive, beautiful …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский 2. сущ. американец; американка all American ирон. ≈ стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног американец; американка; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UGLY — ugly.ogg 1. ʹʌglı n 1. разг. некрасивый человек, урод 2. 1> козырёк дамской шляпы ( XIX в. ) 2> разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMERICAN — 1. əʹmerıkən n 1. американец; американка; гражданин или гражданка Соединённых Штатов the Americans - собир. американцы 2. житель или уроженец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UGLY — ugly прил.1) безобразный, уродливый ugly monster — безобразный урод the ugly duckling — гадкий утенок - ugly as a scarecrow …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMERICAN — American прил.американскийGram: American and British English 2. сущ.американец; американка•• all American ирон. — стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UGLY — 1. ʹʌglı n 1. разг. некрасивый человек, урод 2. 1> козырёк дамской шляпы ( XIX в. ) 2> разг. шляпа …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. əʹmerıkən n 1. американец; американка; гражданин или гражданка Соединённых Штатов the Americans - собир. американцы 2. житель или уроженец …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UGLY — прил. 1) безобразный, уродливый ugly monster — безобразный урод the ugly duckling — гадкий утенок - ugly as a scarecrow …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский Gram: American and British English •• as American as apple pie, as American as mom and apple …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UGLY — прил. 1) безобразный, уродливый ugly monster — безобразный урод the ugly duckling — гадкий утенок - ugly as a scarecrow - ugly as sin Syn: plain, unattractive, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский Gram: American and British English •• as American as apple pie, as American as mom and apple pie — традиционный для американского …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UGLY — _a. 1> уродливый, безобразный; the ugly duckling - гадкий утенок - ugly as a scarecrow - ugly as sin 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UGLY — a. 1. уродливый, безобразный; the ugly duckling - гадкий утенок - ugly as a scarecrow - ugly as sin 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AMERICAN — прил. американский - American Business Center - American Business Initiative - american depositary receipt - American Depository Receipt - American Exchange - American Institute of Accountants - American …
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