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Cross-language · 24 phrases · 11 languages

How to say "disgusting"

Pure revulsion — the smell, the sight, the thing you just stepped in.

French

Ça craint ! sa KRAN That's sketchy / That sucks / This is bad news Gerber zhehr-BAY To puke / barf Il joue comme une merde ! eel zhoo kom oon MEHRD He's playing like garbage!

German

Drecksau DREK-zow Filthy pig / dirty swine Das kotzt mich an! das KOTST mikh AHN That pisses me off! / I'm sick to death of it!

Greek

αηδία aïdía ah-ee-THEE-ah Gross / disgusting / yuck. βρωμάει vromáei vroh-MAH-ee It stinks / this is fishy / something's off.

Italian

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Che schifo! kay SKEE-fo How gross! / Yuck! È un cesso eh oon CHESS-so They're butt-ugly / a real minger

Japanese

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キモい kimoi KEE-moy Gross / creepy / disgusting げっ ge' GEH Ugh / yuck / oh no ゲロ gero GEH-ro Puke / to hurl

Korean

극혐 geukyeom geuk-HYUM So gross / absolutely revolting — maximum disgust in two syllables.

Polish

syf SIF Filth / grime / a dump — squalor as a one-syllable verdict. rzygać mi się chce ZHIH-gahch mee sheh KHTSEH It makes me sick — disgust, literal or moral.

Portuguese

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Bosta! BOSS-tah Crap! / (a) piece of garbage Escroto es-KROH-too Scummy / disgusting / a real asshole Credo! KREH-doo Ew! / Yuck! / Heaven forbid!

Russian

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Фу! fu FOO Yuck! / Ew! / Gross! Хуёво khuyovo khoo-YO-vah Shitty / lousy / terribly

Spanish

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¡Mierda! MYEHR-dah Shit! / crap

Turkish

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Rezalet! reh-zah-LET What a disgrace / this is a shambles Yavşak yahv-SHAHK Creep / slimeball / smarmy little shit Pislik pis-LEEK Scumbag / dirtbag