German-English translation for "mies"

"mies" English translation

mies
[miːs]Adjektiv | adjective adj <mieser; miesest> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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rotten, lousy lousy, crummy
  • rotten
    mies schlecht, übel
    lousy
    mies schlecht, übel
    mies schlecht, übel
examples
  • miese Laune haben
    to be in a lousy (oder | orod foul) mood
    miese Laune haben
  • mir ist (sehr) mies
    I feel (really) rotten
    mir ist (sehr) mies
  • lousy
    mies unangenehm
    crummy
    mies unangenehm
    mies unangenehm
examples
  • das ist eine miese Sache [ein mieser Laden]
    that is a lousy business [place]
    das ist eine miese Sache [ein mieser Laden]
mies
[miːs]Adverb | adverb adv umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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things are going lousily for him... that looks bad...
  • mies umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg → see „miesmachen“
    mies umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg → see „miesmachen“
examples
  • es geht ihm mies
    things are going lousily for him
    he is in a bad way
    es geht ihm mies
  • das sieht mies aus
    that looks bad
    das sieht mies aus
And if you're a radar, that's a really bad job.
Und wenn man ein Radar ist, ist das ein echt mieser Job.
Source: TED
Regrettably, the US Treasury immediately threw cold water on the proposals.
Bedauerlicherweise hat das US-Finanzministerium die Vorschläge sofort mies gemacht.
Source: News-Commentary
In my view, the result expected in Brussels at this stage appears to be dreadful.
Das für Brüssel zu erwartende Ergebnis erscheint mir bislang ganz mies.
Source: Europarl
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"Mies" English translation

Mies
[miːs]Femininum | feminine f <Mies; Miesen>

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pussy
  • (little) pussy(cat)
    Mies Miezekätzchen
    Mies Miezekätzchen

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