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 rrr

link 21.03.2005 15:12 
Subject: freaky as a synonim of ugly
Can I use a word "freaky" as a derivative of "freak" - урод?
Multitran suggests solely the following translations of "freaky":

freaky прил. Вебстер | фразы | g-sort
общ. капризный; странный; прихотливый; причудливый; сумасбродный
австрал., сл. изумительный; удивительный; поразительный
сл. наркоманский; извращённый

freaky сущ. в начало
сл. ведущий себя извращенно; ведущий себя необычным образом

 askandy

link 21.03.2005 15:15 
If someone or something is freaky, they are very unusual in some way, but it has nothing to do with any physical deffects. So ugly seems to be preferable for уродливый

 justboris

link 21.03.2005 15:18 
Freaky is not always ugly,
ugly is not always freaky,
and it might be a freaky ugly and ugly freaky,
and freak in most cases is not урод at all,
so NO, you can't

simple illustration:
Tzireteli is ugly,
Sidur is freaky;
but by all means NOT vice-a-versa

 15 коп

link 21.03.2005 16:01 
производное freakish в отдельных случаях прохиляет

Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange: freakish weather; a freakish combination of styles.
Relating to or being a freak: a freakish extra toe.

 

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