What does cattivo in Italian mean?

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

The word cattivo in Italian means bad, evil, wicked, nasty, bad, disobedient, naughty, bad, negative, bad, bad, poor, terrible, shoddy,, bad, disgusting, bad person, evil person, felon, bad guy, villain, have a difficult temperament, grin and bear it, make the best of a bad situation, keep a stiff upper lip, suck it up, bad smell, in bad taste, tasteless, be in a bad mood, be in an ill humor, to play along, set the terms, set the agenda, make yourself ill over. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cattivo

bad, evil, wicked, nasty

aggettivo (malvagio, crudele)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Dovete smetterla di fare battute cattive sul nuovo collega.

You must stop making nasty jokes about the new colleague

bad, disobedient, naughty

aggettivo (bambino (disobbediente, maleducato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

I bambini cattivi a Natale ricevono il carbone invece dei regali.

Naughty boys get coal at Christmas instead of presents

bad, negative

aggettivo (evento (negativo, sfavorevole)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Questo è un cattivo segno.

ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He has a nasty temper.

bad

aggettivo (persona (incapace)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

È un cattivo cuoco ma un padre modello.

ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He's a bad teacher.

bad, poor, terrible, shoddy,

aggettivo (inadatto, scadente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Noi rispediamo la merce di cattiva qualità ai produttori.

He has unhealthy eating habits.

bad, disgusting

aggettivo (cibo (disgustoso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Non ho mai mangiato un hamburger così cattivo come in questo ristorante.

I've never had a hamburger as bad as the one of this restaurant.

bad person, evil person, felon

(persona malvagia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Il cattivo si stava avvicinando alla bambina ma per fortuna un passante l'ha protetta.

The bad person was getting closer to the girl but luckily a passerby protected her.

bad guy, villain

(letteratura, cinema (personaggio malvagio) (literature, film, theater)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Questo film è diverso dagli altri perché alla fine vincono i cattivi.

This film is different from others because at the end,the bad guys win.

have a difficult temperament

grin and bear it, make the best of a bad situation, keep a stiff upper lip, suck it up

bad smell

sostantivo maschile (puzza)

in bad taste, tasteless

be in a bad mood, be in an ill humor

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

to play along

set the terms, set the agenda

(exercise complete control)

make yourself ill over

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