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nefarious

what it means

Nefarious is villainy with a plot behind it. Ordinary wrongdoing can be sudden and stupid; nefarious wrongdoing was planned in a room, by somebody who knew exactly what they were doing and expected not to be caught. That is why the word carries a faint smell of the theatre about it — nefarious schemes, nefarious purposes, nefarious dealings. It belongs to the villain rather than to the thief. And it gets used lightly about as often as it is used seriously, precisely because it is so heavy: say it about your cat and you are joking, say it about a company and you are not.

Nefarious es maldad con un plan detrás. El mal corriente puede ser súbito y torpe; lo nefarious se planeó en una sala, alguien sabía muy bien lo que hacía y contaba con no ser descubierto. Por eso huele a teatro. Dicho de tu gato es una broma; dicho de una empresa, no.

Nefarious é vilania com um plano atrás. O mal comum pode ser súbito e burro; o nefarious foi planejado numa sala, por alguém que sabia bem o que fazia e contava em não ser pego. Por isso tem cheiro de teatro. Dito do seu gato é piada; dito de uma empresa, não.

Nefarious, c'est la scélératesse avec un plan derrière. Le mal ordinaire peut être soudain et bête ; le mal nefarious a été préparé dans une pièce, par quelqu'un qui savait très bien ce qu'il faisait et comptait ne pas être pris. D'où le parfum de théâtre. Dit de votre chat, c'est une plaisanterie.

Nefarious adalah kejahatan yang ada rencananya. Kesalahan biasa bisa mendadak dan bodoh; yang nefarious dirancang di sebuah ruangan, oleh orang yang tahu persis apa yang ia lakukan dan yakin tidak akan tertangkap. Karena itu baunya seperti panggung teater. Dipakai untuk kucing Anda, itu candaan.

Nefarious, arkasında plan olan kötülüktür. Sıradan kötülük ani ve akılsız olabilir; nefarious olan bir odada tasarlanmıştır, ne yaptığını çok iyi bilen ve yakalanmayı beklemeyen biri tarafından. Bu yüzden hafif bir tiyatro kokusu taşır. Kediniz için söylerseniz şakadır; bir şirket için söylerseniz değil.

nefarious とは、筋書きのある悪事です。ふつうの悪事は突発的で間抜けなこともありますが、nefarious な悪事は部屋の中で練られています。自分が何をしているか正確に分かっていて、捕まらないつもりでいる人の仕業。だからどこか芝居がかった匂いがします。飼い猫に使えば冗談、会社に使えば冗談ではありません。

  1. 01

    adjective

    wicked, and planned that way

    The report described a nefarious scheme to move the money offshore.

  2. 02

    adjective

    used lightly, in mock seriousness

    He was up to something nefarious with the last of the biscuits.

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