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How do you say "ugly" in French?
laid
In French, "ugly" is laid.
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Pronunciation
Say 'LEH' with one syllable rhyming with 'bed'. The final 'd' is silent.
Grammar notes
Laid is masculine, laide is feminine. Plurals are laids and laides. It's a straightforward descriptor.
Example sentence
Ce bâtiment est laid.
This building is ugly.
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How to remember laid
Laid sounds like the English laid, as in something laid out messily and looking ugly.
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Questions about laid
How do you say "ugly" in French?
In French, "ugly" is laid. It is a noun.
How is laid written in French?
laid is written using the standard French script.
How is laid used in a sentence?
Use laid as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ce bâtiment est laid. (This building is ugly.).
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