squalid

[US]/ˈskwɒlɪd/
[UK]/ˈskwɑːlɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. sale
crasseux
méchant

Phrases & Collocations

a squalid apartment

un appartement insalubre

squalid living conditions

des conditions de vie insalubres

Example Sentences

the squalid, overcrowded prison.

la prison sordide et surpeuplée.

lived in a squalid apartment.

vivait dans un appartement misérable.

They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.

Ils vivent dans une hutte misérable dans la partie la plus pauvre du village.

a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment.

Une tentative misérable pour éviter un embarras électoral.

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