English-French translations for squalid

• dégueulasse
• sordide
  Tel est le résultat de nos sordides tentatives d’apaisement. Nous devons faire quelque chose pour y mettre un terme. This is the result of our squalid attempts at appeasement and we must do something to stop it.
  Vous avez été désigné à l’issue d’un processus de négociation intergouvernementale quelque peu sordide, ce qui n’était guère impressionnant. You were appointed through a process of rather squalid intergovernmental bargaining, which was not very impressive.

Definition of squalid

• Extremely dirty and unpleasant
• Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks

Examples

• A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Related words

• disqualify
• disqualification
• disqualified