Étrange et laid d'une manière dérangeante.
Strange and ugly in a disturbing way.
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Le masque avait un visage grotesque et déformé. — The mask had a grotesque twisted face.
C'était un gaspillage scandaleux d'argent public. — It was a grotesque waste of public money.
Les figures sculptées au-dessus de la porte ont l'air grotesques. — The carved figures above the door look grotesque.
L'amende qu'ils ont infligée était scandaleuse. — The fine they charged was grotesque.
Trouves-tu vraiment ce tableau grotesque ? — Do you really find that painting grotesque?
Elle a trouvé le prix des réparations scandaleux. — She found the price of the repairs grotesque.
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