ugly American | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)An Americangovernmentrepresentative,tourist, orbusinesspersonwho, in dealing with people of other nations, ishaughty,rude,meddlesome,chauvinistic, orjingoistic.1999January 17,Maureen Dowd, “Liberties: Soft-Porn Nation”, inNew York Times‎[1], retrieved17 July 2017:The Republican House managers were acting likeugly Americansabroad who think that if they talk loudly and slowly, foreigners will understand them.2010April 8, Linda Barnard, “The Eclipse: Ghosts among the living”, inThe Star‎[2], retrieved17 July 2017:Quinn throws himself into the role of the vain, heavy-drinking bully with gusto[…]. He's precisely the kind ofugly Americanpeople cringe upon meeting—loud, demanding and arrogant, a bottle of Scotch never far from his elbow.2011May 2,Rupert Cornwell, “America must end its 9/11 mindset”, inIndependent‎[3], retrieved17 July 2017:The US[…]turned into an overweening global bully[…]. In the persons of Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, theUgly Americanwas back.2017June 2,Dana Milbank, “Trump, the caricature of the ugly American, demeans us all”, inWashington Post‎[4], retrieved17 July 2017:For the last fortnight, Trump has presented himself to the world as the caricature of theugly American: loud, boorish and ill-informed.2023January 20, Dan Bilefsky, “American Expatriates in Paris Wish Emily Cooper Would Go Home”, inThe New York Times‎[5],→ISSN:“We try so hard not to be theugly American, and here is Emily with her terrible accent and garish clothing, shouting at French people in English and expecting them to understand,” she said.

Examples:

EN: The ugly American.
ES: Solo efectivo. El norteamericano feo.
EN: About to turn into an ugly American right before your very eyes.
ES: Que está a punto de convertirse en una horrible americana para usted.
EN: I want she who is ugly American about me.
ES: Quiero a la americana fea en mí.
EN: Hey, ugly American, remember Plan B?
ES: Hey, americano, ¿Recuerdas el plan B?
EN: Lawrence Bourne III, ugly American.
ES: Lawrence Bourne III, feo americano.
EN: The ugly American is betting on red!
ES: ¡El odioso americano apuesta al rojo!
EN: What exactly is an ugly American?
ES: ¿Qué es exactamente un americano feo?
EN: - Willian... you're being such an ugly American...
ES: - No seas maleducado.
EN: - When we are done with you... you are going to be one ugly American...
ES: - Después de ocuparnos de tí, vas a desear no haber nacido.
EN: Your "ugly American" scene is driving me insane.
ES: Su "fea escena Americana" me está volviendo loco.
EN: Odie, no, don't do the ugly American thing.
ES: Odie, no. No hagas la cochinada estadounidense.
EN: My God, this summer in Paris, I was like the ugly American because my sissonne ouverte wasn't grande enough.
ES: Dios mío, este verano en parís, era como la estadounidense fea Porque mi "ouverte de sissonne" no era suficientemente grande.
EN: Why travel all this way just to talk with an ugly American?
ES: ¿Para qué viajar hasta acá solo para hablar con un estadounidense feo?
EN: Typical ignorant, ugly American.
ES: Ignorancia típica y fea de los americanos.
EN: The ugly American...
ES: Somos arrogantes.

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