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1 curse
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1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) maldecir2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) blasfemar, decir palabrotas
2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldición2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) desgracia•curse1 n maldición / maleficiocurse2 vb maldecirtr[kɜːs]1 (evil spell) maldición nombre femenino2 (oath) palabrota3 figurative use (cause of trouble) azote nombre masculino, plaga, lacra; (burden) cruz nombre femenino, carga1 (put evil spell on) maldecir2 (utter curses) maldecir; (swear at) insultar1 maldecir, decir palabrotas, blasfemar1 (period) la regla1) damn: maldecir2) insult: injuriar, insultar, decir malas palabras a3) afflict: afligircurse vi: maldecir, decir malas palabrascurse n1) : maldición fto put a curse on someone: echarle una maldición a alguien2) affliction: maldición f, aflicción f, cruz fn.• anatema s.m.,f.• juramento s.m.• maldición s.f.• maleficio s.m.• palabrota s.f.• reniego s.m.• voto (Jura) s.m.v.• anatematizar v.• echar pestes de v.• imprecar v.• jurar v.• maldecir v.(§pres: maldigo, maldices...) pret: maldij-pp: maldichofut/c: maldir-•)• renegar v.• votar (Jurar) v.kɜːrs, kɜːs
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a) ( evil spell) maldición fb) ( oath) maldición f, palabrota fc) ( burden) maldición fd) ( menstruation) (colloq & euph)
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a) ( put spell on) maldecir*b) ( express annoyance at) maldecir*c) ( swear at) insultard) ( afflict) (usu pass)to be cursed WITH something — estar* aquejado de algo, padecer* de algo
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vi maldecir*, soltar* palabrotas[kɜːs]1. N1) (=malediction, spell) maldición fa curse on it! — ¡maldito sea!
2) (=bane) maldición f, azote mit's been the curse of my life — me ha amargado la vida, ha sido mi cruz
the curse of it is that... — lo peor (del caso) es que...
3) (=oath) palabrota fcurses! * — ¡maldito sea!, ¡maldición!
4) * (=menstruation)the curse — la regla, el período
2.VT [+ luck, stupidity] maldecir; [+ person] echar pestes decurse it! — ¡maldito sea!
to be cursed with — padecer, tener que soportar
to curse o.s. — maldecirse ( for being a fool por tonto)
3.VI blasfemar, echar pestes, soltar palabrotas* * *[kɜːrs, kɜːs]
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a) ( evil spell) maldición fb) ( oath) maldición f, palabrota fc) ( burden) maldición fd) ( menstruation) (colloq & euph)
II
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a) ( put spell on) maldecir*b) ( express annoyance at) maldecir*c) ( swear at) insultard) ( afflict) (usu pass)to be cursed WITH something — estar* aquejado de algo, padecer* de algo
2.
vi maldecir*, soltar* palabrotas
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