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1 FOUL
• All fouled up - Дело - табак (Д)• He that has to do with what is foul never comes away clean - Грязью играть - руки марать (Г), Не трись возле сажи - сам замараешься (H)• No man fouls his hands in his own business - Близ норы лиса на промысел не ходит (Б) -
2 foul
بَذِيء \ abusive: containing or using rude and angry words. dirty: (of words) not polite. foul: (of language) very rude. lewd: treating sexual matters in a rude and nasty way: A lewd joke. naughty: (of words, jokes, stories, etc.) not polite; not suitable to be used in public. obscene: (of words, pictures, etc.) sexual, and used in a way that angers or displeases people. rude: not polite. scurrilous: using rude language to attack people: a scurrilous speech. vulgar: (of a person) rude; (of speech or behaviour) displeasing; going against accepted polite standards; (of objects) showing a lack of good judgement about what is suitable or beautiful. -
3 asco
m.1 disgust, revulsion.me da asco I find it disgustinglas anguilas me dan asco I find eels disgusting¡me das asco! you make me sick!siento asco I feel sick¡qué asco! how disgusting!tener asco a algo to find something disgustinghacer ascos a to turn one's nose up atno le hace ascos a nada/nadie he won't turn down anything/anyone2 nausea, revulsion, disgust, repulsion.* * *1 disgust, repugnance\coger asco a algo to get sick of somethingdar asco to be disgustingdar asco a alguien to make somebody sick■ me da asco ese sitio this place makes me feel sick, this place is disgustingestar hecho,-a un asco (cosa) to be filthy, look a real mess 2 (persona) to be filthy, be in a right statehacer ascos a algo to turn up one's nose at something¡qué asco! how disgusting!, how revolting!* * *noun m.- dar asco* * *SM1) (=sensación) disgust, revulsion¡qué asco! — how disgusting!, how revolting!
¡qué asco de gente! — what awful o ghastly * people!
dar asco a algn — to sicken sb, disgust sb
poner cara de asco — to look disgusted, pull a face
morirse de asco — Esp * to be bored to tears o to death
2) (=objeto)poner a algn de asco — Méx * to call sb all sorts of names
* * *a) ( repugnancia)qué asco! — how revolting!, how disgusting!
poner cara de asco — to make o (BrE) pull a face
hacerle ascos a algo — (fam) to turn one's nose up at something
poner a alguien del asco — (Méx fam) to rip somebody to shreds o pieces
b) (fam) (cosa repugnante, molesta)qué asco de tiempo! — what foul o lousy weather!
* * *= disgust, repulsion.Ex. I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.----* con asco = disgustedly.* dar asco = stink, disgust.* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* * *a) ( repugnancia)qué asco! — how revolting!, how disgusting!
poner cara de asco — to make o (BrE) pull a face
hacerle ascos a algo — (fam) to turn one's nose up at something
poner a alguien del asco — (Méx fam) to rip somebody to shreds o pieces
b) (fam) (cosa repugnante, molesta)qué asco de tiempo! — what foul o lousy weather!
* * *= disgust, repulsion.Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.* con asco = disgustedly.* dar asco = stink, disgust.* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* * *1(repugnancia): ¡qué asco! how revolting!, how disgusting!no pongas cara de asco don't make a face o that face, don't pull a face ( BrE)le dan asco las zanahorias he can't stand carrotsno pude comerlo, me dio asco I couldn't eat it, it made me feel sickla casa estaba tan sucia que daba asco the house was in a disgusting o revolting statetanta corrupción da asco all this corruption is sickeningle tengo asco al queso I can't stand cheese, cheese turns my stomachle tengo asco I really loathe o detest himhacerle ascos a algo ( fam); to turn one's nose up at somethingen este pueblo uno se muere de asco it's deathly ( AmE) o ( BrE) deadly boring in this village, you get bored stiff o bored to death in this village2 ( fam)(cosa repugnante, molesta): la película es un asco, pura violencia y sexo the movie is disgusting, nothing but sex and violenceel parque está hecho un asco the park is in a real state ( colloq), the park looks like ( AmE) o ( BrE) looks a real mess ( colloq)¡qué asco de tiempo! what foul o lousy weather!¡qué asco de vida! what a (rotten) life!¡qué asco! otra vez lloviendo raining again! what a drag! o what a pain! ( colloq)* * *
asco sustantivo masculinoa) ( repugnancia):◊ ¡qué asco! how revolting!, how disgusting!;
me dio asco it made me feel sick;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
tanta corrupción da asco all this corruption is sickeningb) (fam) (cosa repugnante, molesta):
el parque está hecho un asco the park is in a real state (colloq);
¡qué asco de tiempo! what foul o lousy weather!
asco sustantivo masculino disgust, repugnance: la corrupción me da asco, corruption makes me (feel) sick
¡qué asco!, how disgusting o revolting!
' asco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrúpulo
- grima
- mohín
- repeler
- agarrar
- aprensión
- asquear
- cara
English:
disgust
- distaste
- put off
- recoil
- revolt
- sickening
- turn off
- mess
- revulsion
- sick
- state
- stink
* * *asco nm1. [sensación] disgust, revulsion;¡qué asco! how disgusting!;lo miró con cara de asco she looked at him in disgust;me da asco I find it disgusting;las anguilas me dan asco I find eels disgusting;da asco ver cómo trata a su mujer it's sickening to see how he treats his wife;¡me das asco! you make me sick!;tener asco a algo to find sth disgusting;Fammorirse de asco: en clase nos morimos de asco we're bored to death in class;está muerto de asco esperando que le llamen he's fed up to the back teeth waiting for them to call;tienes la bici ahí muerta de asco you've got that bike just gathering dust there;hacer ascos a to turn one's nose up at, to turn down;no le hace ascos a nada he won't turn anything down;no le haría ascos a una cervecita fría I wouldn't say no to a cold beeres un asco de persona he's scum;es un asco de lugar it's a hole;un asco de tiempo rotten weather;¡qué asco de vida! what a life!;hecho un asco: este cuarto está hecho un asco this room is a tip;después de la tormenta llegó a casa hecho un asco he arrived back home after the storm in a real state;la enfermedad lo dejó hecho un asco the illness left him a total wreck* * *m disgust;me da asco I find it disgusting;¡qué asco! how revolting o disgusting!;estar hecho un asco be a real mess;morirse de asco be bored to death;no hacer ascos a not turn one’s nose up at* * *asco nm1) : disgust¡qué asco!: that's disgusting!, how revolting!2)darle asco (a alguien) : to sicken, to revolt3)estar hecho un asco : to be filthy4)hacerle ascos a : to turn up one's nose at* * *asco n disgust¡qué asco! how disgusting! -
4 chien
chien [∫jɛ̃]1. masculine nouna. ( = animal) dog• « (attention) chien méchant » "beware of the dog"• quel chien de temps ! what foul weather!• c'est une vie de chien ! (inf) it's a dog's life!• comme un chien [mourir, traiter] like a dog• c'est pas fait pour les chiens ! (inf) it's there to be used2. invariable adjective( = avare) mean3. compounds* * *
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chienne ʃjɛ̃, ʃjɛn (colloq) adjectif bloody-minded GB, nasty
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nom masculin1) ( animal) dogchien à poil ras/long — short-/long-haired dog
‘chien méchant’ — ‘beware of the dog’
2) ( fusil) hammer3) Nautisme
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de chien (colloq) locution adjective [métier, temps] rottenavoir un caractère de chien — to have a lousy (colloq) character
Phrasal Verbs:••traiter quelqu'un comme un chien — to treat somebody like a dog ou like dirt
ce n'est pas fait pour les chiens — (colloq) it's there to be used
* * *ʃjɛ̃ nm1) (= animal) dog"attention, chien méchant" — "beware of the dog"
2) [pistolet] hammer* * *A ○adj bloody-minded GB, nasty; il est un peu chien he's rather bloody-minded GB ou nasty; chien de temps wretched weather; ma chienne de vie my wretched life; ne pas être chien not to be too hard.B nm1 ( animal) dog; chien enragé rabid dog; chien à poil ras/long short-/long-haired dog; ‘chien méchant’ ‘beware of the dog’; ⇒ caravane, faïence, quille, rage, saucisse;2 ( de fusil) hammer;3 Naut coup de chien fresh gale.C ○ de chien loc adj [métier, temps] rotten; vie de chien dog's life; avoir un caractère de chien to have a lousy○ character; être d'une humeur de chien to be in a foul mood; ça me fait un mal de chien it hurts like hell○.D chienne nf2 ◑( femme) bitch◑.chien d'arrêt pointer; chien d'aveugle guide dog; chien de berger sheepdog; chien de chasse retriever, gundog; chien courant hound; chien esquimau husky; chien fou fig wild one; chien de garde lit guard dog; fig watchdog; chien de mer dogfish; chien policier police dog; chien de prairie prairie dog ou marmot; chien de race pedigree dog; chien savant performing dog; fig poodle; chiens écrasés Presse fillers; la rubrique des chiens écrasés○ column made up of filler items; chien de traîneau sled dog.traiter qn comme un chien to treat sb like a dog ou like dirt; ne pas donner sa part au chien not to be backward in coming forward; être comme chien et chat to be always at each other's throats; être couché en chien de fusil to be curled up; entre chien et loup at dusk; elle a du chien she's got what it takes; avoir un air de chien battu to have a hangdog look; ce n'est pas fait pour les chiens○ it's there to be used; garder à qn un chien de sa chienne to bear a grudge against sb; merci mon chien○ iron and thank you too; c'est un temps à ne pas mettre un chien dehors it's foul weather., chienne [ʃjɛ̃, ʃjɛn] nom masculin, nom fémininchien d'arrêt ou couchant pointerchien méchant ‘beware of the dog’je lui réserve ou garde un chien de ma chienne I've got something up my sleeve for him that he's not going to like one bit2. (très familier) [terme d'insulte] bastard (très familier) masculin, bitch (très familier) fémininchien nom masculin1. (familier & locution)2. ASTRONOMIEle Grand/Petit Chien the Great/Little Dog4. ZOOLOGIE————————chiens nom masculin pluriel————————à la chien locution adverbiale[coiffé] with a long fringede chien locution adjectivaleen chien de fusil locution adverbiale -
5 porquería
f.1 filthy thing, crud, mess, filth.2 piggishness.3 filthy act.4 crap, unwanted items.* * *1 (suciedad) dirt, filth2 (mala calidad) rubbish■ ¡vaya una porquería de coche se ha comprado! what a pathetic car she's bought!1 familiar (chucherías) rubbish, junk food■ ¡no digas esas porquerías! don't use such filthy language!* * *SF1) (=suciedad) dirt, muck *¿qué es toda esta porquería que hay el suelo? — what's all this dirt o muck on the floor?
estar hecho una porquería — to be covered in dirt o muck *
2) (=guarrada)3) (=indecencia)estas porquerías no deberían salir por la tele — that filth o smut shouldn't be shown on TV
4) (=cosa de poca calidad) junk *, rubbish *, garbage (EEUU) *si comes tantas porquerías, luego no vas a cenar — if you eat all that junk o rubbish now you won't want your dinner *
5) (=poco dinero) pittance6) (=mala pasada)¡vaya porquería te han hecho despidiéndote así! — what a lousy thing they did to you, sacking you like that! *
7)de porquería — LAm * (=condenado) lousy *
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dirtb) ( cochinada)no hagas porquerías — don't do disgusting o filthy things like that
la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2)a) ( cosa de mala calidad)el libro es un porquería — the movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish
la comida es una porquería — the food is dreadful o terrible
b)de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)
qué tiempo de porquería! — what foul o lousy weather!
c) ( chuchería)no te comas esa porquería — don't eat that junk o (BrE) that rubbish
* * *= rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.Ex. Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex. Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dirtb) ( cochinada)no hagas porquerías — don't do disgusting o filthy things like that
la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2)a) ( cosa de mala calidad)el libro es un porquería — the movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish
la comida es una porquería — the food is dreadful o terrible
b)de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)
qué tiempo de porquería! — what foul o lousy weather!
c) ( chuchería)no te comas esa porquería — don't eat that junk o (BrE) that rubbish
* * *= rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *A1 (suciedad) dirthay tanta porquería que no sé por dónde empezar a limpiar it's so filthy o there's so much dirt everywhere I don't know where to begin cleaning2(cochinada): no hagas porquerías en la mesa don't do disgusting o filthy things like that at the tablesiempre deja la cocina hecha una porquería ( fam); she always leaves the kitchen in such a state ( colloq)me hizo una porquería he played a dirty trick on me3 (palabrota) swearwordno digas esas porquerías don't use such bad languageB1(cosa de mala calidad): lo que me regaló fue una porquería he gave me a really trashy gift, he gave me a really rubbishy present ( BrE)tiene la casa llena de porquerías her house is full of junk ( colloq)la película es una porquería the movie's a piece of junk, the film's a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible2un hotel de porquería a lousy o crummy hotel ( colloq)¡qué tiempo de porquería! what foul o lousy weather!¡cómo me duele este diente de porquería! this damn tooth is killing me ( colloq)me regaló unas tazas de porquería she gave me some crummy o lousy cups ( colloq)3(chuchería): no te comas esa porquería/esas porquerías don't eat that junk o ( BrE) that rubbish* * *
porquería sustantivo femenino
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b) ( cochinada):◊ no hagas porquerías don't do disgusting o filthy things like that;
la casa está hecha una porquería (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2 ( cosa de mala calidad):
la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible
porquería sustantivo femenino
1 (mugre, suciedad) dirt, filth: la porquería se acumulaba en las calles, the rubbish piled up in the streets
2 (birria) rubbish
3 fam (chuchería, golosina) rubbish, US junk food
' porquería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
basura
- chanchada
- guarrada
English:
dud
- filth
- rubbish
- trash
- garbage
- load
- loss
- old
- trashy
* * *♦ nf1. [suciedad] filth;la habitación está llena de porquería the room is absolutely filthyuna porquería de moto a useless bike;¡qué porquería de música escuchas! that music you listen to is a load of Br rubbish o US garbage!3.4. [grosería] vulgarity♦ de porquería loc adjAndes, RP lousy, useless;una moto de porquería a useless bike;da unas clases de porquería his classes are lousy o useless;son unos usureros de porquería they're a bunch of lousy loan sharks* * *f1 ( suciedad) filth2 fam* * *porquería nf1) suciedad: dirt, filth2) : nastiness, vulgarity3) : worthless thing, trifle4) : junk food* * *1. (suciedad) filth2. (basura) rubbish3. (comida mala) junk food -
6 saleté
saleté [salte]feminine nouna. ( = malpropreté) [de lieu, personne] dirtiness• il est/c'est d'une saleté incroyable he's/it's absolutely filthyb. ( = crasse) dirt• tu as fait des saletés partout en perçant le mur you've made a mess all over the place drilling the wall• le chat a fait des saletés or ses saletés dans le salon the cat has made a mess in the loungeg. ( = méchanceté) (inf) dirty trick• saleté de guerre ! damn this war! (inf!)* * *salte2) ( impureté) dirt [U]3) ( ordure)ramasser les saletés — to pick up the rubbish GB ou trash US
faire des saletés — lit, euph to make a mess
4) (colloq) ( chose de mauvaise qualité) ( objet) piece of junk; ( aliment) junk food [U]saleté d'ordinateur! — damn (colloq) computer!
* * *salte nf1) (= état) dirtiness2) (= crasse) dirt, filthJ'ai horreur de la saleté. — I hate dirt.
3) (= tache) dirty markIl y a une saleté sur ta chemise. — There's a dirty mark on your shirt.
4) fig (= obscénité) filth no pl5) (= chose sans valeur) rubbish no pl (= microbe) bug* * *saleté nf1 ( état) dirtiness; ( crasse) dirt; être d'une saleté repoussante to be filthy, to be disgustingly dirty; tu n'imagines pas la saleté de sa maison/ses vêtements you can't imagine how dirty ou filthy his house is/his clothes are; vivre dans la saleté to live in filth; être couvert de saleté to be covered with dirt;2 ( impureté) dirt ¢; il y a une saleté sur l'objectif there's dirt on the lens;3 ( ordure) ramasser les saletés qui traînent dans le jardin to pick up the rubbish GB ou trash US in the garden GB ou yard US; faire des saletés to make a mess; le chat a fait des saletés sur le tapis euph the cat made a mess on the carpet; raconter des saletés fig to tell dirty stories;4 ○( chose de mauvaise qualité) ( objet) piece of junk; ( aliment) junk food; quelle saleté cette bagnole○! this car is a real piece of junk!; saleté d'ordinateur! damn computer!; c'est une vraie saleté ce virus! it's a rotten bug!; saleté de temps! what lousy weather○!; saleté, va! dégage! fig scum◑, get lost○!;5 ○( méchanceté) faire une saleté à qn to play a dirty trick on sb.[salte] nom féminin1. [manque de propreté] dirtiness2. [tache, crasse] speck ou piece of dirtne rentre pas avec tes bottes, tu vas faire des saletés don't come in with your boots on, you'll get dirt everywhereà la récréation, ils ne mangent que des saletés all they eat at break is junk food5. (très familier) [en injure]quelle saleté de temps! what foul ou lousy weather!6. [calomnie] (piece of) dirt7. [acte] dirty ou filthy trick————————saletés nom féminin pluriel -
7 gemeen
gemeen1〈 het〉————————gemeen21 [slecht, vals] nasty ⇒ 〈 boosaardig〉 vicious, malicious, 〈 laag, verachtelijk〉 low, 〈 laag, verachtelijk〉 vile, 〈 met betrekking tot behandeling〉 shabby♦voorbeelden:een gemene hond • a vicious dog〈 sport〉 gemeen spel • foul/dirty/rough playwat een gemeen spul • what foul stuffeen gemene streek • a dirty trickdat is gemeen van je • that's a mean/rotten thing (for you) to dogemene zaak met iemand maken • make common cause with someoneniets/veel met iemand gemeen hebben • have nothing/a lot in common with someone3 de gemene zaak • public/common interest4 gemene taal uitslaan • use foul/filthy languageII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [op valse/verachtelijke wijze] nastily ⇒ 〈 boosaardig〉 viciously, maliciously, 〈 met betrekking tot behandeling〉 shabbily♦voorbeelden:2 het is gemeen koud • it's awfully/beastly cold -
8 afgrijselijk
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9 wat een afgrijselijk rot weer/smerige koffie
wat een afgrijselijk rot weer/smerige koffiewhat foul weather, what revolting coffeeVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > wat een afgrijselijk rot weer/smerige koffie
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10 grässlich
I Adj. horrible, terrible, awful (alle auch umg., fig.); (scheußlich) hideous; Verbrechen: auch heinous, atrocious* * *direful; dreadful; gruesome; grisly; horrid; terrible; horrible; hideous; atrocious; dire* * *grạ̈ss|lich ['grɛslɪç]1. adj1) hideous; Verbrechen auch heinous, abominable2) (= intensiv, unangenehm) terrible, dreadful, awful; Mensch horrible, awful2. adv1) (= schrecklich) horribly2) (inf = äußerst) terribly, dreadfully, awfully* * *gräss·lichRR, gräß·lichALT[ˈgrɛslɪç]I. adj1. (furchtbar) horrible, terribleein \grässliches Verbrechen a heinous [or horrible] crime\grässliche Verwüstungen complete [or total] [or utter] devastation\grässliche Kopfschmerzen haben to have a splitting headachewas für ein \grässliches Wetter! what foul [or fam beastly] weather!einen \grässlichen Geschmack haben to have awful taste\grässlich müde dead tired, dog-tired fam* * *1.1) (abscheulich) horrible; terrible < accident>2.1) (abscheulich) horribly; terribly* * *A. adj horrible, terrible, awful (alle auch umg, fig); (scheußlich) hideous; Verbrechen: auch heinous, atrociousB. adv umg:* * *1.1) (abscheulich) horrible; terrible < accident>2.1) (abscheulich) horribly; terribly* * *adj.dire adj.direful adj.dreadful adj.ghastly adj.grisly adj.horrid adj. adv.direly adv.horridly adv. -
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1) (dreadful; perilous.) dire2) (horrible; terrible: a ghastly murder; a ghastly experience.) ghastly3) (horrible: a grisly sight.) grisly* * *gräss·lichRR, gräß·lichALT[ˈgrɛslɪç]I. adj1. (furchtbar) horrible, terribleein \gräßliches Verbrechen a heinous [or horrible] crime\gräßliche Verwüstungen complete [or total] [or utter] devastation\gräßliche Kopfschmerzen haben to have a splitting headachewas für ein \gräßliches Wetter! what foul [or fam beastly] weather!einen \gräßlichen Geschmack haben to have awful taste\gräßlich müde dead tired, dog-tired fam -
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1) ( furchtbar) horrible, terrible;ein \grässliches Verbrechen a heinous [or horrible] crime;\grässliche Verwüstungen complete [or total] [or utter] devastation;\grässliche Kopfschmerzen haben to have a splitting headacheeinen \grässlichen Geschmack haben to have awful taste\grässlich müde dead tired, dog-tired ( fam) -
13 gräßlich
1) ( furchtbar) horrible, terrible;ein \gräßliches Verbrechen a heinous [or horrible] crime;\gräßliche Verwüstungen complete [or total] [or utter] devastation;\gräßliche Kopfschmerzen haben to have a splitting headacheeinen \gräßlichen Geschmack haben to have awful taste\gräßlich müde dead tired, dog-tired ( fam) -
14 wat een gemeen spul
wat een gemeen spulVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > wat een gemeen spul
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15 lo que vale para tí también vale para mí
= what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderEx. I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.Ex. When it comes to fairness, perhaps the most popular simple answer is that ' what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'.* * *= what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderEx: I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.
Ex: When it comes to fairness, perhaps the most popular simple answer is that ' what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'.Spanish-English dictionary > lo que vale para tí también vale para mí
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16 lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro
Ex. I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.* * *Ex: I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.
Spanish-English dictionary > lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro
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f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
18 demonio
intj.hell, the deuce.m.devil (diablo).saber/oler a demonios (informal) to taste/smell disgusting* * *1 demon, devil\¿cómo/dónde/quién/qué demonios...? familiar how/where/who/what the hell...?¿qué demonios haces aquí? familiar what the hell are you doing here?darse a (todos) los demonios familiar to fly off the handlede mil demonios familiar a hell of a¡demonio! familiar hell!, damn!¡demonio con...! familiar to hell with...!■ ¡demonio con el niño! to hell with the child!¡demonios! familiar hell!, damn!¡demonio de niño! familiar you little devil!llevarse a alguien el demonio/los demonios familiar to get really angry, go spareponerse como un demonio familiar to get really angry¡que me lleve el demonio si...! familiar I'll be blowed if...!■ ¡que me lleve el demonio si te entiendo! I'll be blowed if I can understand you!¡qué demonio! familiar damn it!oler a demonios familiar to smell horriblesaber a demonios familiar to taste horribleser el mismo demonio familiar (muy malo) to be a real devil 2 (muy travieso) to be the devil himself 3 (muy hábil) to be a sly devil, be a crafty devilser un demonio familiar to be a real deviltener el demonio en el cuerpo familiar to have the devil in one, be always on the go* * *noun m.demon, devil* * *SM1) (=diablo) devilese demonio de niño — that demon o little devil of a child
2) *3) * [frases de sentido exclamativo]¡qué demonios! — [expresando ira] hell!, damn it!; [expresando sorpresa] well, I'll be blowed!, what the devil?
¡qué príncipe ni qué demonios! — prince my foot! *
¿quién demonios será? — who the devil can that be?
¿dónde demonios lo habré dejado? — where the devil can I have left it?
* * *1) ( diablo) devilcomo (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)
de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible
hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold
mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)
oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul
ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)
2) (fam) ( uso expletivo)¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)
demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!
* * *= demon, fiend.Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.Ex. These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.----* cómo demonios = how on earth.* demonio blanco = white devil.* demonio, el = devil, the.* demonio necrófago = ghoul.* ¿dónde demonios...? = where on (this) earth...?.* ¿Qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.* * *1) ( diablo) devilcomo (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)
de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible
hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold
mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)
oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul
ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)
2) (fam) ( uso expletivo)¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)
demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!
* * *el demonio(n.) = devil, theEx: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
= demon, fiend.Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.* cómo demonios = how on earth.* demonio blanco = white devil.* demonio, el = devil, the.* demonio necrófago = ghoul.* ¿dónde demonios...? = where on (this) earth...?.* ¿Qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.* * *A (diablo) devileste hijo mío es un demonio this child of mine is a little devil o demonel trabajo lo hizo como el demonio he made a real mess o botch o ( BrE) pig's ear of the job ( colloq)nos salió todo como el demonio it all went terribly wrong, it turned out to be a fiasco ( colloq)de (los) mil demonios ( fam); terribletiene un carácter de los mil demonios he's really foul-tempered, he has a terrible o foul temper… ni qué demonios ( fam): ¡qué mecánico ni qué demonios! esto lo arreglo yo what on earth o what the hell do we need a repairman o mechanic for? I can fix this myself ( colloq)¡qué catedrático ni qué demonios! no es más que un maestro like hell he's a professor! o professor, my foot! he's just an ordinary schoolteacher ( colloq)llevarse a algn el demonio/los demonios ( fam): se lo llevan los demonios cuando … he sees red o he gets mad when … ( colloq)¡vete al demonio! go to hell! (sl)oler/saber a demonios ( fam); to smell/taste awful o foul o vileponerse como or hecho un demonio ( fam); to go berserk o bananas ( colloq), to hit the roof ( colloq), to blow one's top ( colloq)B1 ( fam)(uso expletivo): ¿qué demonios estás haciendo aquí? what the hell o the devil are you doing here? ( colloq)2C (vicio, mal) evil* * *
demonio sustantivo masculino
1 ( diablo) devil
2 (fam) ( uso expletivo):◊ ¡cómo demonios lo hizo! how on earth did he do it?;
¿qué demonios … ? what the hell … ? (colloq);
¡demonio(s)! ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq);
( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!
demonio sustantivo masculino
1 devil, demon
2 exclamación ¿cómo/cuándo demonios sucedió?, how/when the devil did it happen?
familiar ¡demonio de crío!, you little devil!
familiar ¡demonio(s)!, hell!, damn!
♦ Locuciones: de (mil) demonios, terrible: hace un calor de mil demonios, it's terribly hot
oler a demonios, to stink to high heaven
saber a demonios, to taste awful
' demonio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diablo
- endemoniado
English:
demon
- devil
- fiend
- ghoul
* * *demonio nm1. [diablo] devil2. [persona traviesa] devil;este niño es el mismísimo demonio that child is a little devil3. [persona hábil] fiend;es un demonio con las motos he's a fiend with motorbikes¿quién/dónde demonios…? who/where the blazes…?;¡demonios! damn (it)!;¡demonios, no esperaba verte por aquí! good heavens, I didn't expect to see you here!;¡demonio de ruido! what a blasted racket!;¡demonio de crío! confounded child!5. CompFamsaber/oler a demonios to taste/smell disgusting;Famcomo un demonio: pesar como un demonio to weigh a ton;Famdel demonio: hoy hace un frío del demonio it's absolutely freezing today;de mil demonios: tengo una gripe de mil demonios I've got the most awful flu;tiene un humor de mil demonios she has a foul temper;se lo llevaban todos los demonios [estaba muy enfadado] he was hopping mad;Famni qué demonios: ¡qué cansancio ni qué demonios! ¡a trabajar todo el mundo! tired be damned! get to work everyone!;Famtener el demonio en el cuerpo to have ants in one's pants;Fam¡vete al demonio! get lost!* * *m demon;¡demonios! fam hell! fam, damn! fam ;a demonios famoler, saber terrible, hellish fam ;al demonio con … fam to hell with … fam ;como un demonio fam like a madman fam ;tener el demonio en el cuerpo be a handful* * *demonio nmdiablo: devil, demon* * *demonio n devil -
19 leche
f.milk.leche de coco coconut milkleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada o desnatada skimmed milkleche entera full cream milk, whole milkleche esterilizada/homogeneizada sterilized/homogenized milkleche merengada = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamonleche pasteurizada pasteurized milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche UHT UHT milkpres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lechar.* * *1 milk■ no corras tanto que nos vamos a dar una leche don't drive so fast, we're going to crash3 tabú (fastidio) drag, bastard, bummer■ ¡qué mala leche, mira que perder el avión! what rotten luck, fancy missing the plane!■ ¡qué leche tienes hijo! you jammy bugger!\a toda leche familiar at full belt, flat outde la leche argot bloody, bleeding, friggingestar de mala leche familiar to be in a foul moodmás blanco,-a que la leche as white as a sheetser la leche tabú to be bloody incredibletener mala leche familiar (mal carácter) to have a foul temper 2 (malicia - hombre) to be a bastard 3 (- mujer) to be a bitchleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada skimmed milkleche desnatada skimmed milkleche entera whole milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche materna mother's milkleche merengada iced drink made from milk, egg whites and sugar, flavoured with cinnamon* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mamífero] milkcafé con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk
leche completa — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche de larga duración, leche de larga vida — long-life milk
leche descremada, leche desnatada — skimmed milk
leche entera — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried
leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk
leche UHT — long-life milk, UHT milk
3) (=loción)leche hidratante — moisturizer, moisturizing lotion
leche limpiadora — cleanser, cleansing milk
4) *** (=semen) cum ***, spunk ***5) ** (=golpe)¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *
se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *
6)ser la leche ** (=el colmo) —
cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **
nunca se acuerdan de llamar, ¡son la leche! — they never think to call, they're unbelievable!
7) ** [como interjección]¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***
¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!
8) ** [con valor enfático]•
de la leche — ** bloody **¡este tráfico de la leche me tiene frita! — I'm fed up with this bloody traffic!
•
ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **•
qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *
9) [indicando velocidad]10)• mala leche — ** bad blood, ill-feeling
aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here
un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *
11) ** (=lío)tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *
12) esp LAm (=suerte) good luck¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!
* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *A (de la madre, de una vaca) milkleche materna mother's milkleche de vaca/cabra cow's/goat's milkla leche se ha cortado the milk has gone offmás blanco que la leche as white as a sheet¡me cago en la leche! ( vulg) (expresando enfado) shit! ( vulg), damn it! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) son of a bitch! ( AmE sl), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)Compuestos:● leche chocoleatada or chocolatadachocolate milkcondensed milkmilk of magnesia● leche desnatada or descremadapowdered milkwhole milk, full-cream milksterilized milkhomogenized milk( Col) malted milktype of ice cream made with egg whites, cinnamon and sugarpasteurized milkB1 ( Bot) milky sap, latex2 (en cosmética) milk, lotionCompuestos:tanning lotion o milk● leche de almendras/pepinosalmond/cucumber lotionmoisturizing lotion, moisturizercleansing milk1(golpe): nos vamos a dar una leche we're going to crashse liaron a leches they beat the hell out of each other (sl)23 ( como interj):4de la leche ( arg): hace un frío de la leche it's goddamn freezing ( AmE), it's bloody freezing ( BrE colloq)estoy harta de ese pesado de la leche I'm fed up with that boring old fart (sl)5se han vuelto a equivocar, son la leche they've got it wrong again, they're the pits o ( BrE) they're bloody useless ( colloq)1(mal humor): tiene una leche … he's so bad-tempered, he's got a foul temper2(expresando fastidio, mal humor): ¿qué leches pintas tú en este asunto? what the hell has this got to do with you? ( colloq)pídele que te lo devuelva ¡qué leches! ask her to damn well give it back to you ( colloq)* * *
leche sustantivo femenino
1 (de madre, de vaca) milk;
leche descremada or (Esp) desnatada skim milk (AmE), skimmed milk (BrE);
leche entera whole milk, full-cream milk
2 ( en cosmética) milk, lotion
3 (Esp vulg) ( mal humor):◊ tiene una leche … he's got a foul temper;
hacer algo con mala leche to do sth deliberately o to be nasty;
tener mala leche to be bad-tempered
4 (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck;
estar con or de leche to be lucky
leche sustantivo femenino
1 milk
leche descremada o desnatada, skim o skimmed milk
leche entera, full-fat milk, US whole milk
2 Cosm milk, cream
leche corporal, body milk
leche hidratante, moisturizer
3 Anat dientes de leche, milk teeth, US baby teeth
4 familiar mala leche, nastiness
5 vulgar (golpe) bump
darse una leche, to bump o to come a cropper
' leche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bautizar
- bronceador
- bronceadora
- café
- cagarse
- calentar
- chocolate
- colar
- colador
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuajar
- de
- derramar
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- desnatada
- desnatado
- diente
- grumo
- hervir
- infinitamente
- manteca
- mojar
- nata
- polvo
- producir
- suero
- uperisada
- uperisado
- uperizada
- uperizado
- agriarse
- aguado
- aguar
- alimento
- ama
- arroz
- azucarar
- batido
- bueno
- cantina
- cartón
- cortar
- crema
- dulce
- estropear
- hervidor
- lactancia
English:
attested milk
- bad
- boil over
- buttermilk
- carton
- chocolate
- cleansing lotion
- clot
- coffee
- container
- cream
- curdle
- dried
- evaporated milk
- for
- fridge
- intolerance
- milk
- milk chocolate
- milk tooth
- milk-white
- milky
- mix
- much
- nonfat
- off
- powdered
- pudding
- put
- remember
- rice pudding
- semi-skimmed
- skim
- skin
- sour
- turn
- white
- black
- bottle
- cleanser
- condensed
- creamer
- dark
- dash
- drink
- float
- fudge
- half
- none
- plain
* * *leche nf1. [de mujer, hembra] milk;leche de cabra/vaca goat's/cow's milkleche condensada condensed milk;leche descremada skimmed milk;leche desnatada skimmed milk;leche entera whole milk, Br full-cream milk;leche esterilizada sterilized milk;leche evaporada evaporated milk;leche frita = sweet made from milk and flour fried in batter and cut into cubes;leche homogeneizada homogenized milk;Am leche instantánea powdered milk;leche malteada malted milk;leche materna mother's milk;leche merengada = drink made from milk, beaten egg whites, sugar and cinnamon;leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk;leche en polvo powdered milk;leche de soja soya milk;leche UHT UHT milk;leche uperisada UHT milk2. [de planta] milk, milky sapleche de almendras almond milk;leche de coco coconut milkleche hidratante moisturizing lotion;leche limpiadora cleansing milk;leche de magnesia milk of magnesiacomo no te calles te voy a dar una leche if you don't shut up I'm going to sock you one;nos liamos a leches we beat the crap out of each other9. CompEsp muy Famechando leches like a bat out of hell, flat out;correr/trabajar a toda leche [muy rápido] to run/work like hell;¡esto es la leche! [el colmo] this is the absolute Br bloody o US goddamn limit!;eres la leche, ¿por qué no me avisaste antes? you're Br bloody o US goddamn unbelievable, why didn't you tell me before?;[muy malo] her new record sucks, Br her new record is crap;¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? when/what/why the hell…?;¡una leche! no way!;¡me cago en la leche! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;ya te he dicho que no, ¡leche! Br Jesus bloody Christ, haven't I already said no?, US I've already said no, goddamn it!;prepara unas paellas de la leche Br she cooks a bloody mean paella, US she sure as hell cooks a mean paella;* * *f milk;estar de mala leche pop be in a foul mood;tener mala leche pop be out to make trouble;tener leche L.Am. fam be lucky* * *leche nf1) : milkleche en polvo: powdered milkleche de magnesia: milk of magnesia2) : milky sap* * *leche n milk -
20 malo
adj.1 bad, wrong.2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.5 bad, out of order, out of service.m.1 bad one.2 bad guy, baddy.* * *► adjetivo1 bad■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!2 (malvado) wicked, evil3 (travieso) naughty■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!4 (nocivo) harmful5 (enfermo) ill, sick6 (estropeado) off7 (falso) false8 (difícil) difficult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?\de mala manera badly, rudelyestar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodyestar mala familiar to have one's periodestar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sicklo malo es que... the trouble is that...¡malo! bad news!■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad newsponer malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody madponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sickpor las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or notpor las malas by forceser el malo de la película to be the baddymala educación bad manners pluralmala hierba weedmala jugada dirty trickmala pasada dirty trickmala pata bad luckmalos tratos ill-treatmentmala voluntad ill will* * *1. (f. - mala)nounvillain, bad person2. (f. - mala)adj.1) bad2) evil3) harmful4) ill5) poor, cheap6) rotten* * *malo, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing mal)1) (=perjudicial) bad2) (=imperfecto) badun chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke
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ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink3) (=adverso) badhe tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky
-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"
pata 1., 6)lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
4) (=desagradable) badun olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell
5) (=podrido)6) (=reprobable) wrong¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?
7) (=travieso) naughty¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!
8) (=enfermo) illtienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill
9) (=inepto) bad10) (=difícil) hard, difficultes un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame
es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat
11)- venir de malas2.SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *3.SMel malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil
* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.----* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *el malo(n.) = bad guy, theEx: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› badla tela es de mala calidad the material is poor qualitytiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor spellermás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)B [ SER]1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› badsoy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› badC [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviewsestán en mala situación económica they're going through hard timeslo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of trafficen las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are badpor las malas unwillinglyvas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or notD [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› badlas malas compañías bad companyllegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad momentes malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so muchE [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› badF [ SER]1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› badhace un día muy malo it's a horrible daynos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weatherhace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horribleG [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)H1(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very welltienes mala cara you don't look wellyo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me2 [ SER] (serio, grave) seriousfue una mala caída it was a bad fallno tiene nada malo it's nothing seriousel pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)4 [ ESTAR]me he puesto mala my period's startedI [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INFesta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to irones muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade himSentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brotherno seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)una mala mujer a loose womanes una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil womanpasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)un ataque a la mala a sneak attackno nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffeeno había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine weedlo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)feminine dirty trickme hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on melos nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of mefpl guile, cunningtodo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunningdicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …● mala uvampl bad o impure thoughts (pl)malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abusemasculine, feminineuno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys* * *
malo◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]
1
un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;
( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;
no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
ver tb leche 3
3 [estar]
◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind
* * *malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).♦ adj1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;una mala caída a nasty fall2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;Hummás vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;es mala señal it's a bad sign;lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!Am mala palabra swearword4. [malvado] wicked, evil;es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go5. [travieso] naughty;¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently6. [enfermo] ill, sick;estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her7. [desagradable] bad;esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;mal tiempo bad weather;hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;Espestá muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the villageuna lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily♦ nm,fel malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy♦ interjcuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains♦ malas nfplestar de malas to be in a bad mood;por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;Am Andes, CSuren las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad* * *I adj1 bad2 calidad poor3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;ponerse malo get sick, fall ill4:por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;estar de malas be in a bad mood;por las malas by force;andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;lo malo es que unfortunatelyII m humbad guy, baddy* * *1) : badmala suerte: bad luck2) : wicked, naughty3) : cheap, poor (quality)4) : harmfulmalo para la salud: bad for one's healthestar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble6)estar de malas : to be in a bad moodmalo, -la n: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)* * *malo1 adj4. (pasado) off5. (malvado) evilser malo en/para algo to be bad at somethingmalo2 n villain
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