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1 dreadful
dreadful [ˈdredfʊl]• what a dreadful thing to happen! quelle horreur !• you look dreadful! tu n'as pas l'air bien du tout !• you look dreadful (in that hat)! tu es vraiment moche (avec ce chapeau) !• I feel dreadful! ( = ill) je ne me sens pas bien du tout ! ; ( = guilty) je m'en veux !• I feel dreadful about John/about what has happened je m'en veux de ce qui est arrivé à John/de ce qui s'est passé* * *['dredfl]adjective [weather, person] affreux/-euse; [day, accident] épouvantable; [film, book, meal] lamentable -
2 dreadful
1) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) terrible2) (very bad or annoying: What dreadful children!) terribledreadful adj terrible / espantosotr['dredfʊl]1 (shocking) terrible, espantoso,-a, atroz■ how dreadful! ¡qué horror!dreadful ['drɛdfəl] adj1) dread: pavoroso2) terrible: espantoso, atroz, terrible♦ dreadfully advadj.• desagradable adj.• espantoso, -a adj.• medroso, -a adj.• temeroso, -a adj.• temible adj.• terrible adj.'dredfəladjective <news/experience/weather> espantoso, terribleI feel dreadful — me siento pésimo or (fam) fatal
['dredfʊl]ADJ [crime, sight, suffering] espantoso; [news, accident, experience] espantoso, terrible; [disease, person, noise] terrible; [night, moment, place] horrible; [book, film] pésimo; [weather, conditions] pésimo, fatal (Sp) *; [situation, mistake] horroroso, terriblehow dreadful! — ¡qué horror!
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I feel dreadful! — (=ill) ¡me encuentro muy mal!, ¡me encuentro fatal! (Sp) *; (=ashamed) ¡qué vergüenza me da!, ¡qué pena me da! (LAm), me da muchísima vergüenza or (LAm) pena•
to look dreadful — (=ill) tener mala cara *; (=unattractive) [person] estar horrible, tener una pinta horrorosa *; [thing] quedar horrorosoI look dreadful in this hat — estoy horrible con este sombrero, tengo una pinta horrorosa con este sombrero *
* * *['dredfəl]adjective <news/experience/weather> espantoso, terribleI feel dreadful — me siento pésimo or (fam) fatal
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3 dreadful dread·ful adj
['drɛdfʊl](crime, sight, suffering) terribile, spaventoso (-a), orribile, (weather) tremendo (-a)I feel dreadful! — (ill) mi sento uno straccio!, (ashamed) vorrei scomparire (dalla vergogna)!
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4 tête
tête [tεt]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] head• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubbornb. ( = visage, expression) face• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!c. ( = personne) head• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a headd. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] tope. ( = partie antérieure) headf. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at mathsg. (Football) headerh. (locutions)• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot► en tête• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls2. <► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)* * *tɛt1) gén headla tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed
la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high
tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong
la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down
au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead
être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)
2) ( dessus du crâne) head3) ( visage) faceune bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face
tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?
tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!
4) ( esprit) mindde tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head
ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?
mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her
se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do
monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head
il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head
5) ( personne) faceavoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]
en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together
6) ( mesure de longueur) headgagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head
7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)8) ( individu)par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita
par tête de pipe — (colloq) each
9) ( vie) headvouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head
risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)
des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll
10) ( direction)11) ( premières places) topêtre en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead
le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...
des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with
12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head13) Sport ( au football) header15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridgetête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it
en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)
se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)
prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)
se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)
* * *tɛt nf1) [personne, animal] headla tête la première [tomber] — head first
2) (= visage, expression) face3) FOOTBALL headerfaire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header
4) (= position)en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head
en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading
à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of
prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of
calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth
perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head
ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?
tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb
* * *tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favouritesGB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.[tɛt] nom fémininA.[PARTIE DU CORPS]j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinningne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching usdès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked awayfaire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face inj'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on itil ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinkingse cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings3. [visage, expression] faceavec lui, c'est à la tête du clienta. [restaurant] he charges what he feels likeb. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face4. [mesure] headB.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do somethingavoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempereda. [succès] to go to somebody's headb. [chagrin] to unbalance somebodyavoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubbornexcuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles awayil n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrainça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] headavoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool headC.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]1. [individu] personêtre une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headedtête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrainjouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skinsauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]1. [faîte] top2. [partie avant] front endprendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the processiona. [marcher au premier rang] to take the leadb. [commander, diriger] to take overa. [généralement] terminus, end of the line3. [début]6. ACOUSTIQUE head8. INFORMATIQUE heada. [sur rivière] bridgeheadb. [sur plage] beachheadà la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [en possession de]elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of————————de tête locution adjectivale1. [femme, homme] able2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)————————de tête locution adverbiale[calculer] in one's headde tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us————————en tête locution adverbiale1. [devant]a. [généralement] to be at the frontb. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead2. [à l'esprit]en tête à tête locution adverbialeen tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front ofles dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession3. [au premier rang de] at the top of————————par tête locution adverbialeça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece→ link=parpar tête————————sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [sur la personne de]le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister2. [au nom de] in the name of3. [en prêtant serment]————————tête brûlée nom féminin————————tête de mort nom féminin1. [crâne] skull————————→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)————————tête de Turc nom féminin -
5 pinta
f.1 spot.2 appearance (aspecto).tener pinta de algo to look o seem somethingtiene buena pinta it looks good3 pint (unidad de medida).4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)5 cative, pannus carateus.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.* * *1 (mancha) dot2 (medida) pint■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!* * *noun f.1) aspect2) pint* * *ISF1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink3) * (=aspecto) appearancetener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good
tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard
¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?
- estar a la pinta4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit)¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?
8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore9)- hacer pintaIISF (=medida inglesa) pintIII* SM rogue* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.----* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *pinta11 = stain.Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
pinta33 = pint.Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.
2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *A1 ( fam)(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreigntiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him ( colloq), he looks like a criminal¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggarse puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress ( colloq)salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with itponerse la pinta ( Col fam); to put on one's glad rags ( colloq), to get dressed up to the nines ( colloq)B1 (en una tela) spot, dot2 ( Zool) spotC (medida) pintD( Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)
pinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pinta
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( aspecto) look;
tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 ( medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) ( de la escuela):◊ irse de pinta to play hooky( conjugate hooky) (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet
* * *♦ nf1. [lunar] spottiene buena pinta it looks good;ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;Am RPser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb3. [unidad de medida] pint♦ nmfUrug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman* * *f1 medida pint2 aspecto looks pl ;tener buena pinta fig look inviting;tener pinta de look like* * *pinta nf1) : dot, spot2) : pintlas peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good* * *pinta n1. (mancha) spot2. (medida) pint -
6 air
air [εʀ]1. masculine noun• s'élever dans l'air or dans les airs to rise into the air• vivre or se nourrir de l'air du temps to live on air► de plein air [activité, jeux] outdoor• flanquer or foutre tout en l'air (inf: inf!) ( = jeter) to chuck (inf) it all away ; ( = gâcher) to ruin everything• ce contretemps a fichu en l'air mon week-end (inf) this stupid business has completely messed up my weekend (inf)b. ( = apparence, manière) air• de quoi j'ai l'air maintenant ! (inf) j'ai l'air fin maintenant ! (inf) I look a right fool now (inf)• il n'a l'air de rien, mais il sait ce qu'il fait you wouldn't think it to look at him but he knows what he's doingc. ( = expression) lookd. ( = mélodie) tune ; [d'opéra] aria2. compounds* * *ɛʀ
1.
nom masculin1) ( que l'on respire) airà l'air libre — outside, outdoors
2) (brise, vent)un courant d'air — a draught GB ou draft US
ça fait de l'air — there's a draught GB ou draft US
3) ( autour de la terre) airdans l'air — fig [réforme, idée] in the air
en l'air — [menace, paroles] empty; [projet, idée] vague
envoyer or flanquer quelque chose en l'air — (colloq) to send something flying
tout mettre en l'air — (colloq) ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything
4) ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expressionavoir un drôle d'air — to look odd ou funny
avoir un or l'air distingué — to look distinguished
d'un air fâché/désolé — angrily/helplessly
elle a eu l'air fin(e)! — (colloq) she looked a fool!
cela m'en a tout l'air — it seems ou looks like it to me
cela n'a l'air de rien mais — it may not look it, but
5) ( ambiance)6) ( mélodie) tunejouer toujours le même air — lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story
2.
air- (in compounds)Phrasal Verbs:••il ne manque pas d'air! — (colloq) he's got a nerve!
brasser or remuer de l'air — (colloq) to give the impression of being busy
prendre or se donner de grands airs — to put on airs
j'ai besoin de changer d'air — ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else
* * *ɛʀ nm1) (= élément) airprendre l'air (= s'aérer) — to get some fresh air, to get some air
2) (= mélodie) tuneElle a joué un air au piano. — She played a tune on the piano.
3) (= expression) look, airavoir l'air... — to look...
Elle a l'air fatiguée. — She looks tired.
Elle a l'air fatigué. — She looks tired.
avoir l'air de... — to look like...
Il a l'air d'un clown. — He looks like a clown.
avoir l'air de faire — to look as though one is doing, to appear to be doing
avoir l'air de dire que...; Il avait l'air de dire que la pièce n'est pas formidable. — He seemed to be saying that the play isn't much good.
prendre de grands airs — to give o.s. airs
prendre de grands airs avec qn — to give o.s. airs with sb
dans l'air fig — in the air
paroles en l'air — idle words, hot air
l'air de rien (= discrètement) — without any fuss
* * *air nm1 ( que l'on respire) air; l'air marin/de la campagne the sea/country air; le bon air clean air; l'air est vif/pollué the air is bracing/polluted; l'air est confiné it's stuffy; changer or renouveler l'air d'une pièce to let some air circulate in a room; mettre qch à l'air to put sth out to air [lit, tapis]; se promener les fesses à l'air to walk around with a bare bottom; à l'air libre outside, outdoors; faire sécher du linge à l'air to dry one's washing outside; concert en plein air open-air concert; activités de plein air outdoor activities; la vie au grand air outdoor life; on manque d'air ici it's stuffy in here; de l'air! lit let's get some air in here!; ( va-t'en)○ get lost○!; aller prendre l'air to go out and get some fresh air;2 (brise, vent) il y a de l'air ( dans une pièce) there's a draught GB ou draft US; ( à l'extérieur) there's a breeze; il n'y a pas d'air there's no wind; un déplacement d'air a rush of air; un courant d'air a draught GB ou draft US; ça fait de l'air there's a draught GB ou draft US;3 ( autour de la terre) air; jeter qch/tirer en l'air to throw sth/to shoot into the air; rester en l'air to stay in the air; avoir les bras/les pieds en l'air to have one's arms/one's feet (up) in the air; monter or s'élever dans les airs to rise into the air; planer dans les airs to glide into the air; par les airs, par air by air; transport par air transport by air; regarder en l'air to look up; avoir le nez en l'air to daydream; dans l'air fig [réforme, idée] in the air; il y a un virus dans l'air there's a virus going around; en l'air [menace, paroles, promesse] empty; [projet, idée] vague; parler en l'air to speculate; envoyer or flanquer qch en l'air○ to send sth flying; tout mettre en l'air○ ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( jeter) to chuck everything out; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything; ils ont mis (toute) la maison en l'air○ they made a (dreadful) mess of the house;4 ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expression; avec un air résolu/prétentieux in a resolute/pretentious manner; avoir un drôle d'air to look odd ou funny; avoir un air très distingué to look very distinguished; un air bête/intelligent a stupid/an intelligent expression; afficher un air dégoûté/blasé to affect an expression of disgust/of indifference; avec son petit air supérieur/coquin with that superior/mischievous expression of his/hers; d'un air sérieux/triste with a serious/sad expression; d'un air fâché/désolé angrily/helplessly; il y a un air de famille entre vous deux you two share a family likeness; avoir l'air épuisé/heureux to look shattered/happy; elle a eu l'air fin(e)! she looked (like) a fool!; tu as l'air malin maintenant! iron you look a right fool now!; il avait l'air d'un prince he looked like a prince; la maison a l'air d'un taudis the house looks like a slum; leur histoire (m')a (tout) l'air d'un mensonge their story sounds like a lie (to me); cela m'en a tout l'air it seems ou looks like it to me; j'aurais l'air de quoi? I'd look a right idiot!; il n'a l'air de rien mais il… he doesn't look it but he…; il est futé sans en avoir l'air he's sly although he doesn't look it; cela n'a l'air de rien mais it may not look it, but; il a l'air de comprendre he seems to understand; cela a l'air d'être bien/solide it looks good/strong; cela a l'air d'être une usine it looks like a factory; ils n'ont pas l'air de se rendre compte they don't seem to realize; il a l'air de vouloir faire beau it looks as if it's going to be fine ou nice US;5 ( ambiance) un air d'abandon/de déchéance an air of neglect/of decay; il règne un air de fête there's a carnival atmosphere; la réunion avait un air de déjà-vu there was a feeling of déjà-vu about the meeting;6 ( mélodie) tune; l'air d'une chanson the tune of ou to a song; siffler/fredonner un air to whistle/to hum a tune; un air de jazz a jazz tune; un air d'opéra an aria; jouer toujours le même air lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story; danser sur un air de tango/valse to dance to a tango/waltz.air climatisé conditioned air; air comprimé compressed air; air conditionné ( système) air-conditioning; ( que l'on respire) conditioned air; air liquide Tech liquid air.il ne manque pas d'air○ he's got a nerve; brasser or remuer de l'air○ to give the impression of being busy; prendre or se donner des grands airs to put on airs; j'ai besoin de changer d'air ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else.[ɛr] nom masculin"bien sûr", dit-il d'un air guilleret/inquiet "of course," he said, jauntily/looking worriedil avait un air angoissé/mauvais he looked anxious/very nastycette poire a l'air mauvaise, jette-la this pear looks (as though it's) rotten, throw it awayje ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de lui donner des ordres I wouldn't like (it) to look as though I were ordering him aboutça a l'air d'un ou d'être un scarabée it looks like a beetleça m'a tout l'air (d'être) traduit de l'anglais (familier) it looks to me as though it's been translated from Englishavec son air de ne pas y toucher ou sans avoir l' air d'y toucher, il arrive toujours à ses fins though you wouldn't think it to look at him, he always manages to get his wayl'air de rien (familier) ou de ne pas en avoir (familier) : je me suis approchée, l'air de rien ou de ne pas en avoir, et je lui ai flanqué ma main sur la figure I walked up, all innocent, like, and gave him a slap in the faceça n'a l'air de rien comme ça, mais c'est une lourde tâche it doesn't look much but it's quite a big jobelle n'a pas l'air comme ça, mais elle sait ce qu'elle veut! (familier) you wouldn't think it to look at her, but she knows what she wants!sans en avoir l' air: sans en avoir l'air, elle a tout rangé en une heure she tidied up everything in an hour without even looking busyje suis arrivée au bout de mon tricot, sans en avoir l'air! I managed to finish my knitting, though it didn't seem that I was making any progress!prendre ou se donner des airs to give oneself airsun air de famille ou parenté a family resemblance ou likeness[à l'opéra] ariac'est l'air qui fait la chanson it's not what you say, it's the way you say it4. [qu'on respire] airla pollution/température de l'air air pollution/temperatureair conditionné [système] air-conditioning5. [vent]b. [beaucoup] it's windy today6. [ciel] airprendre l'air [avion] to take off, to become airborne, to take to the air7. [ambiance] atmospherede temps en temps, il me faut l'air du pays natal I need to go back to my roots from time to time————————à air locution adjectivale[pompe] air (modificateur)————————à l'air locution adverbiale————————à l'air libre locution adverbialeau grand air locution adverbiale[dehors] (out) in the fresh air————————dans l'air locution adverbiale————————de l'air locution adjectivale[hôtesse, mal, musée] air (modificateur)————————en l'air locution adjectivale2. [non fondé - promesse] emptyje ne fais pas de projets en l'air when I make a plan, I stick to it————————en l'air locution adverbiale1. [vers le haut] (up) in the airjeter ou lancer quelque chose en l'air to throw something (up) in the aira. [jeter] to chuck something out, to bin somethingb. [gâcher] to screw something up (très familier) -
7 schlimm
Adj. allg. bad1. Person: (böse) evil, wicked; (unartig) naughty; Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! umg. you really are awful!; scherzhaft: that’s really naughty of you2. Sache: (schwerwiegend) bad, serious; (sehr unangenehm) bad; stärker: terrible; Erkältung, Wunde etc.: bad, nasty; schlimmer Finger / Hals sore finger / throat; schlimmer Husten bad ( oder nasty) cough; schlimme Folgen oder Auswirkungen serious consequences; das ist ja eine schlimme Sache that’s awful ( oder terrible); es ist schon schlimm isn’t it awful; das war schlimm it was awful ( oder terrible); ist das denn so schlimm? what’s so bad about it?; die letzte Zeit war schlimm it’s been tough going lately; schlimme Zeiten hard times; mit ihm wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen he’ll come to a bad end; es sieht schlimm aus it looks (pretty) bad; das ist halb so schlimm! it’s not as bad as all that, it’s nothing to get upset about; verzeihend: it doesn’t matter, don’t worry about it; ist es schlimm, wenn ich nicht komme? would it be awful ( oder a nuisance) if I didn’t come?3. Komp.: schlimmer worse; Sup.: am schlimmsten worst (of all); etw. schlimmer machen make s.th. worse; schlimmer werden get worse, worsen; verschlimmern; schlimmer kann es nicht mehr werden things can hardly get any worse; es kommt noch schlimmer there’s worse to come; es wird immer schlimmer things are going from bad to worse; umso schlimmer so much the worse; im schlimmsten Fall... at (the) worst...4. Subst.: das Schlimme / Schlimmste an der Sache ist the awful / worst thing about it is; sich zum Schlimmen wenden take a turn for the worse; ich sehe nichts Schlimmes darin I don’t see anything wrong in it; es gibt Schlimmeres things could be worse, worse things happen at sea; auf das Schlimmste gefasst sein be prepared for the worst; das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst; wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt,... if the worst comes to the worst...* * *sad (Adj.); bad (Adj.); serious (Adj.); awful (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); evil (Adj.); ill (Adj.); grievous (Adj.)* * *schlịmm [ʃlɪm]1. adj1) Mensch bad, wicked; (= unartig) naughty, bad2) (inf = krank, entzündet) badschlimm, schlimm! — terrible, terrible!
schlimm genug, dass... — it is/was bad enough that...
das ist halb so or nicht so schlimm! — that's not so bad!, it doesn't matter!
was aber das Schlimmste ist,... — but the worst of it is that...
2. adv1) (= gravierend) sich täuschen, sich irren really2) (= äußerst schlecht) sich benehmen, zurichten horribly; zerstören totally3) (MED) sich verletzen, entzündet badly4)* * *1) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) bad2) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) severe* * *[ʃlɪm]I. adjwas ist so \schlimm daran? what's so bad about it?mit ihr wird es noch ein \schlimmes Ende nehmen she'll come to a bad enddie erste Zeit war \schlimm für sie in the beginning she had a hard time of iteine \schlimme Entwicklung/Geschichte an ugly [or a bad] development/businessein \schlimmer Fall a nasty case [or instance]eine \schlimme Nachricht, \schlimme Neuigkeiten bad news pleine \schlimme Zeit a terrible [or dreadful] time▪ es ist \schlimm, dass... it is dreadful [or terrible] that...mit der Hitze wird es auch von Jahr zu Jahr \schlimmer the heat gets worse from year to yearin letzter Zeit ist es immer \schlimmer geworden things have gone from bad to worse recently▪ etwas S\schlimmes/S \schlimmeres something dreadful [or terrible]/worse▪ das S\schlimmste the worstman muss auf das S\schlimmste gefasst sein one has to be prepared for the worstdas S\schlimme daran ist, [dass]... the worst of it [or the awful thing about it] is [that]...es gibt S\schlimmeres there are worse thingses gibt nichts S\schlimmeres als... there's nothing worse than...\schlimm, \schlimm! that's dreadful [or terrible]!▪ nicht [so] \schlimm sein to be not [so] bad [or terrible]eine \schlimme Tat a grave misdeed formein \schlimmes Verbrechen begehen to commit a serious crimeein \schlimmes Versäumnis a glaring omissionein \schlimmer Vorwurf a serious reproachwenn es nichts S\schlimmeres ist! as long as it's nothing more serious than that!, if that's all it is!eine \schlimme Verletzung a bad [or nasty] wound4. (moralisch schlecht) bad, wickeddaran ist nichts S\schlimmes there's nothing wrong in it5.▶ etw ist halb so \schlimm sth is not as bad as all that▶ ist nicht \schlimm! no problem!, don't worry!II. adv1. (gravierend) seriously2. (schlecht) dreadfully3. (übel) badlyjdn \schlimm verprügeln to beat sb up badlyjdn \schlimm zurichten to give sb a severe beating4. (unangenehm)wenn es ganz \schlimm kommt if the worst comes to the worst\schlimm genug, dass... it's bad enough that...5. (sehr) badlydie Scheidung hat sie \schlimm mitgenommen she's had a rough time with her divorce* * *1.1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>2.[das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that
schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits
* * *schlimm adj allg bad2. Sache: (schwerwiegend) bad, serious; (sehr unangenehm) bad; stärker: terrible; Erkältung, Wunde etc: bad, nasty;schlimmer Finger/Hals sore finger/throat;schlimmer Husten bad ( oder nasty) cough;Auswirkungen serious consequences;das ist ja eine schlimme Sache that’s awful ( oder terrible);es ist schon schlimm isn’t it awful;das war schlimm it was awful ( oder terrible);ist das denn so schlimm? what’s so bad about it?;die letzte Zeit war schlimm it’s been tough going lately;schlimme Zeiten hard times;mit ihm wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen he’ll come to a bad end;es sieht schlimm aus it looks (pretty) bad;das ist halb so schlimm! it’s not as bad as all that, it’s nothing to get upset about; verzeihend: it doesn’t matter, don’t worry about it;ist es schlimm, wenn ich nicht komme? would it be awful ( oder a nuisance) if I didn’t come?3. komp:schlimmer worse; sup:am schlimmsten worst (of all);etwas schlimmer machen make sth worse;schlimmer kann es nicht mehr werden things can hardly get any worse;es kommt noch schlimmer there’s worse to come;es wird immer schlimmer things are going from bad to worse;umso schlimmer so much the worse;im schlimmsten Fall … at (the) worst …4. subst:das Schlimme/Schlimmste an der Sache ist the awful/worst thing about it is;sich zum Schlimmen wenden take a turn for the worse;ich sehe nichts Schlimmes darin I don’t see anything wrong in it;es gibt Schlimmeres things could be worse, worse things happen at sea;auf das Schlimmste gefasst sein be prepared for the worst;das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst;wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt, … if the worst comes to the worst …* * *1.1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>2.[das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that
schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits
* * *adj.bad adj.fatal adj.ill adj.sad n.sore adj.wicked adj. adv.fatally adv.sorely adv.wickedly adv. -
8 mine
I.mine1 [min]feminine noun( = physionomie) expression• ... dit-il, la mine réjouie... he said with a cheerful expression on his face• tu as bonne mine maintenant ! now you look a complete idiot!il est venu nous demander comment ça marchait, mine de rien he came and asked us all casually (inf) how things were going• mine de rien, il n'est pas bête you wouldn't think it to look at him but he's no fool (inf)• mine de rien, ça nous a coûté 1 500 € believe it or not it cost us 1,500 eurosII.mine2 [min]1. feminine nouna. ( = gisement) mineb. ( = source) [de renseignements] minec. [de crayon] leadd. ( = explosif) mine2. compounds* * *min
1.
1) ( expression) expression; ( aspect) lookfaire triste mine — to have a gloomy expression, to look gloomy
elle nous a dit, mine de rien (colloq), que — she told us, casually, that
il est doué, mine de rien — (colloq) it may not be obvious, but he's very clever
2) ( apparence)avoir mauvaise mine, avoir une sale (colloq) or petite mine — to look a bit off-colour [BrE]
avoir bonne mine — [personne] to look well; [tarte, rôti] to look appetizing
j'aurais bonne mine! — iron I would look really stupid!
3) ( pour dessiner) leadcrayon à mine dure/grasse — hard/soft pencil
4) ( gisement) minemine d'or — lit, fig gold mine
5) ( source) sourcemine d'informations — fig mine of information
6) Armée mine
2.
mines nom féminin pluriel ( minauderies) simpering [U]Phrasal Verbs:••ne pas payer de mine — (colloq) not to look anything special (colloq)
* * *min1. nf1) (= physionomie) expression, lookElle avait une mine fatiguée. — She was looking tired.
avoir bonne mine > [personne] — to look well, ironique to look an utter idiot
Tu as bonne mine. — You look well.
Il a mauvaise mine. — He doesn't look well.
Elle a fait mine de le croire. — She pretended to believe him.
2) (apparence) [personne] appearanceIl ne faut pas juger les gens d'après leur mine. — You shouldn't judge people by their appearance.
3) [crayon] lead4) (= gisement, exploitation) minemine à ciel ouvert — opencast Grande-Bretagne mine, open-air USA mine
5) (= explosif) minemine de rien; Mine de rien, il est vraiment efficace. — You wouldn't think so but he's really efficient.
Elle a réussi mine de rien à le faire parler de lui. — Somehow or other she got him to talk about himself.
Il s'est installé, mine de rien, et il a tout réorganisé. — He settled in, cool as you please, and ended up reorganizing everything.
2. mines nfplpéjoratif simpering* * *A nf1 ( expression) expression; ( aspect) look; avoir la mine boudeuse to have a sulky expression, to look sulky; faire triste mine to have a gloomy expression, to look gloomy; tu en fais une mine! why are you looking like that?; ne fais pas cette mine! don't look like that!; sous sa mine aimable, c'est quelqu'un de très dur beneath his/her pleasant exterior, he/she is very hard; juger les gens sur leur mine to judge people by appearances; faire mine d'accepter/de ne pas comprendre to pretend to accept/not to understand; faire mine de partir/frapper to make as if to go/to hit; elle nous a dit, mine de rien○, que she told us, casually, that; il est doué, mine de rien○ it may not be obvious, but he's very clever; mine de rien○, elle arrive toujours à ses fins without being obvious about it, she always gets her way; elle a raison, mine de rien○ she's right, you know;2 ( apparence) avoir mauvaise mine to look a bit off-colourGB; avoir une sale○ or petite mine to look a bit off-colourGB; avoir une mine resplendissante to be glowing with health; avoir une mine de papier mâché to look washed out; avoir bonne mine [personne] to look well; [tarte, rôti] to look appetizing; j'aurais bonne mine! iron I would look really stupid!;3 ( pour dessiner) lead; crayon à mine dure/grasse hard/soft pencil;4 Mines gén mine; ( de charbon) gén colliery GB, mine; ( puits) pit GB, mine; mine à ciel ouvert opencast mine; travailler à la mine to be a miner, to work in a mine; l 'exploitation des mines mining; une région de mines a coal-mining area; mine d'or lit, fig gold mine;5 ( source) source; mine d'informations fig mine of information; une mine d'adresses utiles a source of useful addresses;6 Mil mine; sauter sur une mine to be blown up by a mine; mine terrestre land mine; mine antichar/antipersonnel antitank/antipersonnel mine.B mines nfpl1 ( minauderies) simpering ¢; faire des mines to simper;2 Admin les Mines official body responsible for regulating weights and measures and changes made to motor vehicles; ⇒ école.mine de crayon lead; mine de plomb graphite ¢.ne pas payer de mine○ not to look anything special○.[min] nom fémininfaire mine de: elle fit mine de raccrocher, puis se ravisa she made as if to hang up, then changed her mindne fais pas mine de ne pas comprendre don't act as if ou pretend you don't understandmine de rien (familier) : mine de rien, ça finit par coûter cher it may not seem much but when you add it all up, it's expensivemine de rien, elle était furieuse although ou though she didn't show it, she was furious2. [teint]tu as bonne mine, avec ta veste à l'envers! (figuré & ironique) you look great with your jacket on inside out!je lui trouve meilleure mine I think she looks better ou in better healthavoir une mine réjouie to beam, to be beamingmine de charbon ou de houille coal mine4. [source importante]une mine de a mine ou source of5. [d'un crayon] leadcrayon à mine grasse/dure soft/hard pencilmine de plomb graphite ou black lead[explosif] minemine aérienne/sous-marine/terrestre aerial/submarine/land mine7. [explosif]————————mines nom féminin pluriel1. [manières]il m'énerve à toujours faire des mines he irritates me, always simpering around2. GÉOGRAPHIE mining area, mines -
9 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 -
10 elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *A. adj1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable;ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken;Baracke hovel;in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell;jemandem ist/wird elend (übel) sb is feeling/begins to feel very unwell;elend aussehen look dreadful;sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej (gemein) despicableB. adv1. miserably;elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end;elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg (sehr) dreadfully;es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
11 awful
'o:ful1) (very great: an awful rush.) enorme, imponente; terrible, tremendo2) (very bad: This book is awful; an awful experience.) horrible, horroroso3) (severe: an awful headache.) terrible•- awfully- awfulness
awful adj terrible / horribletr['ɔːfʊl]1 (shocking) atroz, horrible2 familiar (very bad) fatal, horrible, espantoso,-aawful ['ɔfəl] adj1) awesome: asombroso2) dreadful: horrible, terrible, atroz3) enormous: enorme, tremendoan awful lot of people: muchísima gente, la mar de genteadj.• espantoso, -a adj.• horrendo, -a adj.• impresionante adj.• malísimo, -a adj.• pavoroso, -a adj.• terrible adj.
I 'ɔːfəl1) (colloq)a) <journey/weather/day> horrible, espantoso, atroz; < clothes> horroroso, espantoso; <joke/movie> malísimo, pésimoI know it sounds awful, but... — te parecerá una barbaridad, pero...
I felt awful — me sentía fatal or muy mal
for one awful moment I thought he had seen me — pasé un momento horrible or espantoso creyendo que me había visto
2) ( terrible) (liter) <revenge/destruction> atroz
II
adverb (AmE colloq) (as intensifier)['ɔːfǝl]1. ADJ1) (=dreadful) [weather] horrible, espantoso; [clothes, crime] horroroso, espantoso; [smell, dilemma] terriblewhat awful weather! — ¡qué tiempo más horrible or espantoso!
you are awful! — (=wicked) ¡qué malo eres!, ¡qué mala idea tienes!
•
I have an awful feeling something's going to happen — tengo la terrible sospecha de que va a pasar algo•
how awful! — ¡qué horror!how awful for you! — ¡qué mal rato habrás pasado!
•
to look awful — tener muy mal aspectoyou look awful, are you feeling all right? — tienes muy mala cara or tienes muy mal aspecto, ¿te encuentras bien?
•
for one awful moment I thought I'd broken it — ¡fue horrible! por un momento pensé que se me había roto•
it smells awful — huele fatal•
what an awful thing to happen! — ¡qué cosa tan horrible or terrible!the awful thing is that he thought we were joking — lo peor (del caso) es que él pensó que estábamos de broma
2) (=bad, poor)3) (=awesome) imponente, tremendo4) * (as intensifier)she's got an awful cheek! — ¡tiene una cara increíble! *
2.ADV(esp US) ** * *
I ['ɔːfəl]1) (colloq)a) <journey/weather/day> horrible, espantoso, atroz; < clothes> horroroso, espantoso; <joke/movie> malísimo, pésimoI know it sounds awful, but... — te parecerá una barbaridad, pero...
I felt awful — me sentía fatal or muy mal
for one awful moment I thought he had seen me — pasé un momento horrible or espantoso creyendo que me había visto
2) ( terrible) (liter) <revenge/destruction> atroz
II
adverb (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) -
12 matador
adj.backbreaking.m.bullfighter, matador.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (agotador) exhausting, killing2 familiar (de mal gusto) dreadful, appalling1 matador, bullfighter————————1 matador, bullfighter* * *matador, -a1. ADJ1) (=que mata) killing2) * (=horrible) horrible; (=ridículo) ridiculous; (=absurdo) absurd2. SM / F1) (=asesino) killer2) (Taur) matador, bullfighter* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *I1 - dora adjetivo (fam)a) <trabajo/espera> killing (colloq)b) <vestido/corbata> ( horrible) (Esp) horrible, hideousIIcon esa falda estás matadora — ( guapísima) you look great in that skirt; ( horrible) (Esp) you look terrible in that skirt
masculino matador* * *( fam)1 ‹trabajo/espera›estas clases de gimnasia son matadoras these gym classes are murder o killing ( colloq)es una carrera matadora it's a really tough race2 ‹vestido/corbata› horrible, hideousesa blusa le queda matadora that blouse looks horrible o hideous on hercon ese sombrero está matadora she looks terrible o a real sight in that hat ( colloq)matador* * *
matador sustantivo masculino
matador
matador sustantivo masculino matador, bullfighter
' matador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- novillera
- novillero
- torero
* * *matador, -ora♦ adjFam1. [cansado] exhausting;esta tarea es matadora this job is a killer;aguantar a su madre es matador it's murder putting up with his mother2. [feo, de mal gusto] awful, horrendous;esos zapatos te quedan matadores those shoes look awful on you♦ nmTaurom matador* * *I adj killing atrII m TAUR matador* * *matador nmtorero: matador, bullfighter -
13 Elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *1. (Leid) misery;aus tiefstem Elend from the depths of misery;wie das leibhaftige Elend aussehen umg look like death warmed up (US over), look (utterly) wretched;er bekam das heulende Elend umg he got the miseries, he just went to pieces;da könnte man das heulende Elend kriegen umg it’s enough to make you weepsoziales Elend social hardship;ins Elend geraten be reduced to poverty;bringen plunge into poverty (and distress)3. umg, fig:* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
14 pessimo agg
['pɛssimo] pessimo (-a)superl di cattivo1) (gen) awful, dreadful, very badabbiamo fatto un pessimo viaggio — we had a dreadful o an awful o an appalling journey
c'è un pessimo odore in questa stanza — there's an awful o a dreadful smell in this room
di pessima qualità — of very poor quality, very shoddy
essere di pessimo umore — to be in a foul o a terrible mood
hai un pessimo aspetto o una pessima cera — you look awful o dreadful
2) (molto riprovevole) very wicked, nasty -
15 pessimo
agg ['pɛssimo] pessimo (-a)superl di cattivo1) (gen) awful, dreadful, very badabbiamo fatto un pessimo viaggio — we had a dreadful o an awful o an appalling journey
c'è un pessimo odore in questa stanza — there's an awful o a dreadful smell in this room
di pessima qualità — of very poor quality, very shoddy
essere di pessimo umore — to be in a foul o a terrible mood
hai un pessimo aspetto o una pessima cera — you look awful o dreadful
2) (molto riprovevole) very wicked, nasty -
16 dat
dat11 [zelfstandig (gebruikt)] that2 [bijvoeglijk] that♦voorbeelden:zo, denk je dat? • is that what you think?dat doet maar! • some people!zij heeft dat en dat gezegd • she said such and suchdat is nog eens een man • there's a real man for youdat is het hem nu juist • that's just it, that's the problemziezo, dat is/was dat • right, that's that (then), so much for thatnou, dat is/was het dan • okay, that's that, that was itdat lijkt er meer op • that's more like itwat moet dat? • what's all this about?wat zou dat? • what of it?zij zoeken alleen dat wat voordeel geeft • they only seek (whatever is to) their own advantagemijn boek en dat van jullie • my book and yoursdat mens • that (dreadful) woman1 [beperkend] that, which; 〈 met betrekking tot personen〉 that, who; 〈met betrekking tot personen; 3e en 4e naamval en onmiddellijk na voorzetsels; formeel〉 whom 〈in informeel stijl kan het betrekkelijk voornaamwoord vervallen behalve wanneer het het onderwerp is van de betrekkelijk bijzin〉2 [uitbreidend] which; 〈 met betrekking tot personen〉 who; 〈met betrekking tot personen; 3e en 4e naamval en onmiddellijk na voorzetsels; formeel〉 whom♦voorbeelden:1 het bericht dat hij mij bracht … • the message (that/which) he brought me …het bericht dat mij gebracht werd … • the message that/which was brought me …het jongetje dat ik een appel heb gegeven • the little boy (that/who) I gave an apple tohet kind dat net riep, is mijn zoon • the child that/who just called out is my sonhier woont een meisje dat ik vroeger kende • a girl (that/who) I used to know lives here2 het huis, dat onlangs opgeknapt was, werd verkocht • the house, which had recently been done up, was sold————————dat2〈 voegwoord〉2 [met betrekking tot graadaanduidend gevolg] 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉3 [met betrekking tot reden, oorzaak] that, because4 [met betrekking tot doel] so that5 [met betrekking tot beperking] as far as6 [in uitroepen] 〈zie voorbeelden 6〉♦voorbeelden:1 zij kregen bericht dat hij niet op tijd zou zijn • they got a message (to say) that he would be latein plaats (van) dat je me het vertelt … • instead of telling me, you …de reden dat hij niet komt is … • the reason (why) he's not coming is …uit vrees dat • for fear thatik denk dat hij komt • I think (that) he'll comebehalve dat • except thatzonder dat ik het wist • without me knowingzij zongen dat het een (lieve) lust was • they sang with great gustohet regende dat het goot • it was pouring (down)hij vloekte dat de honden er geen brood van lustten • he swore like a trooper3 hij is kwaad, dat hij niet mee mag • he is angry that/because he can't comeben je ziek dat je zo bleek ziet? • don't you feel well, you look so pale5 is ze handig, dat u weet? • is she any good as far as you know?is hier ook een bioscoop? niet dat ik weet • is there a cinema here? not that I know6 smerig dat het er uit zag! • you should have seen how dirty it was!dat mij nu juist zoiets moest overkomen! • that such a thing should happen to me right now!stommeling dat je bent! • you stupid fool! -
17 impresentable
adj.unpresentable.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) unpresentable2 figurado (vergonzoso) shameful\ser un,-a impresentable familiar to be an embarrassment* * *ADJ (=no presentable) unpresentable; [acto] disgraceful* * *adjetivo unpresentable* * *= unpresentable, disgraceful.Ex. What is really unpresentable is the immorality of our conduct in Vietnam.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.* * *adjetivo unpresentable* * *= unpresentable, disgraceful.Ex: What is really unpresentable is the immorality of our conduct in Vietnam.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.* * *unpresentableestás impresentable ¿por qué no te arreglas un poco? you're not presentable o fit to be seen, why don't you tidy yourself up a bit?* * *
impresentable adjetivo unpresentable, dreadful, (intolerable) outrageous
* * *♦ adjunpresentable;con esos pelos estás impresentable you can't go anywhere with your hair like that♦ nmfes un impresentable he's a disgrace* * *adj unpresentable* * *impresentable adj: unpresentable, unfit -
18 unmöglich
I Adj. impossible (auch umg., fig. Mensch etc.); umg., fig. Kleid, Benehmen etc.: auch dreadful; ( das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg.; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg.; das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him; zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour; Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible; sich unmöglich machen fig. (SEIN ANSEHEN VERLIEREN) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.; jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on s.o.; (lächerlich machen) make s.o. look a foolII Adv. not possibly; sich benehmen etc.: abysmally; er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully; wir können unmöglich zulassen, dass we can’t possibly allow s.o./s.th. to; er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes; das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)* * *impossible; infeasible* * *ụn|mög|lich1. adjimpossible; (pej inf = unpassend auch) ridiculousUnmögliches, das Unmögliche — the impossible
jdn/sich unmöglich machen — to make sb/oneself look ridiculous, to make sb look (like) a fool/to make a fool of oneself
2. adv(= keinesfalls) not possibly; (pej inf = unpassend) impossibly; sich anziehen ridiculouslyunmöglich aussehen (inf) — to look ridiculous
* * *1) impossibly2) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossible3) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) impossible4) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) unearthly* * *un·mög·lich[ˈʊnmø:klɪç]I. adj1. (nicht machbar) impossible\unmögliche Bedingungen impossible conditionsein \unmögliches Vorhaben an unfeasible planes jdm etw \unmöglich machen to make sth impossible for sbes jdm \unmöglich machen, etw zu tun to make it impossible for sb to do sthjdn/sich [bei jdm/irgendwo] \unmöglich machen to make a fool of sb/oneself [in front of sb/somewhere]▪ etwas/nichts U\unmögliches something/nothing that's impossibledas U\unmögliche möglich machen to make the impossible happensie hatte einen \unmöglichen Hut auf she was wearing a ridiculous hat; (seltsam) incredibledu hast manchmal die \unmöglichsten Ideen! sometimes you have the most incredible ideas!das geht \unmöglich that's out of the question* * *1.1) impossibleich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible
2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous
3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible2. 3.ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...
* * *A. adj impossible (auch umg, fig Mensch etc); umg, fig Kleid, Benehmen etc: auch dreadful;(das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg;das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him;zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour;Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible;sich unmöglich machen fig (sein Ansehen verlieren) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.;jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on sb; (lächerlich machen) make sb look a foolB. adv not possibly; sich benehmen etc: abysmally;er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully;wir können unmöglich zu, dass we can’t possibly allow sb/sth to;er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes;das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)* * *1.1) impossibleich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible
2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous
3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible2. 3.ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...
* * *adj.impossible adj. adv.impossibly adv. -
19 horrible
adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.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. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.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: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
20 brutto
ugly( cattivo) badtempo, tipo, situazione, affare nastyuna brutta notizia bad news* * *brutto agg.1 ugly, nasty: una brutta casa, an ugly house; un brutto uomo, an ugly man; lo spettacolo era più brutto di quanto pensassi, the show was even worse than I expected; che brutta statua!, what an ugly statue! // brutto come il peccato, as ugly as sin2 ( scialbo, insignificante) plain, unattractive: un volto piuttosto brutto, a rather plain face; ha un bel viso, ma un brutto corpo, she has a pretty face but her body isn't very attractive4 ( sfavorevole) nasty, ugly; ( sgradevole) unpleasant, nasty; ( serio, grave) bad, nasty: è un brutto posto per viverci, it's an unpleasant place to live in; è una brutta situazione, it's a nasty situation; ha una brutta ferita, he has an ugly (o nasty) wound; è stato un brutto incidente, it was a really nasty accident; brutte notizie, bad news; brutto segno, bad sign; brutto tempo, nasty (o filthy o foul) weather; brutto voto, bad mark; avere un brutto raffreddore, to have a bad cold; fare brutta figura, to cut a bad (o a poor) figure // alle brutte, if the worst happens (o if the worst comes to the worst) // venire alle brutte, to come to blows // vederne delle brutte, (fig.) to have a bad time5 ( biasimevole) mean, low-down; ( sconveniente) unseemly: una brutta azione, a bad action; un brutto comportamento, an unseemly behaviour; un brutto tiro, a mean trick6 ( rafforzativo) great, nasty, terrible; (fam.) big: brutto villano!, big oaf!; è una brutta bestia, it's a hard nut to crack◆ s.m.1 ( persona brutta) ugly person2 ugliness: non distingue il brutto dal bello, he can't tell the difference between what's ugly and what's beautiful; il brutto della situazione è che non abbiamo una lira, the bad thing about the situation is that we haven't got a penny* * *['brutto] brutto (-a)1. agg1) (persona, vestito, casa) uglyvedersela brutta — (per un attimo) to have a nasty moment, (per un periodo) to have a bad time of it
2. smil brutto è che... — the problem o unfortunate thing is that...
3. avvpicchiare qn di brutto — to give sb a bad o nasty beating
* * *['brutto] 1.1) (esteticamente) [persona, animale, costruzione, luogo] ugly2) (scadente) [opera, spettacolo] bad, terrible3) (negativo) [ricordo, impressione, segno, notizia, voto] bad; [sorpresa, esperienza, faccenda, affare] bad, nasty4) (grave) [incidente, ferita, errore, tosse] bad, nasty5) (difficile) [situazione, momento] bad, hard, difficult; [ inizio] poor6) (sconveniente) [momento, luogo] bad, unsuitable7) (cattivo) [comportamento, parola, scherzo] bad; [abitudine, vizio] bad, nasty2.è brutto che qcn. faccia — it is bad of sb. to do
sostantivo maschileil brutto della faccenda è che... — the worst of it is that...
ha di brutto che... — the bad thing about it is that
2) meteor.guardare qcn. di brutto — to look at sb. askance; (senza mezzi termini)
chiedere qcs. di brutto — to ask sth. straight-out; (completamente)
•- a copia — rough copy
••con le -e — shabbily, roughly
••vedersela -a — to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shape
Note:Come guida ai diversi usi e significati dell'aggettivo brutto presentati nella voce qui sotto, va specificato che gli equivalenti inglesi distinguono abbastanza nettamente tra il giudizio estetico e quello di valore. - Nel primo caso, l'equivalente diretto di brutto è ugly, ma quest'ultima parola è molto forte (= bruttissimo, decisamente brutto), ed è pertanto sostituibile, con riferimento a cose, da espressioni via via meno forti quali rather ugly, not much to look at o not very nice; con riferimento a persone, si può usare ancora not much to look at, o very ordinary-looking, not at all good-looking (per i maschi) e not very pretty, rather plain o plain (per le femmine). - Nel caso di un giudizio principalmente di valore, l'equivalente più comune è senz'altro bad; si possono usare anche terrible, dreadful e awful, che con l'uso hanno perso il significato forte di un tempo. Si veda la voce qui sotto per ulteriori esempi* * *brutto/'brutto/Come guida ai diversi usi e significati dell'aggettivo brutto presentati nella voce qui sotto, va specificato che gli equivalenti inglesi distinguono abbastanza nettamente tra il giudizio estetico e quello di valore. - Nel primo caso, l'equivalente diretto di brutto è ugly, ma quest'ultima parola è molto forte (= bruttissimo, decisamente brutto), ed è pertanto sostituibile, con riferimento a cose, da espressioni via via meno forti quali rather ugly, not much to look at o not very nice; con riferimento a persone, si può usare ancora not much to look at, o very ordinary-looking, not at all good-looking (per i maschi) e not very pretty, rather plain o plain (per le femmine). - Nel caso di un giudizio principalmente di valore, l'equivalente più comune è senz'altro bad; si possono usare anche terrible, dreadful e awful, che con l'uso hanno perso il significato forte di un tempo. Si veda la voce qui sotto per ulteriori esempi.1 (esteticamente) [persona, animale, costruzione, luogo] ugly; essere brutto da far paura o come il peccato to be as ugly as sin2 (scadente) [opera, spettacolo] bad, terrible3 (negativo) [ricordo, impressione, segno, notizia, voto] bad; [sorpresa, esperienza, faccenda, affare] bad, nasty4 (grave) [incidente, ferita, errore, tosse] bad, nasty5 (difficile) [situazione, momento] bad, hard, difficult; [ inizio] poor6 (sconveniente) [momento, luogo] bad, unsuitable7 (cattivo) [comportamento, parola, scherzo] bad; [abitudine, vizio] bad, nasty; è brutto che qcn. faccia it is bad of sb. to do9 (con insulti) brutto stupido! you silly idiot!1 (lato spiacevole) il brutto della faccenda è che... the worst of it is that...; ha di brutto che... the bad thing about it is that...2 meteor. il tempo volge al brutto the weather is changing for the worse3 di brutto (con ostilità) guardare qcn. di brutto to look at sb. askance; (senza mezzi termini) chiedere qcs. di brutto to ask sth. straight-out; (completamente) ti sbagli di brutto you're quite wrong\- a copia rough copy.
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