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1 bad
bædcomparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) malo2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) malo3) (unpleasant: bad news.) malo4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) malo, podrido, pasado5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) malo, perjudicial, nocivo, pernicioso6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) que duele; enfermo7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) incobrable•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
bad adj1. malo2. grave / fuerte3. malo / podrido / pasadoto be not bad estar bien / no estar malhow are things? Not bad ¿cómo va todo? Biento be bad at something ser malo en algo / darse mal algoI'm bad at maths soy malo en mates / se me dan mal las matesto be bad for you ser malo / ser malo para la saludto go bad podrirse / echarse a perdertr[bæd]1 malo,-a (before masc noun) mal2 (rotten) podrido,-a, pasado,-a3 (serious) grave4 (harmful) nocivo,-a, perjudicial5 (polluted) viciado,-a, contaminado,-a6 (naughty) malo,-a, travieso,-a7 (aches, illnesses) fuerte, intenso,-a8 (tooth) cariado,-a1 lo malo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtoo bad! ¡mala pata!, ¡qué lástima!to be bad at (skill, subject) ser malo,-a ento be in a bad way estar hecho,-a un Cristoto be in somebody's bad books estar en la lista negra de alguiento come to a bad end acabar malto feel bad encontrarse malto feel bad about something saberle mal a alguien algoto go from bad to worse ir de mal en peorto have a bad leg tener la pierna lisiadato take the bad with the good estar a las duras y a las madurasbad cheque cheque nombre masculino sin fondosbad debt deuda incobrablebad adj1) : malo2) rotten: podrido3) serious, severe: grave4) defective: defectuosoa bad check: un cheque sin fondos5) harmful: perjudicial6) corrupt, evil: malo, corrompido7) naughty: travieso8)from bad to worse : de mal en peor9)too bad! : ¡qué lástima!bad n: lo malothe good and the bad: lo bueno y lo maloadj.• dañado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• falso, -a adj.• fatal adj.• maleta adj.• malo, -a adj.• podrido, -a adj.
I bædadjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]1)a) ( of poor quality) malob) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf
I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres
to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte
2)a) ( unpleasant) maloto go from bad to worse — ir* de mal en peor
it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal
b) ( unsatisfactory) maloit'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas
it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir
if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella
c) ( harmful) maloto be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud
3)a) <behavior/manners> malob) ( evil) malo4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido6) ( afflicted)how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)
to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)
7) ( sorry)it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte
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adverb (esp AmE colloq)[bæd]she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)
1. ADJ(compar worse) (superl worst)1) (=disagreeable) malomood II, 1., temper 1., 1), time 1., 7)to taste bad — saber mal, no saber bueno
2) (=poor, inferior) malo•
to be bad at sth — ser malo para algoI was bad at sports — era muy malo para los deportes, los deportes se me daban mal
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bad light stopped play — se suspendió el partido debido a la falta de luz•
it would make me look bad in the press — daría una mala imagen de mí en la prensa•
this wine's not bad at all — este vino no está nada mal•
too bad, it's too bad you couldn't get tickets — es una pena or una lástima que no hayas podido conseguir entradas"that was my drink!" - "too bad!" — -¡ésa era mi bebida! -¡qué le vamos a hacer!
if you don't like it, (that's) too bad! — si no te gusta, ¡peor para ti!
3) (=serious, severe) [accident, mistake] grave; [headache] fuerteshe's got a bad cold — está muy resfriada, tiene un resfriado fuerte
4) (=unfavourable) malobook 1., 1)5) (=harmful) malo•
to be bad for sth/sb, smoking is bad for you or for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud, fumar perjudica la salud6) (=wicked) [person, behaviour] maloyou bad boy! — ¡qué niño más malo eres!
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it's too bad of you! — ¿no te da vergüenza?language 1., 5)it's really too bad of him! — ¡realmente no tiene vergüenza!
7)• to feel bad about sth (=sorry) —
are you trying to make me feel bad? — ¿estás intentando hacer que me sienta culpable?
don't feel bad (about it), it's not your fault — no te preocupes, no es culpa tuya
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to be in a bad way, the economy is in a bad way — la economía va mal9) (=rotten) [food] podrido; [milk] cortado; [tooth] picadoblood•
to go bad — pasarse, estropearse10) (Econ) [cheque] sin fondos2.N lo maloparents can have a powerful influence for good or bad — los padres pueden tener mucha influencia para lo bueno y para lo malo
there is both good and bad in every human being — hay una parte buena y una parte mala en cada ser humano
3.ADV*if you want it that bad you can pay for it yourself — si tanto lo quieres, comprátelo tú
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the way she looks at him, you can tell she's got it bad — por la forma en que lo mira, se nota que está colada por él *•
to be in bad with sb, he's in bad with the law — tiene problemas con la ley4.CPDbad apple N — (=person) manzana f podrida
bad guy * N — (=baddy) (in film, story) malo m ; (=criminal) delincuente m
bad hair day * N — (=bad day) mal día m
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to have a bad hair day — (bad day) tener un mal día; (with messy hair) tener el pelo todo revuelto
"Malo" shortened to "mal"
► Malo must be shortened to mal before a masculine singular noun:
He was in a bad mood Estaba de mal humor
Position of "malo"
► Mal/ Mala {etc} precedes the noun in general comments. Here, there is no comparison, implied or explicit, with something better:
I'm afraid I have some bad news for you Me temo que traigo malas noticias para usted
I've had a bad day today Hoy he tenido un mal día ► Malo/ Mala {etc} follows the noun when there is an implicit or explicit comparison with something good:
... his only bad day in the race...... su único día malo en la carrera...
Ser/Estar malo
► Use malo with ser to describe inherent qualities and characteristics:
Smoking is bad for your health Fumar es malo para la salud
This is a very bad film Esta película es malísima ► Use malo with estar to describe unpleasant food or else to mean "unwell":
The food was really bad La comida estaba malísima
He's been unwell lately Ha estado malo últimamente
Estar mal
► Use estar with the adverb mal to give a general comment on a situation that seems bad or wrong:
Cheating in your exams is really bad Está muy mal que copies en los exámenes
In the space of an hour I've signed fifty books. Not bad En una hora he firmado cincuenta libros. No está mal
I managed to come second, which wasn't bad He conseguido acabar segundo, lo que no estuvo mal For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bæd]adjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]1)a) ( of poor quality) malob) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf
I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres
to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte
2)a) ( unpleasant) maloto go from bad to worse — ir* de mal en peor
it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal
b) ( unsatisfactory) maloit'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas
it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir
if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella
c) ( harmful) maloto be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud
3)a) <behavior/manners> malob) ( evil) malo4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido6) ( afflicted)how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)
to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)
7) ( sorry)it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte
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adverb (esp AmE colloq)she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)
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2 scrawl
skro:l
1. verb(to write untidily or hastily: I scrawled a hasty note to her.) garabatear
2. noun(untidy or bad handwriting: I hope you can read this scrawl.) garabatotr[skrɔːl]1 (writing) garabato, garabatos nombre masculino plural1 garabatear, garrapatear1 garabatear, hacer garabatosscrawl ['skrɔl] v: garabatearscrawl n: garabato mn.• escarabajo s.m.• garabato s.m.• garrapato s.m.• garrapatos s.m.pl.v.• borrajear v.• borronear v.• escarabajear v.• garabatear v.• garrapatear v.• hacer garabatos v.skrɔːl
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a) c ( mark) garabato mb) u ( handwriting) garabatos mpl
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transitive verb garabatear
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vi garabatear, hacer* garabatos[skrɔːl]1.2.VT garabatear3.VI garabatear, hacer garabatos* * *[skrɔːl]
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3 atrocious
ə'trəuʃəs1) (very bad: Your handwriting is atrocious.) atroz, pésimo2) (extremely cruel: an atrocious crime.) atroz•- atrocity
atrocious adj atroztr[ə'trəʊʃəs]1 (cruel) atroz2 familiar fatal, malísimo,-aatrocious [ə'tro:ʃəs] adj: atroz♦ atrociously advadj.• abominable adj.• atroz adj.• horroroso, -a adj.ə'trəʊʃəsa) ( very bad) (colloq) <spelling/manners> espantoso (fam)b) ( horrifying) <injuries/conditions> atroz[ǝ'trǝʊʃǝs]ADJ1) (=shocking) [crime, treatment] atroz2) * (=very bad) [film, food, spelling] pésimo, espantoso; [weather] espantoso* * *[ə'trəʊʃəs]a) ( very bad) (colloq) <spelling/manners> espantoso (fam)b) ( horrifying) <injuries/conditions> atroz -
4 shocking
1) (causing horror or dismay: shocking news.) terrible, horroroso, horrible2) (very bad: a shocking cold.) espantososhocking adj1. terrible / espantoso2. malísimo3. escandalosotr['ʃɒkɪŋ]1 (horrific) terrible, horroroso,-a, horrible2 (disgraceful, offensive) chocante, escandaloso,-a, vergonzoso,-a3 familiar (very bad) espantoso,-a, pésimo,-a4 (colour) chillón,-ona■ shocking pink rosa chillón, rosa fosforitoadj.• chocante adj.• escandaloso, -a adj.• espantoso, -a adj.• estrepitoso, -a adj.• horrible adj.'ʃɑːkɪŋ, 'ʃɒkɪŋa) <news/report> espeluznante, horrible, horrorosob) <weather/cough> espantoso, horriblec) <behavior/language> escandaloso, vergonzoso['ʃɒkɪŋ]1. ADJ1) (=extremely bad) [weather, performance, handwriting] pésimo, espantosoto be in a shocking state — estar en un pésimo estado, estar en un estado penoso
2) (=appalling) [news, sight, murder] espeluznante, espantoso3) (=outrageous) [book, film, act] escandalosoit was shocking how badly paid these young girls were — era de escándalo or era escandaloso lo mal que se pagaba a estas chicas
it's shocking to think that... — escandaliza pensar que...
2.CPDshocking pink N — rosa m estridente, rosa m fosforito
* * *['ʃɑːkɪŋ, 'ʃɒkɪŋ]a) <news/report> espeluznante, horrible, horrorosob) <weather/cough> espantoso, horriblec) <behavior/language> escandaloso, vergonzoso -
5 example
1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) ejemplo2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) ejemplo3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) ejemplo4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) ejemplo•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example
example n1. ejemplo2. muestratr[ɪg'zɑːmpəl]1 (gen) ejemplo2 (specimen) ejemplo■ this building is a perfect example of modernist architecture este edificio es un ejemplo perfecto de la arquitectura modernista\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor example por ejemplolet this be an example to you que esto te sirva de ejemploto make an example of somebody dar un castigo ejemplar a alguiento set a good example dar buen ejemploto set a bad example dar mal ejemploexample [ɪg'zæmpəl, ɛg-] n: ejemplo mfor example: por ejemploto set an example: dar ejemplon.• ejemplar s.m.• ejemplo s.m.ɪg'zæmpəl, ɪg'zɑːmpəl1) (specimen, sample) ejemplo m2)a) ( model) ejemplo mto set somebody an example, to set an example for o (BrE also) to somebody — darle* (el) ejemplo a alguien
to follow somebody's example — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien
b) ( warning)to make an example of somebody — darle* un castigo ejemplar a alguien
[ɪɡ'zɑːmpl]N (gen) ejemplo m ; (=copy, specimen) ejemplar mto quote sth/sb as an example — citar algo/a algn como ejemplo
to set a good/bad example — dar buen/mal ejemplo
to make an example of sb, to punish sb as an example — dar a algn un castigo ejemplar
* * *[ɪg'zæmpəl, ɪg'zɑːmpəl]1) (specimen, sample) ejemplo m2)a) ( model) ejemplo mto set somebody an example, to set an example for o (BrE also) to somebody — darle* (el) ejemplo a alguien
to follow somebody's example — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien
b) ( warning)to make an example of somebody — darle* un castigo ejemplar a alguien
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6 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) disfrazar(se)2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) disimular, disfrazar
2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) disfrazado2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) disfrazdisguise1 n disfrazdisguise2 vb disfrazartr[dɪs'gaɪz]1 disfraz nombre masculino1 (person) disfrazar (as, de); (voice, handwriting) cambiar2 (feelings, opinions) disfrazar, disimular; (mistake) ocultar■ there's no disguising the fact that... no se puede ocultar el hecho de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin disguise disfrazado,-ato diguise oneself disfrazarse1) : disfrazar, enmascarar (el aspecto)2) conceal: encubrir, disimulardisguise n: disfraz mn.• disfraz s.m.• embozo s.m.• rebozo s.m.• tinte s.m.• velo s.m.v.• cubrir v.• demudar v.• desfigurar v.• disfrazar v.• disimular v.• embozar v.• enmascarar v.• revestir v.
I dɪs'gaɪza) \<\<person\>\> disfrazar*; \<\<voice\>\> cambiarto disguise oneself (AS something) — disfrazarse* (de algo)
b) ( conceal) \<\<mistake\>\> ocultar; \<\<disapproval/contempt\>\> disimular
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count & mass noun disfraz m[dɪs'ɡaɪz]1.N disfraz m2.VT [+ person] disfrazar (as de); [+ voice] simular, cambiar; [+ feelings] ocultar, disimular; [+ bad points, error] ocultarto disguise o.s. as — disfrazarse de
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I [dɪs'gaɪz]a) \<\<person\>\> disfrazar*; \<\<voice\>\> cambiarto disguise oneself (AS something) — disfrazarse* (de algo)
b) ( conceal) \<\<mistake\>\> ocultar; \<\<disapproval/contempt\>\> disimular
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count & mass noun disfraz m
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