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1 chiste malo
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2 melodramático
• corny• history• histrionically• melodramatic -
3 sensiblero
• corny• foolishly sentimental• maudlin• nakedness• name• overly sentimental• schmaltzy• sentient• sentimental drivel• softy• tearful• tearing -
4 cursi
adj.1 tacky(dress, song).2 prissy, affected, la-di-da, chichi.f. & m.affected person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (afectado) pretentious, affected, twee1 familiar pretentious person, affected person* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=amanerado) affected; (=remilgado) prissy; [en sus gustos] twee2) [objeto] twee2.SMFes una cursi — (=amanerada) she's so affected; (=niña remilgada) she's so prissy; [en sus gustos] she's so twee
* * *Iadjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichiIImasculino y femenino (fam)es un cursi — he's so affected o twee
* * *= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex. His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichiIImasculino y femenino (fam)es un cursi — he's so affected o twee
* * *= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex: His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.
Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *( fam):se cree muy elegante y refinada pero yo la encuentro cursi she thinks she's so chic and refined but she just seems affected to mesus ideas sobre el matrimonio son de lo más cursi her ideas on marriage are terribly romantic and sentimental, she has such twee ideas about marriage ( BrE)llevaba unos lacitos en el pelo de lo más cursi she was wearing some horribly prissy o ( AmE) cutesy o ( BrE) twee little ribbons in her hairtenía la casa decorada de la manera más cursi the decor in his house was terribly chichi o precious o fussyes muy cursilona she's terribly precious o affected o ( BrE) twee( fam)es un cursi he's so affected o precious o ( BrE) twee* * *
cursi adjetivo (fam) ‹ objeto› corny, twee (BrE);
‹ idea› sentimental, twee (BrE);
‹ decoración› chichi;
‹ persona› affected;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam):◊ es un cursi he's so affected o (BrE) twee
cursi adjetivo pey pretentious, affected
' cursi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repipi
- siútico
English:
corny
- genteel
- twee
* * *♦ adj1. [vestido, canción] tacky, Br naff;a mi abuela le gustan esas cortinas tan cursis my grandmother likes those twee curtainscamina de una manera muy cursi she has a very affected way of walking;no seas cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands♦ nmfaffected person;es un cursi he's so affected;no seas un cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands* * *famI adj persona affectedII m/f:es un cursi he is so affected* * ** * *cursi adj twee -
5 sensiblero
adj.1 tearfully sentimental, overly sentimental, maudlin, foolishly sentimental.2 soppy, corny, drippy, slushy.* * *► adjetivo1 mawkish, sentimental* * *ADJ sentimental, slushy ** * *- ra adjetivo (pey) < persona> overly sentimental, mawkish; <novela/película> mawkish, schmaltzy (colloq)* * *= maudlin, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *- ra adjetivo (pey) < persona> overly sentimental, mawkish; <novela/película> mawkish, schmaltzy (colloq)* * *= maudlin, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex: He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *sensiblero -ra( pey); ‹persona› overly sentimental, mawkish; ‹novela/película› mawkish, schmaltzy ( colloq), slushy ( colloq)* * *
sensiblero◊ -ra adjetivo (pey) mawkish
sensiblero,-a adj pey (persona) mawkish
(obra, novela) mushy
' sensiblero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sensiblera
English:
maudlin
- sentimental
- sloppy
- touchy-feely
- corny
- schmaltzy
* * *sensiblero, -a adjPey mushy, sloppy* * *adj sentimental, schmaltzy fam* * *sensiblero, -ra adj: mawkish, sentimental, mushy -
6 cursilería
f.pretentiousness, snobbishness, bad taste.* * *1→ link=cursilada cursilada* * *SF1) (=cualidad) (=amaneramiento) [gen] affectation; [de niña remilgada] prissiness; (=mal gusto) tweeness2) (=acto)* * *cursilada femeninoraya en la cursilería — it verges on the sentimental o the schmaltzy
* * *cursilada femeninoraya en la cursilería — it verges on the sentimental o the schmaltzy
* * *cursilería, cursiladaes difícil hacer una película romántica que no raye en la cursilería it's difficult to make a romantic film that doesn't lapse into sentimentality o into being schmaltzylas invitaciones a la boda le parecieron una cursilería she thought the wedding invitations were rather cutesy ( AmE) o ( BrE) twee* * *cursilería nf1.[comentario] to be stupid o Br naff; [decoración, objeto] to be tacky o Br naff;ser una cursilería [acto, comportamiento] to be affected;esas cortinas que le gustan a mi abuela son una cursilería those curtains my grandmother likes are really twee;es una cursilería comer el plátano con cuchillo y tenedor it's really prissy to eat bananas with a knife and fork2. [cualidad] tackiness, Br naffness* * *f affectation* * *cursilería nf1) : vulgarity, poor taste2) : pretentiousness -
7 chiste malo
m.corny joke.* * *(n.) = shaggy dog storyEx. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.* * *(n.) = shaggy dog storyEx: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
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8 hortera
adj.1 tacky(informal) (decoration, clothes, song). (peninsular Spanish)2 bad-taste, tacky.* * *► adjetivo1 vulgar person, person with no taste* * *I * Esp1. ADJ INV1) (=de mal gusto) [decoración] tacky *, tasteless, vulgar; [persona] lacking in taste; [gustos] terrible, crude2) † (=fingido) fraud, sham2.SMFIIes un hortera — his taste stinks *, he has lousy taste *
† SF wooden bowlIII† SM shop-assistant, grocer's boy* * *I IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam)es una hortera — she's so uncool (colloq)
* * *= tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], bad taste, naff.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.* * *I IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam)es una hortera — she's so uncool (colloq)
* * *= tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], bad taste, naff.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.* * *( Esp fam) ‹vestido› tacky ( colloq), naff ( BrE colloq); ‹cantante› uncool ( colloq), naff ( BrE colloq)tiene un gusto de lo más hortera para vestirse he has lousy o really naff taste in clothes ( colloq)tiene un novio hortera she has a really uncool boyfriend ( colloq)la canción es super-hortera it's a really uncool o naff songes una hortera she's so uncool ( colloq), she likes such tacky things ( colloq), she has really naff taste ( BrE colloq)* * *
hortera adjetivo (Esp fam) ‹vestido/canción› tacky (colloq);
hortera
I adj fam
1 (persona) flashy, vulgar: esa mujer es tan hortera, that woman has no taste at all
2 (objeto) tacky, kitsch
II mf es un hortera, he has no taste
' hortera' also found in these entries:
English:
brash
- flash
- flashy
- loud
- naff
- tacky
- tawdry
- vulgar
* * *♦ adj1. [decoración, ropa, canción] tacky, Br naff♦ nmf* * *I famadj tacky famII m/f famtacky person fam* * ** * *hortera adj naff -
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;
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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 melodramático
adj.1 melodramatic, histrionic, corny, cornball.2 melodramatic, blood-and-thunder, exaggerated, stagy.* * *► adjetivo1 melodramatic* * *ADJ melodramatic* * *- ca adjetivo melodramatic* * *= melodramatic, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex. The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *- ca adjetivo melodramatic* * *= melodramatic, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex: The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *melodramático -ca‹género/actriz› melodramatic; ‹reacción/situación› melodramatic* * *
melodramático◊ -ca adjetivo
melodramatic
' melodramático' also found in these entries:
English:
melodramatic
- mushy
- hokum
* * *melodramático, -a adjmelodramatic* * *adj melodramatic* * *melodramático, -ca adj: melodramatic -
11 sentimental
adj.sentimental.f. & m.sentimental person, sentimentalist, soft-hearted person, softie.* * *► adjetivo1 sentimental1 sentimental person* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=emotivo) [persona, objeto] sentimental; [mirada] soulful2) [asunto, vida] love antes de s* * *a) ( relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentalb) <persona/canción/novela> sentimentalc) <aventura/vida> love (before n)* * *= sentimental, feeling-centered, misty-eyed, emotive.Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.----* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* novela sentimental = novelette.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* suicidio sentimental = sentimental suicide.* * *a) ( relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentalb) <persona/canción/novela> sentimentalc) <aventura/vida> love (before n)* * *= sentimental, feeling-centered, misty-eyed, emotive.Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* novela sentimental = novelette.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* suicidio sentimental = sentimental suicide.* * *1 (relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentaltenía un gran valor sentimental it had great sentimental value2 ‹persona› sentimental; ‹canción/novela› sentimentalno te pongas sentimental que me vas a hacer llorar don't get all sentimental or you'll make me cry3 ‹aventura/vida› love ( before n)tiene problemas sentimentales she's having problems with her love lifesentimentalist ( frml), sentimental person* * *
sentimental adjetivo
sentimental
I adjetivo sentimental: su vida sentimental es un desastre, her love life is a disaster
II mf sentimental person: es una sentimental, she's a sentimental woman
' sentimental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compañera
- compañero
- ligadura
- pareja
- parejo
- revés
- consultorio
- cursi
- romántico
- valor
- vida
English:
corny
- girlfriend
- love
- maudlin
- partnership
- sentimental
- sentimentally
- ballad
- involvement
- slush
- unsentimental
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] sentimental;se puso sentimental he got sentimental2. [que expresa ternura] sentimental;esa medalla tiene mucho valor sentimental that medal has great sentimental valuecompañero sentimental partner;problemas sentimentales relationship problems;relación sentimental relationship;ruptura sentimental break-up♦ nmfes un sentimental he's very sentimental* * *adj emotional;ser sentimental be sentimental* * *sentimental adj1) : sentimental2) : love, romanticvida sentimental: love lifesentimental nmf: sentimentalist* * *sentimental adj sentimental -
12 sentimentaloide
adj.1 mushy, sloppy.2 foolishly sentimental, corny, drippy, soppy.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar schmaltzy, gooey, over-sentimental* * *= mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *= mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.], touchy-feely.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: He said all this touchy-feely stuff was nonsense, that the only things that mattered were the bottom line and meeting targets.* * *( fam); ‹novela/poema› schmaltzy ( colloq), slushy ( colloq); ‹persona› mawkish, soppy ( BrE colloq)se puso sentimentaloide she went all mawkish o soppy* * *sentimentaloide adjPey mushy, sloppy -
13 mersada
femenino (RPl fam & pey)* * *femenino (RPl fam & pey)* * ** * *mersada nfRP Famla ceremonia fue una mersada the ceremony was really tacky;esa canción es una mersada that song is incredibly corny* * *f Rpl famtacky thing fam -
14 sobado
adj.1 kneaded.2 shop-worn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: sobar.* * *1→ link=sobar sobar► adjetivo1 (desgastado) worn, shabby2 (manoseado) well-thumbed, dog-eared* * *ADJ1) [ropa] (=usado) worn, shabby; (=arrugado) crumpled2) [libro] well-thumbed, dog-eared3) (=trillado) [tema] well-worn; [chiste] old, corny *4) (Culin) [masa] short, crumbly (EEUU)5) Cono Sur (=enorme) big, huge* * *- da adjetivoa) <tapizado/cortinas/prenda> worn, shabby; < libro> dog-eared, well-thumbed* * *- da adjetivoa) <tapizado/cortinas/prenda> worn, shabby; < libro> dog-eared, well-thumbed* * *A1 ‹tapizado/cortinas› worn, shabby; ‹libro› dog-eared, well-thumbed2 ‹excusa› well-worn; ‹cliché› hackneyed, well-wornmasculine, feminineB* * *
Del verbo sobar: ( conjugate sobar)
sobado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
sobado
sobar
sobado
‹ libro› dog-eared, well-thumbed
sobar ( conjugate sobar) verbo transitivo
1
2 (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
sobar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manosear) to handle, touch: deja de sobar las fotos, stop fingering the photos
2 (a una persona) to paw, grope
II vi fam (dormir) to sleep
' sobado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manoseada
- manoseado
English:
dog-eared
* * *sobado, -a adj1. [cuello, puños] worn, shabby;[libro] dog-eared2. [argumento, tema] well-worn, hackneyedme quedé sobado viendo la televisión I crashed out in front of the TV* * ** * *sobado, -da adj1) : worn, shabby2) : well-worn, hackneyed -
15 topicazo *
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16 callosa
adj.&f.callous: corny, corneous horny.f.callose.
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