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he had a nasty fall

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1 caduta

"fall;

Abfall;

decréscimo"

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f fall

caduta massi falling rocks

caduta di tensione drop in voltage

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caduta s.f.

1 fall, falling; ( crollo) collapse; ( di capelli, denti) loss: caduta d'acqua, waterfall; caduta dei capelli, loss of hair; la caduta delle foglie, the falling (o the shedding) of the leaves; l'abbondante caduta della pioggia ha paralizzato il traffico cittadino, the heavy rainfall has paralyzed city traffic; caduta massi, falling rocks

2 ( di aeroplano) crash: la caduta del Boeing ha provocato numerose vittime, the crash of the Boeing caused many deaths

3 ( capitombolo) fall, tumble: in seguito a quella caduta non parteciperà alla gara, after his fall he will not be taking part in the race; una caduta da cavallo, a tumble from a horse

4 (fig.) fall, downfall; ruin, failure: la caduta del governo, the fall of the government; la caduta dell'Impero Romano, the fall of the Roman Empire // ( Bibbia) la caduta dell'uomo, the Fall (of man)

5 (comm.) fall, drop: caduta dei prezzi, drop in prices; lieve caduta, dip; una lieve caduta dei prezzi, a dip in prices; caduta brusca, plunge; (banca) una brusca caduta dei tassi d'interesse, a plunge in interest rates; (Borsa) caduta delle quotazioni, drop in market

6 (fis.) fall, drop: caduta di potenziale, potential drop (o fall of potential); caduta di pressione, pressure drop; caduta di temperatura, drop in temperature; caduta di tensione, voltage drop; caduta termica, heat drop; caduta libera, free fall

7 (inform.) drop: caduta di controllo, control break; caduta di corrente, alternating current dump

8 (mar.) ( di vela quadra) leech.

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1. [ka'duta]
sf
(gen, Rel) fall

ha fatto una brutta caduta — he had a nasty fall

la caduta dei capelli — hair loss

2.

- caduta libera

- caduta massi

- caduta del sistema

- caduta di tensione

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[ka'duta]
sostantivo femminile

1) (azione di cadere) fall, tumble; (da bicicletta, moto, cavallo) fall, spill; (di pioggia, neve) (down)fall

fare una caduta — [ persona] to have a fall, to fall

una caduta di 5 metri — a fall of 5 metres, a 5-metre fall

caduta libera — sport freefall

2) (azione di staccarsi) (di foglie, massi) fall; (di capelli) (hair) loss

attenzione, caduta massi — beware of falling rocks

3) (abbassamento) (di temperatura, prezzi) fall, drop, slump (di in)

caduta di tensione — elettron. voltage drop

4) (di dittatore, governo, regime) fall, downfall

5) mil. (resa) (di città, fortezza) fall

6) sport (in judo) fall

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caduta

/ka'duta/

sostantivo f.

1 (azione di cadere) fall, tumble; (da bicicletta, moto, cavallo) fall, spill; (di pioggia, neve) (down)fall; fare una caduta [ persona] to have a fall, to fall; una caduta di 5 metri a fall of 5 metres, a 5-metre fall; caduta libera sport freefall

2 (azione di staccarsi) (di foglie, massi) fall; (di capelli) (hair) loss; attenzione, caduta massi beware of falling rocks

3 (abbassamento) (di temperatura, prezzi) fall, drop, slump (di in); caduta di tensione elettron. voltage drop

4 (di dittatore, governo, regime) fall, downfall

5 mil. (resa) (di città, fortezza) fall

6 sport (in judo) fall.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > caduta
2 böse

I Adj.

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful; böse Zeiten hard times; eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue; der böse Geist (the) evil spirit; die böse Sieben the unlucky seven; die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy; in böser Absicht with evil intent; Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty; pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!; Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg.

a) (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad;

b) (schmerzend) Finger etc.: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc.: nasty; Fehler: bad; eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg. rotten) cold; ein böser Husten a bad cough; eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness; böse Folgen dire consequences; sich in einer bösen Situation oder Lage befinden be in dire straights; eine böse Sache a nasty business; eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise; ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end; eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse; das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc.) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg.); es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg. pretty) bad ( oder grim) ( für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, bes. Am. mad umg.; wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder mit ihm oder war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied; böse werden get angry etc.; bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?; ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; Blut 2

II Adv.

1. (sehr) badly; sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life; sich ( ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake; sich ( ganz) böse verirren oder verlaufen get hopelessly lost; sich böse schneiden / verbrennen etc. cut / burn o.s. badly; ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock; das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm): das wird böse enden oder ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg.; böse dran sein umg. not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty; ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig): jemanden böse ansehen scowl at s.o.; stärker: give s.o. a black look, look daggers at s.o.; schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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das Böse

evil

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Bö|se(r) I ['bøːzə]
mf decl as adj
wicked or evil person; (FILM, THEAT) villain, baddy (inf)
die Bö́sen — the wicked
II ['bøːzə]
nt decl as adj
evil; (= Schaden, Leid) harm
jdm Bö́ses antun — to do sb harm

ich will dir doch nichts Bö́ses — I don't mean you any harm

im Bö́sen auseinandergehen — to part on bad terms

mir schwant Bö́ses — it sounds/looks ominous (to me)

ich dachte an gar nichts Bö́ses, als... — I was quite unsuspecting when...

ich habe mir gar nichts Bö́ses dabei gedacht, als ich das sagte — I didn't mean any harm when I said that

und erlöse uns von dem Bö́sen (Eccl) — and deliver us from evil

See:

→ ahnen

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1) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) angry

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) bad

3) black

4) (very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) evil

5) evilly

6) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) evil

7) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nasty

8) ((American) irritated, annoyed or offended: He is still sore about what happened.) sore

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bö·se

[ˈbø:zə]

I. adj

1. (sittlich schlecht) bad; (stärker) evil, wicked

\böse Absicht/ \böser Wille malice

etw mit \böser Absicht tun to do sth with evil intent

das war keine \böse Absicht! no harm intended!

er wittert hinter jedem Vorfall eine \böse Absicht he suspects malice behind every incident

die \böse Fee the Wicked Fairy

jdm B\böses tun to cause [or do] sb harm

er will dir doch nichts B\böses he doesn't mean you any harm

pass auf, er will dir B\böses! watch out, he's out to get your blood [or fam to get you]

er könnte niemandem B\böses tun he could never hurt a fly

2. attr (unangenehm, übel) bad

\böses Blut machen [o schaffen] to cause bad blood

ein \böses Ende nehmen (geh) to end in disaster

es wird ein \böses Erwachen geben sb is going to have a rude awakening [or to have [or get] a nasty shock]

\böse Folgen [o Konsequenzen] haben to have dire consequences

eine \böse Geschichte [o Angelegenheit] a nasty affair [or business]

jdm einen \bösen Streich spielen to play a nasty [or mean] trick on sb

ein \böser Traum a bad dream

eine \böse Überraschung erleben to have an unpleasant [or a nasty] surprise

\böse Zeiten bad [or hard] times

ein \böser Zufall a terrible coincidence

nichts \böses ahnen to not suspect anything is [or expect anything to be] wrong, to be unsuspecting

nichts B\böses daran [o dabei] finden, etw zu tun/wenn... to not see any harm [or anything wrong] in doing sth/in it if...

mir schwant B\böses I don't like the look of this

er dachte an nichts B\böses, als... (a. hum) he was minding his own business when... a. hum

3. (verärgert) angry, cross

ein \böses Gesicht/ \böser Gesichtsausdruck a scowl

ein \böses Gesicht/einen \bösen Gesichtsausdruck machen to scowl, to glower

\böse sein/werden to be/get [or become] angry [or cross]; (stärker) to be/get furious [or fam mad]

sie wird leicht \böse she angers [or gets angry] easily

auf jdn/mit jdm \böse sein, jdm \böse sein to be angry [or cross] with sb

sei [mir] bitte nicht \böse, aber... please don't be cross [or angry] [with me], but...

zum B\bösen ausschlagen (geh) to have bad [or negative] consequences

im B\bösen auseinandergehen, sich akk im B \bösen trennen to part on bad terms

sich akk zum B \bösen wenden to take an unpleasant [or a nasty] turn

4. (fam: unartig) naughty, bad

5. (gefährlich, schlimm) bad, nasty

ein \böser Husten/Sturz a bad [or nasty] cough/fall

eine \böse Krankheit a serious illness

ein \böser Unfall (fam) a terrible accident; (fam: schmerzend, entzündet) bad, sore

ein \böser Finger a sore finger

6.

▶ den \bösen Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ B\böses im Schilde führen to be up to no good

II. adv

1. (übelwollend) evilly

\böse gucken/lächeln to give an evil look/smile

das habe ich nicht \böse gemeint I meant no [or didn't mean any] harm, no harm intended

2. (fam: sehr) badly

sich akk \böse irren to make a serious mistake

jdn \böse mitnehmen to hit sb hard

jdn \böse reinlegen to drop sb in it fam

3. (schlimm, übel) badly

er ist \böse gefallen he had a nasty fall

\böse ausgehen to end in disaster, to turn out badly

das wird \böse ausgehen! that'll end in disaster! [or turn out badly!]

\böse dran sein to be in a bad way

\böse [für jdn] aussehen to look bad [for sb]

es sieht \böse aus für dich things are looking bad for you

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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böse

A. adj

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful;

böse Zeiten hard times;

eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue;

der böse Geist (the) evil spirit;

die böse Sieben the unlucky seven;

die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy;

in böser Absicht with evil intent; → Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty;

pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!;

Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad; (schmerzend) Finger etc: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc: nasty; Fehler: bad;

eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg rotten) cold;

ein böser Husten a bad cough;

eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness;

böse Folgen dire consequences;

sich in einer bösen Situation oder

Lage befinden be in dire straights;

eine böse Sache a nasty business;

eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise;

ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end;

eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse;

das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg);

es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg pretty) bad ( oder grim) (

für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, besonders US mad umg;

wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder

mit ihm oder

war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied;

böse werden get angry etc;

bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?;

ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; → Blut 2

B. adv

1. (sehr) badly;

sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life;

sich (ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake;

sich (ganz) böse verirren oder

verlaufen get hopelessly lost;

sich böse schneiden/verbrennen etc cut/burn o.s. badly;

ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock;

das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm):

das wird böse enden oder

ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg;

böse dran sein umg not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty;

ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig):

jemanden böse ansehen scowl at sb; stärker: give sb a black look, look daggers at sb;

schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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(auf, über) adj.

angry (at, about) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > böse
3 Böse

I Adj.

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful; böse Zeiten hard times; eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue; der böse Geist (the) evil spirit; die böse Sieben the unlucky seven; die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy; in böser Absicht with evil intent; Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty; pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!; Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg.

a) (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad;

b) (schmerzend) Finger etc.: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc.: nasty; Fehler: bad; eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg. rotten) cold; ein böser Husten a bad cough; eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness; böse Folgen dire consequences; sich in einer bösen Situation oder Lage befinden be in dire straights; eine böse Sache a nasty business; eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise; ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end; eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse; das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc.) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg.); es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg. pretty) bad ( oder grim) ( für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, bes. Am. mad umg.; wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder mit ihm oder war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied; böse werden get angry etc.; bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?; ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; Blut 2

II Adv.

1. (sehr) badly; sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life; sich ( ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake; sich ( ganz) böse verirren oder verlaufen get hopelessly lost; sich böse schneiden / verbrennen etc. cut / burn o.s. badly; ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock; das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm): das wird böse enden oder ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg.; böse dran sein umg. not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty; ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig): jemanden böse ansehen scowl at s.o.; stärker: give s.o. a black look, look daggers at s.o.; schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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das Böse

evil

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Bö|se(r) I ['bøːzə]
mf decl as adj
wicked or evil person; (FILM, THEAT) villain, baddy (inf)
die Bö́sen — the wicked
II ['bøːzə]
nt decl as adj
evil; (= Schaden, Leid) harm
jdm Bö́ses antun — to do sb harm

ich will dir doch nichts Bö́ses — I don't mean you any harm

im Bö́sen auseinandergehen — to part on bad terms

mir schwant Bö́ses — it sounds/looks ominous (to me)

ich dachte an gar nichts Bö́ses, als... — I was quite unsuspecting when...

ich habe mir gar nichts Bö́ses dabei gedacht, als ich das sagte — I didn't mean any harm when I said that

und erlöse uns von dem Bö́sen (Eccl) — and deliver us from evil

See:

→ ahnen

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1) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) angry

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) bad

3) black

4) (very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) evil

5) evilly

6) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) evil

7) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nasty

8) ((American) irritated, annoyed or offended: He is still sore about what happened.) sore

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bö·se

[ˈbø:zə]

I. adj

1. (sittlich schlecht) bad; (stärker) evil, wicked

\böse Absicht/ \böser Wille malice

etw mit \böser Absicht tun to do sth with evil intent

das war keine \böse Absicht! no harm intended!

er wittert hinter jedem Vorfall eine \böse Absicht he suspects malice behind every incident

die \böse Fee the Wicked Fairy

jdm B\böses tun to cause [or do] sb harm

er will dir doch nichts B\böses he doesn't mean you any harm

pass auf, er will dir B\böses! watch out, he's out to get your blood [or fam to get you]

er könnte niemandem B\böses tun he could never hurt a fly

2. attr (unangenehm, übel) bad

\böses Blut machen [o schaffen] to cause bad blood

ein \böses Ende nehmen (geh) to end in disaster

es wird ein \böses Erwachen geben sb is going to have a rude awakening [or to have [or get] a nasty shock]

\böse Folgen [o Konsequenzen] haben to have dire consequences

eine \böse Geschichte [o Angelegenheit] a nasty affair [or business]

jdm einen \bösen Streich spielen to play a nasty [or mean] trick on sb

ein \böser Traum a bad dream

eine \böse Überraschung erleben to have an unpleasant [or a nasty] surprise

\böse Zeiten bad [or hard] times

ein \böser Zufall a terrible coincidence

nichts \böses ahnen to not suspect anything is [or expect anything to be] wrong, to be unsuspecting

nichts B\böses daran [o dabei] finden, etw zu tun/wenn... to not see any harm [or anything wrong] in doing sth/in it if...

mir schwant B\böses I don't like the look of this

er dachte an nichts B\böses, als... (a. hum) he was minding his own business when... a. hum

3. (verärgert) angry, cross

ein \böses Gesicht/ \böser Gesichtsausdruck a scowl

ein \böses Gesicht/einen \bösen Gesichtsausdruck machen to scowl, to glower

\böse sein/werden to be/get [or become] angry [or cross]; (stärker) to be/get furious [or fam mad]

sie wird leicht \böse she angers [or gets angry] easily

auf jdn/mit jdm \böse sein, jdm \böse sein to be angry [or cross] with sb

sei [mir] bitte nicht \böse, aber... please don't be cross [or angry] [with me], but...

zum B\bösen ausschlagen (geh) to have bad [or negative] consequences

im B\bösen auseinandergehen, sich akk im B \bösen trennen to part on bad terms

sich akk zum B \bösen wenden to take an unpleasant [or a nasty] turn

4. (fam: unartig) naughty, bad

5. (gefährlich, schlimm) bad, nasty

ein \böser Husten/Sturz a bad [or nasty] cough/fall

eine \böse Krankheit a serious illness

ein \böser Unfall (fam) a terrible accident; (fam: schmerzend, entzündet) bad, sore

ein \böser Finger a sore finger

6.

▶ den \bösen Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ B\böses im Schilde führen to be up to no good

II. adv

1. (übelwollend) evilly

\böse gucken/lächeln to give an evil look/smile

das habe ich nicht \böse gemeint I meant no [or didn't mean any] harm, no harm intended

2. (fam: sehr) badly

sich akk \böse irren to make a serious mistake

jdn \böse mitnehmen to hit sb hard

jdn \böse reinlegen to drop sb in it fam

3. (schlimm, übel) badly

er ist \böse gefallen he had a nasty fall

\böse ausgehen to end in disaster, to turn out badly

das wird \böse ausgehen! that'll end in disaster! [or turn out badly!]

\böse dran sein to be in a bad way

\böse [für jdn] aussehen to look bad [for sb]

es sieht \böse aus für dich things are looking bad for you

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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Böse¹ m/f; -n, -n bad person; (Kind) bad boy (bzw girl);

die Bösen im Film etc: the baddies (US bad guys) umg;

der Böse (Teufel) the Evil One, the Devil;

den Bösen spielen play the villain ( oder baddy, US bad guy umg);

und ich bin wieder der Böse! and I’m the baddy (US bad guy) again

Böse² n; -n, nur sg

1. evil; (Schaden) harm;

Böses tun do evil;

jemandem (etwas) Böses antun do sb harm;

Böses im Sinn haben oder

im Schilde führen be up to no good;

Böses reden über speak ill of;

jemandem Böses nachsagen spread nasty rumo(u)rs about sb, bitch about sb umg;

das Böse in ihm siegte the evil in him triumphed;

vom Bösen (ab)lassen geh turn away from evil, repent;

Böses mit Gutem vergelten repay evil with good

2. (Schlimmes);

nichts Böses ahnen be unsuspecting;

sich (dat)

nichts Böses dabei denken not mean any harm by it;

ich dachte an nichts Böses, als … I didn’t mean any harm when …;

jemandem nichts Böses wünschen wish only the best for sb;

keine Angst, es geschieht dir nichts Böses don’t worry, nothing bad will happen to you

3. nach Streit:

im Bösen auseinander gehen part on bad terms; → auch schlimm, Gute²

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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(auf, über) adj.

angry (at, about) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Böse
4 talegada

femenino, talegazo masculino

se dio/pegó una buena talegada — she took o had a nasty fall

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femenino, talegazo masculino

se dio/pegó una buena talegada — she took o had a nasty fall

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talegada

feminine

talegazo

masculine

se dio/pegó una buena talegada she took o had a nasty fall

Spanish-English dictionary > talegada
5 böse

bö·se [ʼbø:zə] adj

1) ( sittlich schlecht) bad; ( stärker) evil, wicked;

\böse Absicht/\böser Wille malice;

etw mit \böser Absicht tun to do sth with evil intent;

das war keine \böse Absicht! no harm intended!;

er wittert hinter jedem Vorfall eine \böse Absicht he suspects malice behind every incident;

die \böse Fee the Wicked Fairy;

jdm B\böses tun to cause [or do] sb harm;

er will dir doch nichts B\böses he doesn't mean you any harm;

pass auf, er will dir B\böses! watch out, he's out to get your blood [or ( fam) to get you];

er könnte niemandem B\böses tun he could never hurt a fly

2) attr (unangenehm, übel) bad;

\böses Blut machen [o schaffen] to cause bad blood;

ein \böses Ende nehmen ( geh) to end in disaster;

es wird ein \böses Erwachen geben sb is going to have a rude awakening [or to have [or get] a nasty shock];

\böse Folgen [o Konsequenzen] haben to have dire consequences;

eine \böse Geschichte [o Angelegenheit] a nasty affair [or business];

jdm einen \bösen Streich spielen to play a nasty [or mean] trick on sb;

ein \böser Traum a bad dream;

eine \böse Überraschung erleben to have an unpleasant [or a nasty] surprise;

\böse Zeiten bad [or hard] times;

ein \böser Zufall a terrible coincidence;

nichts B\böses ahnen to not suspect anything is [or expect anything to be] wrong, to be unsuspecting;

nichts B\böses daran [o dabei] finden, etw zu tun/wenn... to not see any harm [or anything wrong] in doing sth/in it if...;

mir schwant B\böses I don't like the look of this;

er dachte an nichts B\böses, als... (a. hum) he was minding his own business when... (a. hum)

3) ( verärgert) angry, cross;

ein \böses Gesicht/\böser Gesichtsausdruck a scowl;

ein \böses Gesicht/einen \bösen Gesichtsausdruck machen to scowl, to glower;

\böse sein/ werden to be/get [or become] angry [or cross]; ( stärker) to be/get furious [or ( fam) mad];

sie wird leicht \böse she angers [or gets angry] easily;

auf jdn/mit jdm \böse sein, jdm \böse sein to be angry [or cross] with sb;

sei [mir] bitte nicht \böse, aber... please don't be cross [or angry] [with me], but...;

zum B\bösen ausschlagen ( geh) to have bad [or negative] consequences;

im B\bösen auseinandergehen, sich akk im B\bösen trennen to part on bad terms;

sich akk zum B\bösen wenden to take an unpleasant [or a nasty] turn

4) (fam: unartig) naughty, bad

5) (gefährlich, schlimm) bad, nasty;

ein \böser Husten/ Sturz a bad [or nasty] cough/fall;

eine \böse Krankheit a serious illness;

ein \böseer Unfall ( fam) a terrible accident; (fam: schmerzend, entzündet) bad, sore;

ein \böser Finger a sore finger

WENDUNGEN:

den \bösen Blick haben to have the evil eye;

B\böses im Schilde führen to be up to no good

adv

1) ( übelwollend) evilly;

\böse gucken/ lächeln to give an evil look/smile;

das habe ich nicht \böse gemeint I meant no [or didn't mean any] harm, no harm intended

2) (fam: sehr) badly;

sich akk \böse irren to make a serious mistake;

jdn \böse mitnehmen to hit sb hard;

jdn \böse reinlegen to drop sb in it ( fam)

3) (schlimm, übel) badly;

er ist \böse gefallen he had a nasty fall;

\böse ausgehen to end in disaster, to turn out badly;

das wird \böse ausgehen! that'll end in disaster! [or turn out badly!];

\böse dran sein to be in a bad way;

\böse [für jdn] aussehen to look bad [for sb];

es sieht \böse aus für dich things're looking bad for you

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > böse
6 erori

iz. (L) fall ; \erori itsusi egin zuen he had a nasty fall io.

1. ( goibel) gloomy, downcast ; eguraldi \erori gloomy weather

2. emaciated; begitarte \eroria zuen her face was emaciated da/ad.

1.

a. to fall; atzerantz \erori to fall backwards; lurrera \erori to fall to the ground; zalditik \erori zen he fell off his horse; e-r erortzen utzi to drop sth; belauniko \erori to fall on one's knees

b. ( lurrera, zorura) to fall down

c. ( teilatua, kobazuloa) to collapse, fall in; tumble down

d. ( ilea) to fall out ; ilea \erori zitzaion his hair fell out

e. ( etxe, eraikuntza) to fall down, collapse

f. (esa.) ez \erori bai \erori sartu zen he staggered in ; \eroriz, \eroriz oinez ikasten da failure teaches success | in doing we learn ; zerraldo \erori zen he dropped dead

2. [ zaio ] to drop; liburua \erori zitzaidan I dropped the book; arraioa!, lorontzia erori zait darn!, I dropped the vase

3. Aeron. to crash

4.

a. Mil. ( p. guduan) to fall

b. Mil. ( hiria, herria, herrialdea) to fall, be captured

c. (Pol.) (gobernua) to fall; gobernua \erori da the government's fallen

5. ( nahigabetu) to sink; bihotza \erori zitzaion his heart sank ; gogoak \eroriak dituzte they're disheartened

6. ( haizea) to die down, go down

7. -(r)en gainera \erori to fall upon

8. ( egoera oker edo gaizto batera erakarria gertatu) to fall; preso \erori ziren they fell prisoner; ez gaitzazula utz tentaldian erortzen lead us not into temptation; etsaien eskuetan \erori zen he fell into the hands of his enemies Oharra: erori duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., bihotza erori aurkitzeko, bila ezazu bihotz adieran

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > erori
7 val

val

I 〈 de (mannelijk)〉

1 [het door de lucht omlaag gaan] fall

2 [het onvrijwillig op de grond terechtkomen] fall (off/from) ⇒ 〈 misstap〉 trip

3 [hoogte waaruit iets valt] drop

4 [ondergang] (down)fall ⇒ collapse

5 [zondeval] fall

6 [wijze van neerhangen] hang, drape

7 [daling] fall ⇒ drop, 〈 helling〉 slope

♦voorbeelden:

1   een vrije val maken • 〈 ook〉 skydive

2   hij maakte een lelijke val • he had a nasty fall

     de val van iemand/iets breken • break someone's fall/the fall of something

     ten val komen • fall (down), have a fall

     iemand ten val brengen • 〈 ook sport〉 bring someone down

4   de regering ten val brengen • overthrow/bring down the government

7   de val van de dollar • the fall/drop/ 〈 zware teruggang〉 slump of the dollar

II 〈de〉

1 [toestel om dieren te vangen] trap ⇒ 〈 strik〉 snare

2 [figuurlijk] [hinderlaag] trap ⇒ 〈 informeel〉 frame-up

♦voorbeelden:

1   een val zetten/opzetten • set/lay a trap/snare

2   in de val lopen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 walk/fall into a trap; 〈 erin lopen〉 rise to/swallow the bait

     iemand in de val lokken • trick/frame someone

III 〈 het〉〈 scheepvaart〉

1 [touw] halyard

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > val
8 scivolone

scivolone s.m.

1 slip; fall: ho fatto un brutto scivolone, I had a nasty fall

2 (fig.) ( errore) slip-up.

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[ʃivo'lone]
sostantivo maschile slip (anche fig.)

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scivolone

/∫ivo'lone/

sostantivo m.

slip (anche fig.).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > scivolone
9 caduta

1. [ka'duta]
sf
(gen, Rel) fall

ha fatto una brutta caduta — he had a nasty fall

la caduta dei capelli — hair loss

2.

- caduta libera

- caduta massi

- caduta del sistema

- caduta di tensione

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > caduta
10 cacharrazo

m.

1 thump (informal).

pegarse un cacharrazo to bang oneself; (al caer) to have a smash (en coche)

2 whack.

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cacharrazo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar blow, punch

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masculino cachiporrazo

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masculino cachiporrazo

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cacharrazo

masculine

cachiporrazo

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cacharrazo m fam (golpe violento) crash

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cacharrazo nm
Fam thump;
me di o [m5] pegué un cacharrazo [al caer] I had a nasty fall;
[en la cabeza, rodilla] I gave myself a real thump o bang; [en automóvil] I had a crash

Spanish-English dictionary > cacharrazo
11 cachiporrazo

m.

1 blow with a truncheon (etc.).

2 blow with a club, truncheon blow.

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cachiporrazo

► nombre masculino

1 blow with a club, clubbing

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masculino (fam) ( choque) crash; ( golpe con la cachiporra) blow ( dealt with a billy club (AmE) o (BrE ) truncheon)

me di un cachiporrazo — I banged my arm (o head etc)

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masculino (fam) ( choque) crash; ( golpe con la cachiporra) blow ( dealt with a billy club (AmE) o (BrE ) truncheon)

me di un cachiporrazo — I banged my arm (o head etc)

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cachiporrazo

masculine

( fam)

(choque) crash; (ruido) bang, crash

me caí de la escalera y me di un cachiporrazo I fell off the ladder and banged my arm ( o head etc)

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cachiporrazo nm

1. [con cachiporra] blow with a club;

darle o [m5] pegarle un cachiporrazo a alguien to club sb

2. Fam
me di o [m5] pegué un cachiporrazo [al caer] I had a nasty fall;
[en la cabeza, rodilla] I gave myself a real thump o bang; [en automóvil] I had a crash

Spanish-English dictionary > cachiporrazo
12 он упал и расшибся

General subject: he had a nasty fall

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он упал и расшибся
13 hij maakte een lelijke val

hij maakte een lelijke val

he had a nasty fall

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij maakte een lelijke val
14 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.

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malo

► adjetivo

1 bad

■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!

■ este vino es muy malo this wine is very bad

■ es mala señal que no hayan llamado todavía it's a bad sign that they haven't phoned yet

2 (malvado) wicked, evil

■ es muy mala persona he's a nasty piece of work

3 (travieso) naughty

■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!

4 (nocivo) harmful

■ el tabaco es malo para la salud smoking is bad for you

5 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ no ha venido a trabajar porque está malo con gripe he's off sick with flu

6 (estropeado) off

■ este pescado ya está malo this fish has gone off already

7 (falso) false

■ este rubí es malo this ruby is false

8 (difícil) difficult

■ el tobillo es malo de curar ankles take a long time to heal

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain

■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mala manera badly, rudely

estar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

estar de malas (malhumorado) to be in a bad mood 2 (desafortunado) to be unlucky

estar mala familiar to have one's period

estar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sick

lo 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 news

poner malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad

ponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sick

por las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or not

por las malas by force

ser el malo de la película to be the baddy

mala educación bad manners plural

mala hierba weed

mala jugada dirty trick

mala pasada dirty trick

mala pata bad luck

malos tratos ill-treatment

mala voluntad ill will

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1. (f. - mala)
noun

villain, bad person
2. (f. - mala)
adj.

1) bad

2) evil

3) harmful

4) ill

5) poor, cheap

6) rotten

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malo, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing mal)
1) (=perjudicial) bad

es malo para la salud — it's bad for your health

- más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

2) (=imperfecto) bad

esta película es bastante mala — this is a pretty bad film

un chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke

este papel es malo para escribir — this paper is bad for writing

mala calidad — poor quality

es una tela muy mala — it's a very poor-quality material

joyas malas — fake jewels

• 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 drink

3) (=adverso) bad

he tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky

eso es una mala señal — that's a bad sign

-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"

malo sería que no ganáramos — it would be a disaster if we didn't win

lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
pata 1., 6)
4) (=desagradable) bad

un mal día — a bad day

el tiempo estuvo muy malo todo el verano — we had really bad weather all summer

un olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell

5) (=podrido)

esta carne está mala — this meat's off

6) (=reprobable) wrong

¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?

¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?

van por mal camino — they'll come to no good if they carry on like this

es una mala persona — he's a bad person

una bruja mala — a wicked witch
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)
7) (=travieso) naughty

¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!

8) (=enfermo) ill

mi hija está mala — my daughter's ill

tienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill

se puso malo después de comer — he started to feel ill after lunch

me puse malo de reírme — I nearly died laughing

tengo mala la garganta — I've got a sore throat

9) (=inepto) bad

ser malo para algo — to be bad at sth

soy muy mala para la física — I'm very bad at physics

10) (=difícil) hard, difficult

es 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)

- a la mala

- andar a malas con algn

ponerse a malas con algn — to fall out with sb

- estar de malas

- venir de malas

- por las malas

2.

SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *

3.

SM

el malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil

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I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace 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

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

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

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

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= 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.

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* 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.

* * *
I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace 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

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

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

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

* * *

el malo

(n.) = bad guy, the

Ex: 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.

* * *

malo¹ -la

adjective

[ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. mal² (↑ mal (2)) ]

Sentido I

A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› bad

la tela es de mala calidad the material is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor speller

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

B [ SER]

1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› bad

soy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› bad

C [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!

la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviews

están en mala situación económica they're going through hard times

lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic

en 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 bad

estar de malas (de mal humor) ( fam) to be in a bad mood; (desafortunado) ( esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas unwillingly

vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

D [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› bad

las malas compañías bad company

llegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much

E [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› bad

F [ SER]

1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› bad

hace un día muy malo it's a horrible day

nos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weather

hace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horrible

2 ( Chi fam) (feo) ugly

G [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›

ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)

H

1

(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very well

tienes mala cara you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me

2 [ SER] (serio, grave) serious

fue una mala caída it was a bad fall

no tiene nada malo it's nothing serious

3 [ ESTAR] (Esp, Méx fam) (enfermo) sick ( AmE), ill ( BrE)

el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)

4 [ ESTAR]

( Esp fam euf) ‹mujer› estoy mala I've got my period, it's the time of the month ( colloq euph)

me he puesto mala my period's started

I [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INF

esta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to iron

es muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

Sentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›

¡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

es una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala ( Chi fam): se lo quitaron a la mala they did him out of it ( colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)

un ataque a la mala a sneak attack

Sentido III (uso enfático) ( delante del n):

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● mala hierba

feminine weed

● mala idea

feminine

( Esp): tiene muy maloa idea she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

lo 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)

● mala leche

feminine ( fam):

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)

está de maloa leche ( Esp); she's in a foul mood ( colloq)

¡qué maloa leche, se ha puesto a llover! ( Esp); what a drag! it's started raining ( colloq)

● mala palabra

feminine ( esp AmL) rude o dirty word

● mala pasada

feminine dirty trick

me hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on me

los nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of me

● mala pata

feminine ( fam); bad luck

● mala sangre

feminine:

hacerse maloa sangre to get worked up ( colloq), to get into a state ( colloq)

● malas artes

fpl guile, cunning

todo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunning

● malas lenguas

fpl ( fam):

dicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …

● mala uva

feminine ( Esp) mala leche

● malos pensamientos

mpl bad o impure thoughts (pl)

● malos tratos

mpl (a persona, animal) maltreatment, ill-treatment; (a un niño, mujer) physical abuse, battery

malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abuse

malo² -la

masculine, feminine

( leng infantil or hum); baddy ( colloq)

uno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys

* * *

malo
◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

1
a) [ser] ( en general) bad;

◊ una novela mala a bad novel;

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
b) ‹calidad/visibilidad› poor;

◊ tiene mala ortografía her spelling is poor;

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]
a) ( en mal estado) ‹ alimento›:

◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

b) (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE);

◊ el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

■ 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

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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).

♦ adj

1. [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 fall

2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;

una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;

tiene muy malas notas her Br marks o US grades are very poor o bad;

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;

Comp
Hum
es más malo que hecho de encargo [producto, jugador] he's/it's truly awful o as bad as they come;

Prov

más 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!

Comp
Am mala palabra swearword
4. [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 go

5. [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 recently

6. [enfermo] ill, sick;

estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;

tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;

Comp

poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;

me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her

7. [desagradable] bad;

esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;

mal tiempo bad weather;

hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;
Esp
está muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day

8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;

la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;

la fruta se ha puesto mala the fruit has gone bad o Br gone off

9. [uso enfático]
ni un mal trozo de pan not even a crust of bread;

no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the village

10. [difícil]
el asunto es malo de entender the matter is hard o difficult to understand;

una lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily

11. Esp Fam Euf [con la menstruación]
estar/ponerse mala to be on/start one's period

♦ nm,f

el malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy

♦ interj

cuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains

♦ malas nfpl

está o [m5] se ha puesto a malas con él she's fallen out with him;

estar 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;

Comp
Am
estar o [m5] andar de malas to be having a hard time;

Comp
Andes, CSur
en 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

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malo

I adj

1 bad

2 calidad poor

3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;

ponerse malo get sick, fall ill

4

:

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 unfortunately

II m hum

bad guy, baddy

* * *

malo, -la adj, ( mal before masculine singular nouns)

1) : bad

mala suerte: bad luck

2) : wicked, naughty

3) : cheap, poor (quality)

4) : harmful

malo para la salud: bad for one's health

5) (using the form mal) : unwell

estar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble

6)

estar de malas : to be in a bad mood

malo, -la n

: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)

* * *

malo¹ adj

1. (en general) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un cantante malo a bad singer

hace un día malo the weather's bad

2. (travieso) naughty [comp. naughtier; superl. naughtiest]

es un niño muy malo he's a very naughty boy

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

ayer estuve malo I was ill yesterday

4. (pasado) off

creo que este yogur está malo I think this yoghurt is off

5. (malvado) evil

tiene cara de ser malo he looks evil

estar de malas to be in a bad mood

ser malo en/para algo to be bad at something

mala hierba weed

malo² n villain

Spanish-English dictionary > malo
15 caída

f.

1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.

2 wipe-out.

3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: caer.

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caída

► nombre femenino

1 (acción de caer) fall, falling

2 (pérdida) loss

■ la caída del cabello hair loss

3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop

■ ha habido una fuerte caída de ventas sales have fallen sharply

4 (de un terreno) slope

5 (del sol) setting

6 (de tejidos) body, hang

■ una tela con mucha caída a material with a lot of body

7 COSTURA (ancho) width; (largo) length

8 figurado downfall, fall

■ la caída del Imperio the fall of the Empire

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la caída del sol at sunset

caída de ojos demure look

caída libre free fall

* * *

noun f.

1) fall

2) drop

3) collapse

4) loss

* * *

SF

1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble

tuvo una aparatosa caída de la moto — he had a spectacular fall from his motorbike

• sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumble

durante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse

caída de agua — waterfall

caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *

caída en barrena — spiral fall

2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfall

la caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall

la crisis ocasionó la caída del gobierno — the crisis brought down the government

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall of the Roman Empire

la caída de Napoleón se produjo en Waterloo — Waterloo was Napoleon's downfall

3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss

un champú contra la caída del cabello — a shampoo that helps prevent hair loss

4) (Dep)

caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall

5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fall

la espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices

el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound

caída de la temperatura — drop in temperature

caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage

caída de la actividad económica — downturn in the economy

• caída en picado — sharp fall

el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting

6)

• a la caída del sol o de la tarde — at sunset

7) (=desprendimiento) fall

había una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain

8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop

9) [de tela, ropa] hang

esta chaqueta tiene buena caída — this jacket hangs well

caída de hombros — slope of the shoulders

caída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked

10) (Rel)

la Caída — the Fall

11)

caída radiactiva — radioactive fallout

12) pl caídas

a) * (=golpes) witty remarks

¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?

b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing

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femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

* * *

= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

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* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

* * *

femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

* * *

= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

* * *

caída

feminine

A (accidente) fall

sufrir una caída «persona» to have a fall

ha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breaking

fue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caída de ojos

hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sb

● caída libre

free fall

B

(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair loss

C

(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirt

tiene muy buena caída it hangs very well

D

1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

2

la Caída ( Bib) the Fall

E (descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oil

se ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demand

la caída de la temperatura the drop in temperature

una caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltage

Compuesto:

caída de agua

waterfall

F

a la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at dusk

G

1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop

2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, drop

H ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake

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caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
◊ sufrir una caída [ persona] to have a fall;

caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
◊ necesitas una tela con más caída you need a heavier material;

tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
◊ caída de agua waterfall

caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind

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caída nf

1. [de persona] fall;

sufrir una caída to have a fall;

se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip

2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;
[de diente, pelo] loss;
en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;

Comp
RP Fam
ser la caída de la estantería to be out of this world

Comp
caída de agua waterfall;
caída libre free fall;

caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;

caída en picado [de avión] crash dive

3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;

la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall

4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);
se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;

se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone down

Comp
caída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;
caída de tensión voltage drop

5. [de sol]
a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at nightfall

6. [de terreno] drop (de in);
una caída muy pronunciada del terreno a steep incline o slope

7. [de tela, vestido] drape

8. Fam Informát [de red] crash

9. Náut [de velas] drop, hoist

10. [en golf] break

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caída

f fall;

a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at sunset;

caída del gobierno fall of the government;

caída del pelo hair loss

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caída nf

1) baja, descenso: fall, drop

2) : collapse, downfall

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caída n fall

tuvo una caída muy fuerte he had a very bad fall

la caída del imperio romano the fall of the Roman Empire

a la caída de la tarde at dusk

Spanish-English dictionary > caída
16 lelijk

lelijk

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉

1 [niet mooi] ugly

2 [ongunstig] bad ⇒ nasty

3 [boos] nasty ⇒ angry

4 [akelig, naar] nasty ⇒ frightful

5 [gemeen] bad ⇒ mean

6 [onbevredigend, teleurstellend] bad ⇒ poor

♦voorbeelden:

1   een lelijk gezicht • an ugly face

     het was een lelijk gezicht • it looked awful

     lelijk schrijven • write untidily

     die broek staat je lelijk • those trousers don't suit you

     lelijk worden • lose one's looks

2   ze maakte een lelijke smak, ze viel lelijk • she had a bad fall

     een lelijke wond • a bad/nasty wound

     lelijk toegetakeld • be badly hurt

     lelijk hoesten • have a bad cough

     lelijk terechtkomen • get badly hurt

     er lelijk voorstaan • be in a very bad position

     het ziet er lelijk uit • things are looking bad

     er lelijk aan toe zijn • be in a bad way

3   zet niet zo'n lelijk gezicht • don't make such a face

     iemand lelijk aankijken • frown at someone

4   een lelijke gewoonte • a nasty habit

     lelijk weer • nasty weather

     lelijk tegen iemand doen • be nasty to someone

     iemand uitmaken voor alles wat lelijk is • call someone all sorts of names

5   lelijke dief • a rotten thief

     lelijke dingen zeggen • say mean/nasty things

6   daar zal hij lelijk van staan te kijken/van opkijken • he's in for a nasty surprise

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [behoorlijk, erg] badly ⇒ nastily

♦voorbeelden:

1   je hebt het lelijk verknoeid • you've botched it up nicely

     zich lelijk vergissen in iemand/iets • be badly mistaken about someone/something

     er lelijk naast zitten • be way off target

     hij heeft het lelijk te pakken • he really has it badly; 〈 informeel〉 he's really got it bad

     hij werd lelijk te grazen genomen • he really got done

     lelijk in de knel/knoei zitten • be in a pretty pickle; be up the creek

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > lelijk
17 tombola

f bingo

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tombola¹ s.f. ( gioco) tombola; (amer.) bingo: giocare a tombola, to play tombola.

tombola² s.f. (fam.) ( caduta) tumble, fall: fare una tombola, to tumble down (o to fall); fece una brutta tombola, he had a nasty tumble // tombola!, (scherz.) oops-a-daisy (o oops)!

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I ['tombola] sf
(gioco) tombola, bingo

giocare a tombola — to play bingo
II ['tombola] sf
(fam : caduta) tumble

tombola! — upsy-daisy!

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['tombola]
sostantivo femminile (gioco) tombola, housey-housey BE

fare tombola — = to win at tombola

tombola! — bingo!

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tombola

/'tombola/

sostantivo f.

(gioco) tombola, housey-housey BE; fare tombola = to win at tombola; tombola! bingo!

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tombola
18 knock

[nɔk]
1. verb

1) to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention:

Just then, someone knocked at the door.
يَدُق
2) to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally):

She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.
يَصْدِم ويوقِع
3) to put into a certain state or position by hitting:

He knocked the other man senseless.
يَصْرَع
4) ( often with against, ～on) to strike against or bump into:

She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee

I knocked my head on the car door.
يَصْطَدِم
2. noun

1) an act of knocking or striking:

She gave two knocks on the door

He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.
ضَرْبَه، صَدْمَه
2) the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc:

Suddenly they heard a loud knock.
طَرْقَه

Arabic-English dictionary > knock
19 guarrazo

guarrazo

masculine

( fam)

darse or pegarse un guarrazo to have a nasty fall ( colloq)

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guarrazo nm
Esp Fam
me di un guarrazo con la puerta I banged myself on the door;

se dieron un guarrazo con la moto they had a crash on their motorbike

Spanish-English dictionary > guarrazo
20 schlimm

Adj. allg. bad

1. Person: (böse) evil, wicked; (unartig) naughty; Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! umg. you really are awful!; scherzhaft: that’s really naughty of you

2. 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...

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sad (Adj.); bad (Adj.); serious (Adj.); awful (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); evil (Adj.); ill (Adj.); grievous (Adj.)

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schlịmm [ʃlɪm]
1. adj

1) Mensch bad, wicked; (= unartig) naughty, bad

es gibt Schlimmere als ihn — there are worse than him

ein schlimmer Bösewicht (old) — an out-and-out villain

Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! (hum) — you ARE naughty or wicked

2) (inf = krank, entzündet) bad

3) (= übel) bad; Krankheit nasty, bad; Wunde nasty, bad, ugly; Nachricht awful, terrible, bad

schlimm, schlimm! — terrible, terrible!

das war schlimm — that was awful or terrible

schlimm genug, dass... — it is/was bad enough that...

das finde ich nicht schlimm — I don't find that so bad

eine schlimme Geschichte (inf) — a nasty state of affairs

eine schlimme Zeit — bad times pl

das ist halb so or nicht so schlimm! — that's not so bad!, it doesn't matter!

zu Anfang war es schlimm für ihn — in the beginning he had a hard time of it

ist es schlimm or etwas Schlimmes? — is it bad?

wenn es nichts Schlimmeres ist! — if that's all it is!

es gibt Schlimmeres — it or things could be worse

schlimmer kann es nicht mehr werden — things can hardly get any worse

im schlimmsten Fall — if (the) worst comes to (the) worst

das Schlimmste — the worst

was aber das Schlimmste ist,... — but the worst of it is that...

das Schlimmste liegt hinter uns — the worst (of it) is behind us

2. adv

1) (= gravierend) sich täuschen, sich irren really

2) (= äußerst schlecht) sich benehmen, zurichten horribly; zerstören totally

sie haben schlimm gehaust — they wreaked or created havoc

mit der neuen Frisur siehst du schlimm aus — you look awful with that new hairdo

es steht schlimm (um ihn) — things aren't looking too good (for him)

3) (MED) sich verletzen, entzündet badly

schlimm eitern — to abscess badly

4)

(= übel) er ist schlimm dran (inf) — he's in a bad way

wenn es ganz schlimm kommt — if things get really bad

es hätte schlimmer kommen können — it or things could have been worse

umso or desto schlimmer — all the worse

* * *

1) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) bad

2) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) severe

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schlimm

[ʃlɪm]

I. adj

1. (unangenehm) bad; (stärker) dreadful, terrible

was 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 end

die erste Zeit war \schlimm für sie in the beginning she had a hard time of it

eine \schlimme Entwicklung/Geschichte an ugly [or a bad] development/business

ein \schlimmer Fall a nasty case [or instance]

eine \schlimme Nachricht, \schlimme Neuigkeiten bad news pl

eine \schlimme Zeit a terrible [or dreadful] time

▪ es ist \schlimm, dass... it is dreadful [or terrible] that...

etw wird [o mit etw dat wird es] immer \schlimmer sth gets worse and worse

mit der Hitze wird es auch von Jahr zu Jahr \schlimmer the heat gets worse from year to year

in 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 worst

man muss auf das S\schlimmste gefasst sein one has to be prepared for the worst

das S\schlimme daran ist, [dass]... the worst of it [or the awful thing about it] is [that]...

es gibt S\schlimmeres there are worse things

es gibt nichts S\schlimmeres als... there's nothing worse than...

\schlimm, \schlimm! that's dreadful [or terrible]!

2. (gravierend) serious, grave form

▪ nicht [so] \schlimm sein to be not [so] bad [or terrible]

eine \schlimme Tat a grave misdeed form

ein \schlimmes Verbrechen begehen to commit a serious crime

ein \schlimmes Versäumnis a glaring omission

ein \schlimmer Vorwurf a serious reproach

3. (fam: ernst) serious

wenn 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] wound

4. (moralisch schlecht) bad, wicked

daran ist nichts S\schlimmes there's nothing wrong in it

5.

▶ etw ist halb so \schlimm sth is not as bad as all that

▶ ist nicht \schlimm! no problem!, don't worry!

II. adv

1. (gravierend) seriously

sich akk \schlimm irren to make a serious mistake

2. (schlecht) dreadfully

sich akk \schlimm benehmen to behave badly

3. (übel) badly

jdn \schlimm verprügeln to beat sb up badly

jdn \schlimm zurichten to give sb a severe beating

4. (unangenehm)

\schlimm dran sein (fam) to be in a bad way fam

wenn es ganz \schlimm kommt if the worst comes to the worst

es steht \schlimm [um jdn/mit etw dat] things look bad [for sb/for sth]

\schlimm genug, dass... it's bad enough that...

umso [o desto] \schlimmer so much the worse

5. (sehr) badly

die Scheidung hat sie \schlimm mitgenommen she's had a rough time with her divorce

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1.
Adjektiv

1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>

das ist schlimm für ihn — that's serious for him

2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>

[das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that

es ist nichts Schlimmes — it's nothing serious

ist nicht schlimm! — doesn't matter

es gibt Schlimmeres — there are worse things

3) (schlecht, böse) wicked; (ungezogen) naughty < child>

4) (fam.): (schmerzend) bad; sore; bad, nasty < wound>
2.
adverbial

schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits

es hätte schlimmer ausgehen können — things could have turned out worse

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schlimm adj allg bad

1. Person: (böse) evil, wicked; (unartig) naughty;

Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! umg you really are awful!; scherzhaft: that’s really naughty of you

2. 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);

etwas schlimmer machen make sth 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 …

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1.
Adjektiv

1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>

das ist schlimm für ihn — that's serious for him

2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>

[das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that

es ist nichts Schlimmes — it's nothing serious

ist nicht schlimm! — doesn't matter

es gibt Schlimmeres — there are worse things

3) (schlecht, böse) wicked; (ungezogen) naughty < child>

4) (fam.): (schmerzend) bad; sore; bad, nasty < wound>
2.
adverbial

schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits

es hätte schlimmer ausgehen können — things could have turned out worse

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adj.

bad adj.

fatal adj.

ill adj.

sad n.

sore adj.

wicked adj. adv.

fatally adv.

sorely adv.

wickedly adv.

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