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1 difficulty

plural - difficulties; noun

1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) dificultad

2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) dificultad, obstáculo

3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) dificultad, dificultades, problemas

difficulty n dificultad / problema

El plural de difficulty se escribe difficulties

difficulty

tr['dɪfɪkəltɪ]

noun (pl difficulties)

1 (trouble) dificultad nombre femenino

■ he has difficulty breathing respira con dificultad

■ I had great difficulty (in) getting hold of him tuve dificultad para localizarlo, me costó mucho localizarlo

■ she did it, but with some difficulty consiguió hacerlo, pero con dificultad

2 (problem) dificultad nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino

■ financial difficulties problemas económicos

■ learning difficulties dificultades de aprendizaje

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in difficulties tener problemas, estar en un apuro, pasar dificultades

to get into difficulties meterse en dificultades

to make difficulties crear problemas, poner pegas

difficulty ['dɪfɪ.kʌlti] n, pl - ties

1) : dificultad f

2) problem: problema f, dificultad f

difficulty

n.

• aprieto s.m.

• apuro s.m.

• conflicto s.m.

• dificultad s.m.

• inconveniente s.m.

• nudo s.m.

• tropiezo s.m.

'dɪfɪkəlti
noun (pl - ties)

a) u (of situation, task) dificultad f

he has difficulty (in) understanding English — tiene dificultad para entender el inglés

she had great difficulty walking — caminaba con mucha dificultad

b) c ( problem) dificultad f, problema m

to be in difficulties — estar* en apuros

to get into difficulties — meterse en líos

to make difficulties — crear problemas

['dɪfɪkǝltɪ]
N
1) (=hardness) dificultad f

• to have difficulty (in) doing sth — tener dificultades para hacer algo, resultarle difícil a algn hacer algo

he has difficulty (in) walking — tiene dificultades para andar, le resulta difícil andar

• I had no difficulty finding the house — no tuve problemas para encontrar la casa, no me resultó difícil encontrar la casa

• with difficulty — con dificultad

with great difficulty — con gran dificultad

with the greatest difficulty — a duras penas

2) (=problem) problema m, dificultad f

• to get into difficulty or difficulties — [person] (gen) meterse en problemas or apuros; (while swimming) empezar a tener problemas; [ship] empezar a peligrar

• to have difficulties with sth — tener problemas con algo

• to be in difficulties or difficulty — estar teniendo problemas

they are in financial difficulties — tienen problemas económicos, están pasando dificultades económicas

• to make difficulties for sb — crear problemas a algn
learning, run into
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['dɪfɪkəlti]
noun (pl - ties)

a) u (of situation, task) dificultad f

he has difficulty (in) understanding English — tiene dificultad para entender el inglés

she had great difficulty walking — caminaba con mucha dificultad

b) c ( problem) dificultad f, problema m

to be in difficulties — estar* en apuros

to get into difficulties — meterse en líos

to make difficulties — crear problemas

English-spanish dictionary > difficulty
2 difficulty

noun

1) Schwierigkeit, die

with [great] difficulty — [sehr] mühsam

with the greatest difficulty — unter größten Schwierigkeiten

without [great] difficulty — ohne große Probleme; mühelos

have difficulty [in] doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

2) usu. in pl. (trouble)

be in difficulty or difficulties — in Schwierigkeiten sein

fall or get into difficulties — in Schwierigkeiten kommen od. geraten

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plural - difficulties; noun

1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) die Schwierigkeit

2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) die Schwierigkeit

3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) (Geld)Schwierigkeiten (pl.)

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dif·fi·cul·ty

[ˈdɪfɪk^əlti]

n

1. no pl (effort) Mühe f

with \difficulty mit Mühe, mühsam

2. no pl (problematic nature) of a task Schwierigkeit f

3. (trouble) Problem nt, Schwierigkeit f

a \difficulty has arisen es gibt da ein Problem

to be fraught with difficulties jede Menge Probleme mit sich dat bringen fam

learning difficulties Lernschwierigkeiten pl

to be in difficulties in Schwierigkeiten sein

to be in difficulties with sb BRIT, AUS Unannehmlichkeiten mit jdm haben

to encounter difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen

to have \difficulty doing sth Schwierigkeiten dabei haben, etw zu tun

she has been having great \difficulty finding a job es war sehr schwer für sie, eine Stelle zu finden

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['dIfIkəltI]
n
Schwierigkeit f
with/without difficulty — mit/ohne Schwierigkeiten

he had difficulty (in) setting up in business — es fiel ihm schwer or nicht leicht, sich selbstständig zu machen

she had great difficulty (in) breathing — sie konnte kaum atmen

there was some difficulty (in) finding him — es war schwierig or nicht leicht, ihn zu finden

the difficulty is (in) choosing or to choose — die Wahl ist nicht leicht

they hadn't appreciated the difficulty of finding somewhere to live — sie hatten nicht bedacht, wie schwierig es sein würde, eine Wohnung zu finden

in difficulty or difficulties — in Schwierigkeiten

to get into difficulties —

to get out of difficulties — Schwierigkeiten überwinden

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difficulty [-tı] s

1. Schwierigkeit f:

a) Mühe f:

with difficulty mühsam, (nur) schwer;

he speaks with difficulty er hat Schwierigkeiten beim Sprechen;

have difficulty (in) doing sth Mühe oder Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

b) schwierige Sache, Problem n

c) Hindernis n, Widerstand m:

make ( oder raise) difficulties Schwierigkeiten bereiten (Sache) oder machen (auch Person)

2. meist pl schwierige Lage, ( auch Geld)Schwierigkeiten pl, Verlegenheit f

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noun

1) Schwierigkeit, die

with [great] difficulty — [sehr] mühsam

with the greatest difficulty — unter größten Schwierigkeiten

without [great] difficulty — ohne große Probleme; mühelos

have difficulty [in] doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

2) usu. in pl. (trouble)

be in difficulty or difficulties — in Schwierigkeiten sein

fall or get into difficulties — in Schwierigkeiten kommen od. geraten

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n.

Schwierigkeit f.

English-german dictionary > difficulty
3 difficulty

plural - difficulties; noun

1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) vanske(lighet), besvær, strev

2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) vanskelighet, besværlighet

3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) pengevansker/-knipe

subst. \/ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltɪ\/, \/ˈdɪfək(ə)ltɪ\/

1) vanskelighet(er), problem(er), vanske, knipe

• she told me about the difficulty of finding the place

hun fortalte meg om hvor vanskelig det var å finne stedet

2) forvikling(er), misforståelse

3) betenkelighet, innvending, innsigelse

• this proposal raises difficulties

dette forslaget reiser betenkeligheter

4) besvær, strev

difficulties pengeproblemer, pengeknipe

difficulty in breathing åndenød, pustebesvær

have (some) difficulty in understanding ha tungt for å forstå

in days of difficulty eller in difficult times i vanskelige tider

English-Norwegian dictionary > difficulty
4 difficulty **** dif·fi·cul·ty n

['dɪfɪk(ə)ltɪ]
difficoltà f inv

he has difficulty in walking/breathing — ha difficoltà a camminare/di respirazione

to have difficulties with — (police, landlord) avere noie con

to get o.s. into difficulty — mettersi nei guai

to be in difficulty or difficulties — essere or trovarsi in difficoltà

to be in (financial) difficulties — avere delle difficoltà economiche

English-Italian dictionary > difficulty **** dif·fi·cul·ty n
5 ♦ difficulty

♦ difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ/
n. [cu]

1 difficoltà, problema: financial [technical, practical] difficulties, difficoltà finanziarie [tecniche, pratiche]; breathing [learning] difficulties, difficoltà respiratorie [di apprendimento]: He has some difficulty (in) walking, ha difficoltà a camminare; There were money difficulties, c'erano difficoltà finanziarie; He climbed the stairs with difficulty, ha salito le scale con difficoltà; They changed the tickets without difficulty, hanno cambiato i biglietti senza difficoltà; If you have difficulty understanding the form, please ask us for help, se avete difficoltà a capire il modulo, chiedeteci aiuto

2 (spesso pl.) situazione difficile; difficoltà (pl.): to be in difficulties, trovarsi in difficoltà (finanziarie); to have (o to experience, to encounter) difficulties, avere (o incontrare) delle difficoltà; to get (o to run) into difficulties, trovarsi in difficoltà; to overcome a difficulty, superare una difficoltà

3 difficoltà, complessità: The degree of difficulty increases as you move through the levels, il grado di difficoltà aumenta man mano che si passa al livello successivo

● to make (o to raise) difficulties, fare difficoltà; sollevare obiezioni.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ difficulty
6 mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

2. <

   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

3. <

   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

4. <

► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal abr nf
Maison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

[mal] ( pluriel maux [mo]) nom masculin

1. [souffrance physique] pain

avoir mal: où as-tu mal? where does it hurt?, where is the pain?

j'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful here

j'ai mal aux dents I've got toothache (UK) ou a toothache (US)

j'ai mal aux oreilles I've got earache (UK) ou an earache (US)

j'ai mal à la tête I've got a headache

avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

il a mal au ventre he has stomachache (UK) ou a stomachache

faire (du) mal à to hurt

ça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?

aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!

se faire mal to hurt oneself

je me suis fait mal à la main I've hurt my hand

mal de dents toothache

mal de dos backache

mal de gorge sore throat

mal de tête headache

maux d'estomac stomach pains

ça me ferait mal au ventre (familier) it would make me sick

ça me ferait mal aux seins (très familier) it would really piss me off (très familier)

ça va faire mal! (familier & figuré) watch it, we're in for it now!

il n'y a pas de mal!

a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!

b. [après une erreur] no harm done!

mettre quelqu'un à mal ou à mal quelqu'un (soutenu) to manhandle ou to maltreat somebody

2. [maladie, malaise] illness, sickness, disease

tu vas attraper ou prendre du mal (familier) watch you don't get a cold

mal de l'air airsickness

mal blanc whitlow

mal de mer seasickness

avoir le mal de mer

a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasickness

b. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick

3. [dommage, tort] harm

le mal est fait the damage is done (now)

faire du mal à quelque chose to do harm to something, to harm ou to damage something

vouloir du mal à quelqu'un to wish somebody ill ou harm

il n'y a pas de mal à demander there's no harm in asking

et si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?

dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody

penser du mal de quelqu'un to think ill of somebody

mal lui en a pris he's had cause to regret it

4. [douleur morale] pain

faire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody suffer

quand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about it

n'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset you

5. [affliction, inconvénient] ill, evil

c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

avoir le mal de vivre to be tired of life

entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evils

6. [difficulté, tracas] trouble (substantif non comptable), difficulty (substantif non comptable)

avoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing something

j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names

donner du mal à quelqu'un to give somebody trouble

se donner du mal: il a réussi sans se donner de mal he succeeded without much trouble

ne vous donnez pas tant de mal pour moi please don't go to all this trouble on my behalf

7. [par opposition au bien]

le mal evil

le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil

faire le mal pour le mal to commit evil for evil's sake

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[mal] adverbe

1. [désagréablement] wrong

tout va mal everything's going wrong

ça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad start

ça va finir mal ou mal finir

a. [généralement] it'll end in disaster

b. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tears

il sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate

tu tombes mal you've come at a bad time

2. [en mauvaise santé]

aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health

3. [défavorablement] badly

elle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advice

ne le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...

être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebody

4. [de façon incompétente ou imparfaite] badly, not properly

c'est du travail mal fait it's a shoddy piece of work

être mal fait (de sa personne) to be misshapen

cette veste lui va mal that jacket doesn't suit him

ça lui va mal de donner des conseils he's hardly in a position to hand out advice

je le connais mal I don't know him very well

s'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!

je dors mal I have trouble sleeping

il mange mal

a. [salement] he's a messy eater

b. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enough

c. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properly

il parle mal he can't talk properly

elle parle mal l'allemand her German isn't very good

tu te tiens mal

a. [tu es voûté] you've got poor posture

b. [à table] you don't have any table manners

vivre mal quelque chose to have a bad time with something

je la vois mal en bermuda I can't quite see her in shorts

elle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking him

s'y prendre mal: je m'y prends mal I'm not going about it the right way

elle s'y prend mal avec les enfants she's not very good with children

mal élevé bad-mannered, impolite

5. [insuffisamment] badly, poorly

vivre mal to have trouble making ends meet

être mal nourri

a. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourished

b. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food

6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly

mal tourner to turn out badly

7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortably

être mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable

on dort mal dans ton canapé-lit your sofa bed isn't very comfortable

8. (locution)

ça la fiche (familier) ou fout (très familier) mal it doesn't look good (très familier)

si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go

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[mal] adjectif invariable

1. [immoral] wrong

c'est mal de tricher it's wrong to cheat

je n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong

2. [malade] ill, unwell, not well

se trouver mal [s'évanouir] to faint, to pass out, to swoon (soutenu)

3. [peu satisfaisant]

ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad

4. (familier) [fou] mad, crazy

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au plus mal locution adjectivale

1. [très malade] very sick, desperately ill, critical

2. [fâché]

être au plus mal avec quelqu'un to be at loggerheads with somebody

de mal en pis locution adverbiale

from bad to worse

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en mal de locution prépositionnelle

être en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for love

être en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspiration

mal à l'aise locution adjectivale

uncomfortable, ill at ease

je suis mal à l'aise devant elle I feel ill at ease with her

mal à propos locution adverbiale

at the wrong time

faire une intervention mal à propos to speak out of turn

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mal portant ( féminin mal portante) locution adjectivale

unwell, in poor health

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mal

7 Mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

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   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

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   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

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► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

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Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > Mal

8 dificultad

f.

1 difficulty.

el grado de dificultad de los exámenes the degree of difficulty of the exams

2 problem.

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet

encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems

pasar por dificultades to suffer hardship

3 hardness, not easiness.

imperat.

2^nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) Imperative of Spanish verb: dificultar.

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dificultad

► nombre femenino

1 difficulty

2 (obstáculo) obstacle; (problema) trouble, problem

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noun f.

difficulty

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SF

1) (=obstáculo) difficulty

sin dificultad alguna — without the least difficulty

2) (=problema) difficulty

no hay dificultad para aceptar que... — there is no difficulty about accepting that...

tuvieron algunas dificultades para llegar a casa — they had some trouble getting home

ha tenido dificultades con la policía — he's been in trouble with the police

camina con dificultad — he has difficulty walking

3) (=objeción) objection

poner dificultades — to raise objections

me pusieron dificultades para darme el pasaporte — they made it difficult o awkward for me to get a passport

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femenino

a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad — a fairly easy exercise

respira con dificultad — he has difficulty breathing

b) ( problema)

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

tiene dificultads en hacerse entender — she has difficulty in making herself understood

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar — they made it very hard for me to get in

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= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.

Ex. UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.

Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

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* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].

* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.

* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.

* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.

* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.

* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.

* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.

* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.

* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.

* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].

* ganar con dificultad = eke out.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* progresar con dificultad = thread through.

* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.

* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.

* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.

* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.

* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

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femenino

a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad — a fairly easy exercise

respira con dificultad — he has difficulty breathing

b) ( problema)

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

tiene dificultads en hacerse entender — she has difficulty in making herself understood

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar — they made it very hard for me to get in

* * *

= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.

Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.

Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.

* con dificultades = in difficulties.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.

* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].

* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.

* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.

* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.

* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.

* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.

* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.

* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.

* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.

* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].

* ganar con dificultad = eke out.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* leer con dificultad = wade through.

* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* progresar con dificultad = thread through.

* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.

* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.

* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.

* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.

* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

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dificultad

feminine

1 (cualidad de difícil) difficulty

un ejercicio de escasa dificultad a fairly easy exercise

el grado de dificultad de la prueba the degree of difficulty of the test

respira con dificultad his breathing is labored, he has difficulty breathing

2 (problema) difficulty

superar or vencer dificultades to overcome difficulties

¿tuviste alguna dificultad para encontrar la casa? did you have any trouble o difficulty finding the house?

tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in o she has problems making herself understood

la dificultad está en hacerlo en el mínimo de tiempo the difficult o hard part is to do it in the shortest possible time

pasamos muchas dificultades, pero salimos adelante we had a lot of problems, but we came through it all

me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in

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Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar)

dificultad es:

2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dificultad
dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino
difficulty;
◊ respira con dificultad he has difficulty breathing;

tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood;
me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in;
meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo
to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems

' dificultad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coja
- cojo
- elevarse
- encarar
- escollo
- evadir
- fatiga
- impedimento
- infranqueable
- intríngulis
- necesidad
- nudo
- obstáculo
- pena
- remontar
- retroceder
- salir
- salvar
- tela
- tumbo
- vencer
- apuro
- complicación
- confrontar
- contra
- contrariedad
- encontrar
- esquivar
- insuperable
- miga
- ofrecer
- pantano
- pega
- pero
- presentar
- radicar
- sortear
- subsanar
- superar
- surgir
- traba
- tropezar
English:
difficulty
- experience
- extricate
- gasp
- hassle
- hitch
- hobble
- inarticulate
- iron out
- job
- manage
- painless
- squash in
- struggle
- struggle along
- struggle on
- tongue-tied
- trial
- trouble
- trudge
- considerable
- difficult
- grade
- hiccup
- pit
- scramble
- wheeze
- wriggle

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dificultad nf

1. [cualidad de difícil] difficulty;

caminaba con dificultad she walked with difficulty;

el grado o [m5] nivel de dificultad de los exámenes the degree o level of difficulty of the exams;

un ejercicio de gran dificultad a very difficult exercise

2. [obstáculo] problem;

todo son dificultades con ella she sees everything as a problem;

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet;

encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems;

poner dificultades to raise objections;

nos puso muchas dificultades para entrevistarlo he put no end of obstacles in our way when we wanted to interview him;

superar o [m5] vencer las dificultades to overcome the difficulties;

¿tuviste alguna dificultad para dar con la calle? did you have any difficulty finding the street?

3. [penalidad]
pasar por dificultades to suffer hardship

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dificultad

f difficulty;

sin dificultad easily;

con dificultades with difficulty;

poner dificultades make it difficult

* * *

dificultad nf

: difficulty

* * *

dificultad n

1. (concepto) difficulty [pl. difficulties]

2. (problema) problem

Spanish-English dictionary > dificultad

9 complain

[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) klage

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klage over; beklage sig over

•

- complaint

* * *
[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) klage

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klage over; beklage sig over

•

- complaint

English-Danish dictionary > complain

10 dificultad

Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar) \ \
dificultad es: \ \
2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo
Multiple Entries: dificultad     dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino difficulty;
◊ respira con dificultad he has difficulty breathing;
tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood; me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in; meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems ' dificultad' also found in these entries: Spanish: coja - cojo - elevarse - encarar - escollo - evadir - fatiga - impedimento - infranqueable - intríngulis - necesidad - nudo - obstáculo - pena - remontar - retroceder - salir - salvar - tela - tumbo - vencer - apuro - complicación - confrontar - contra - contrariedad - encontrar - esquivar - insuperable - miga - ofrecer - pantano - pega - pero - presentar - radicar - sortear - subsanar - superar - surgir - traba - tropezar English: difficulty - experience - extricate - gasp - hassle - hitch - hobble - inarticulate - iron out - job - manage - painless - squash in - struggle - struggle along - struggle on - tongue-tied - trial - trouble - trudge - considerable - difficult - grade - hiccup - pit - scramble - wheeze - wriggle

English-spanish dictionary > dificultad

11 trudnoś|ć

f (G pl trudności) 1. zw. pl (przeszkoda) problem, difficulty
- trudności finansowe financial difficulties

- nie mamy trudności ze zbytem naszych towarów we have no problems selling our products

- chory ma trudności z oddychaniem the patient has difficulty breathing

- matematyka nie sprawia mu żadnych trudności he has no problems with maths

- z trudnością with difficulty

- pisanie listów zawsze przychodziło mi z trudnością I’ve always found writing letters difficult
2. sgt (cecha tego, co trudne) difficulty
- pytania o różnym stopniu trudności questions of varying difficulty

■ robić a. czynić komuś trudności to cause difficulties for sb

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > trudnoś|ć

12 respirazione

f breathing

respirazione artificiale artificial respiration

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respirazione s.f. respiration, breathing: respirazione artificiale, artificial respiration; respirazione cutanea, porous respiration; respirazione vegetale, plant respiration; ha la respirazione molto difficile, he has great difficulty in breathing; respirazione bocca a bocca, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (o fam. kiss of life): gli praticarono la respirazione bocca a bocca, they gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (o fam. the kiss of life).

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[respirat'tsjone]
sostantivo femminile respiration, breathing

respirazione artificiale — artificial respiration o ventilation

respirazione bocca a bocca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

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respirazione

/respirat'tsjone/

sostantivo f.

respiration, breathing

\

COMPOUNDS

respirazione artificiale artificial respiration o ventilation; respirazione bocca a bocca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > respirazione

13 klagen

I v/i

1. complain ( über + Akk about, of; bei to); (wehklagen) wail, lament; klagen über (+ Akk) (leiden an) complain of; ich kann nicht klagen umg. I can’t complain

2. JUR. bring an action ( gegen against; auf + Akk, wegen for), go to court ( auf + Akk, wegen about), sue (for); siehe auch Klage 3

II v/t

1. jemandem sein Leid klagen pour one’s heart out to s.o.; dem Himmel sei’s geklagt altm. alas!, Heaven help us!

2. österr. verklagen

* * *

to deplore; to complain; to lament; to wail; to sue

* * *
kla|gen ['klaːgn]
1. vi

1) (= jammern) to moan, to wail; (Tiere) to cry

2) (= trauern, Trauer äußern) to lament (um jdn/etw sb/sth), to wail

3) (= sich beklagen) to complain

klágen — to complain about sth

über Rückenschmerzen/Schlaflosigkeit klágen — to complain of backache/insomnia

ohne zu klágen — without complaining

ich kann nicht klágen (inf) — mustn't grumble (inf)

4) (JUR) to sue (
auf +acc for)
2. vt

1)

jdm sein Leid/seine Not/seinen Kummer klágen — to pour out one's sorrow/distress/grief to sb

Gott or dem Himmel seis geklagt — alas, alack

2)

See:

= verklagen

* * *

1) (to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) lament

2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) moan

3) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) complain

* * *

Kla·gen

<-s>

[ˈkla:gn̩]

nt kein pl JUR taking legal action

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (geh.): (jammern) wail; (stöhnend) moan; < animal> cry plaintively

2) (sich beschweren) complain

über etwas (Akk.) klagen — complain about something

über Rückenschmerzen klagen — complain of backache sing.

[ich] kann nicht klagen — can't complain; mustn't grumble

3) (geh.)

um jemanden/jemandes Tod klagen — mourn somebody/somebody's death

über den Verlust seines Vermögens klagen — lament or bewail the loss of one's fortune

4) (bei Gericht) sue; take legal action

auf Schadenersatz klagen — sue for damages; bring an action for damages

gegen jemanden klagen — sue somebody; take legal action against somebody
2.
transitives Verb

jemandem sein Leid klagen — pour out one's sorrows pl. to somebody

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klagen

A. v/i

1. complain (

über +akk about, of;

bei to); (wehklagen) wail, lament;

klagen über (+akk) (leiden an) complain of;

ich kann nicht klagen umg I can’t complain

2. JUR bring an action (

gegen against;

auf +akk,

wegen for), go to court (

auf +akk,

wegen about), sue (for); → auch Klage 3

B. v/t

1.

jemandem sein Leid klagen pour one’s heart out to sb;

dem Himmel sei’s geklagt obs alas!, Heaven help us!

2. österr → verklagen

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (geh.): (jammern) wail; (stöhnend) moan; < animal> cry plaintively

2) (sich beschweren) complain

über etwas (Akk.) klagen — complain about something

über Rückenschmerzen klagen — complain of backache sing.

[ich] kann nicht klagen — can't complain; mustn't grumble

3) (geh.)

um jemanden/jemandes Tod klagen — mourn somebody/somebody's death

über den Verlust seines Vermögens klagen — lament or bewail the loss of one's fortune

4) (bei Gericht) sue; take legal action

auf Schadenersatz klagen — sue for damages; bring an action for damages

gegen jemanden klagen — sue somebody; take legal action against somebody
2.
transitives Verb

jemandem sein Leid klagen — pour out one's sorrows pl. to somebody

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(über) v.

to complain (of) v. v.

to bewail v.

to prosecute v.

to sorrow (over) v.

to sue v.

to wail v.

to worry v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > klagen

14 complain

kəm'plein
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) quejarse

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) quejarse de

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complain vb quejarse

we complained about the delay nos quejamos del retraso

complain

tr[kəm'pleɪn]

intransitive verb

1 quejarse (about/of, de)

■ I can't complain no me puedo quejar

■ he complained about the noise se quejó del ruido

■ she complained of chest pains se quejó de dolores en el pecho

transitive verb

1 quejarse, protestar

complain [kəm'pleɪn] vi

1) gripe: quejarse, regañar, rezongar

2) protest: reclamar, protestar

complain

v.

• lamentar v.

• quejarse v.

• querellarse v.

kəm'pleɪn
1.

intransitive verb quejarse, reclamar

to complain TO somebody ABOUT something — quejarse a alguien por algo

I can't complain — no me puedo quejar

to complain OF something — quejarse de algo

2.

vt

you're hurting me, she complained — -me haces daño -protestó or se quejó

he complained that... — se quejó de que...

[kǝm'pleɪn]
VI
1) (=grumble) quejarse (about, of de) (to a)

to complain that — quejarse de que

they complained to the neighbours — se quejaron a los vecinos

I can't complain — yo no me quejo

2) (=make a formal complaint) reclamar ( about por) (to ante)

we're going to complain to the manager — vamos a reclamar al director

you should complain to the police — tendrías que denunciarlo a la policía

3) (Med)

to complain of — quejarse de

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[kəm'pleɪn]
1.

intransitive verb quejarse, reclamar

to complain TO somebody ABOUT something — quejarse a alguien por algo

I can't complain — no me puedo quejar

to complain OF something — quejarse de algo

2.

vt

you're hurting me, she complained — -me haces daño -protestó or se quejó

he complained that... — se quejó de que...

English-spanish dictionary > complain

15 complain

intransitive verb

sich beklagen od. beschweren (about, at über + Akk.)

complain of something — über etwas (Akk.) klagen

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[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) sich beklagen

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klagen

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- academic.ru/14791/complaint">complaint

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com·plain

[kəmˈpleɪn]

vi klagen, sich akk beklagen

▪ to \complain about sth sich akk über etw akk beklagen

▪ to \complain that... sich akk darüber beklagen, dass...

▪ to \complain to sb sich akk bei jdm beklagen

stop \complaining! hör auf zu jammern! fam

how are things? — oh, can't \complain wie geht's? — oh, ich kann mich nicht beklagen

she's been \complaining of a bad back sie klagt über Rückenschmerzen

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[kəm'pleɪn]
vi
sich beklagen, klagen (about über +acc); (= to make a formal complaint) sich beschweren, Beschwerde einlegen (form) (about über +acc, to bei)
to complain that... — sich darüber beklagen/beschweren, dass...

(I) can't complain (inf) — ich kann nicht klagen (inf)

stop complaining! — beklag dich nicht dauernd!

to complain of sth — über etw (acc)

to complain of not having enough time — über Zeitmangel klagen

she's always complaining — sie muss sich immer beklagen, sie hat immer etwas zu klagen

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complain [kəmˈpleın] v/i

1. sich beklagen, sich beschweren, Klage oder Beschwerde führen ( alle:

of, about über akk;

to bei):

I can’t complain, I have nothing to complain of ich kann nicht klagen, ich kann mich nicht beklagen;

complaining letter Beschwerdebrief m

2. klagen (of über akk):

he complained of a sore throat

3. JUR

a) klagen

b) (Straf)Anzeige erstatten

4. WIRTSCH reklamieren:

complain about etwas reklamieren oder beanstanden

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intransitive verb

sich beklagen od. beschweren (about, at über + Akk.)

complain of something — über etwas (Akk.) klagen

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(of) v.

klagen (über) v. (of, about, that) v.

sich beklagen (über, bei, dass) v.

sich beschweren (über, bei, dass) v. v.

meckern v.

reklamieren v.

English-german dictionary > complain

16 complain

kəm'plein
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) klage (over), beklage seg, påtale, reklamere

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klage over

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klage

verb \/kəmˈpleɪn\/

1) beklage seg

• she complained about his conduct

hun beklaget seg over oppførselen hans

2) klage, komme med en klage, komme med et klagemål

• he complained to the manager

han klaget til direktøren

3) ( handel) reklamere, klage

complain of\/about klage over\/på ( også jus) påtale, anke beklage seg om

complain to klage til\/hos beklage seg til\/hos

English-Norwegian dictionary > complain

17 sofoco

m.

1 breathlessness (ahogo).

2 mortification (vergüenza).

3 suffocation.

4 flush, sensation of heat.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sofocar.

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sofoco

► nombre masculino

1 (ahogo) suffocation, stifling sensation

2 figurado (vergüenza) embarrassment; (rubor) blushing

3 familiar (disgusto) shock

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

le (les, etc) dio un sofoco familiar it gave him (her, them, etc) quite a turn

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SM

1) [por el calor] stifling sensation; [por la menopausia] hot flush, hot flash (EEUU)

2) (=azoro) embarrassment

pasar un sofoco — to have an embarrassing time

3) (=ira) anger, indignation

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masculino

a) (fam) ( disgusto)

estaba con un sofoco terrible — I was so upset

b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)

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masculino

a) (fam) ( disgusto)

estaba con un sofoco terrible — I was so upset

b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)

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sofoco

masculine

1 ( fam)

(disgusto): estaba con un sofoco terrible I was very upset o ( colloq) worked up

2 ( fam) (vergüenza) embarrassment

¡qué sofoco me has hecho pasar! you really embarrassed me!

3 (por el calor) suffocation; (en la menopausia) hot flash ( AmE), hot flush ( BrE)

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Del verbo sofocar: ( conjugate sofocar)

sofoco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sofocó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
sofocar
sofoco
sofocar ( conjugate sofocar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to smother, put out;
‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
sofocarse verbo pronominal ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
sofoco sustantivo masculino
a) (fam) ( disgusto):

◊ estaba con un sofoco terrible I was so upset

b) ( por el calor) suffocation;

( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)
sofocar verbo transitivo
1 (un incendio) to extinguish, smother: los bomberos sofocaron las llamas, the firemen smothered the flames
(una rebelión) to put out: el ejército sofocó la revuelta, the army crushed the rebellion
(una protesta) to stifle: los antidisturbios sofocaron la manifestación, the riot police brought the protest under control
(un grito, ruido) to muffle, stifle
(un sentimiento) to control
2 (asfixiar) to suffocate
3 (abochornar) to embarrass
sofoco sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación de ahogo) difficulty in breathing
(de calor intenso) le entran sofocos, she gets hot flushes
2 fig (bochorno, vergüenza) embarrassment
3 (disgusto enorme) menudo sofoco se va a llevar, she is going to get really upset
' sofoco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sofocar
- puf
English:
suffocation
- hot

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sofoco nm

1. [ahogo] breathlessness;

le dio un sofoco he got out of breath

2. [bochorno] hot flush

3. [vergüenza] embarrassment;

pasar un sofoco to be embarrassed

4. [disgusto]
llevarse un sofoco to get upset

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sofoco

m

1 fig

embarrassment

2 ( disgusto)

:

me llevé un sofoco tremendo I was terribly upset

Spanish-English dictionary > sofoco

18 complain

[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) kvarta

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) kvarta, kveina

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English-Icelandic dictionary > complain

19 complain

panaszkodik
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[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) panaszkodik

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) elpanaszol

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English-Hungarian dictionary > complain

20 complain

[kəm'plein]
verb

1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) queixar-se

2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) queixar-se

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com.plain

[kəmpl'ein] vt+vi 1 queixar-se, lamentar-se. she complains to me of him / ela queixa-se dele comigo. 2 acusar, apresentar queixa.

English-Portuguese dictionary > complain

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