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1 malos pensamientos

m.pl.

impure thoughts, bad thoughts.

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masculino plural bad o impure thoughts

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masculino plural bad o impure thoughts

Spanish-English dictionary > malos pensamientos
2 malos pensamientos

• bad thoughts

• impure thoughts

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > malos pensamientos
3 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)

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- 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.

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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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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

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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.)

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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
4 ahuyentar

v.

1 to scare away.

el elevado precio ahuyentó a los compradores the high price put buyers off

2 to drive away, to get away, to chase away, to frighten off.

Los soldados ahuyentaron al enemigo The soldiers drove away the enemy.

Reír ahuyenta la tristeza Laughter drives away the sorrow.

3 to shoo off, to shoo, to shoo out.

* * *

ahuyentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to drive away, scare away

2 figurado to dismiss

* * *

verb

to chase away

* * *

1. VT

1) (=espantar) to frighten off, frighten away; (=mantener a distancia) to keep off

2) [+ temores, dudas etc] to banish, dispel

ahuyentar las penas con vino — to drown one's sorrows in wine

2.

See:

ahuyentarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer huir) <ladrón/animal> to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) <fiera/mosquitos> to keep... away

c) < dudas> to dispel

ahuyentar los malos pensamientos — to banish evil thoughts from one's mind

* * *

= frighten off, drive away, chase away, send + Nombre + packing, scare away, chase + Nombre + off.

Ex. Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex. Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer huir) <ladrón/animal> to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) <fiera/mosquitos> to keep... away

c) < dudas> to dispel

ahuyentar los malos pensamientos — to banish evil thoughts from one's mind

* * *

= frighten off, drive away, chase away, send + Nombre + packing, scare away, chase + Nombre + off.

Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

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ahuyentar [A1 ]

vt

1 (hacer huir) ‹ladrón/animal› to frighten off o away

2 (mantener a distancia) ‹fiera› to keep … away; ‹mosquitos› to repel, ward off

3 ‹dudas› to dispel

debes ahuyentar los malos pensamientos you must banish evil thoughts from your mind

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ahuyentar ( conjugate ahuyentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer huir) ‹ladrón/animal› to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) ‹fiera/mosquitos› to keep … away

ahuyentar verbo transitivo to scare away
' ahuyentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
English:
drive off
- frighten away
- frighten off
- scare away
- scare off
- shoo
- block
- discourage
- repel

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ahuyentar vt

1. [espantar, asustar] to scare away

2. [mantener a distancia] to keep away;

el fuego ahuyentaba a las fieras the fire kept the wild animals away;

el elevado precio ahuyentó a los compradores the high price put buyers off;

ahuyentó su mal humor he shook off his bad mood

3. [apartar] to drive away;

ahuyenta los malos pensamientos banish all evil thoughts from your mind

* * *

ahuyentar

v/t scare off o

away

* * *

ahuyentar vt

1) : to scare away, to chase away

2) : to banish, to dispel

ahuyentar las dudas: to dispel doubts

Spanish-English dictionary > ahuyentar
5 desechar

v.

1 to throw out, to discard.

Ella desechó los zapatos She discarded the shoes.

2 to refuse, to turn down (rechazar) (ayuda, oferta).

3 to ignore, to take no notice of.

4 to dismiss, to refuse, to drop, to drop off.

Elsa desechó la idea Elsa dismissed the idea.

5 to nonsuit.

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desechar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tirar) to discard, throw out, throw away

■ desecharon los libros que no les interesaban they threw away the books they weren't interested in

2 (rechazar) to refuse, reject; (proyecto, idea) to drop, discard

■ desechó el empleo she turned down the job

3 (apartar de sí) to put aside, cast aside

■ deberías desechar esa idea you should give up that idea

* * *

verb

to discard

* * *

VT

1) (=tirar) [+ basura] to throw out; [+ objeto inútil] to scrap, get rid of

2) (=rechazar) [+ consejo, miedo] to cast aside; [+ oferta] to reject; [+ plan] to drop

3) (=censurar) to censure, reprove

4) [+ llave] to turn

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to reject

desechar los malos pensamientos — to banish wicked thoughts from one's mind

desechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going

b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out

* * *

= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.

Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex. It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.

Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.

Ex. Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to reject

desechar los malos pensamientos — to banish wicked thoughts from one's mind

desechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going

b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out

* * *

= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.

Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.

Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.

Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.

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desechar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹ayuda/consejo/propuesta› to reject

debes desechar esos malos pensamientos you must banish those wicked thoughts from your mind

no desechó nunca la sospecha de que fuera él she never managed to rid herself of the suspicion that it was him

después de un mes desechó la idea de quedarse after a month he gave up o abandoned the idea of staying there

desecharon la idea de pedir un préstamo they rejected the idea of asking for a loan

2 ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out; ‹ropa› to throw out

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desechar ( conjugate desechar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ayuda/propuesta› to reject;

‹idea/plan› ( rechazar) to reject;
( renunciar a) to drop, give up
b) ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out;

‹ ropa› to throw out
desechar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to discard, throw out o away
2 (una oferta) to turn down, refuse
(descartar una idea, un proyecto) to drop, discard
' desechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
English:
cast aside
- shrift
- discard
- dismiss
- ditch
- scrap
- sweep

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desechar vt

1. [tirar] to throw out, to discard

2. [rechazar] [ayuda, oferta] to refuse, to turn down;
[idea, pensamiento] to reject; [posibilidad, sospecha] to dismiss; [propuesta, sugerencia] to reject, to turn down;
pensó ir a pie, pero luego desechó la idea he thought of going on foot but then dropped the idea;

no desecho la posibilidad de que haya sido ella I don't rule out the possibility that it was her

* * *

desechar

v/t

1 ( tirar) throw away

2 ( rechazar) reject

* * *

desechar vt

1) : to discard, to throw away

2) rechazar: to reject

Spanish-English dictionary > desechar
6 cancelar

v.

1 to cancel.

Pedro canceló la otra deuda Peter canceled the other debt.

Ella canceló el acto de agresión She canceled=counteracted the act of...

Pedro canceló ayer Peter canceled=paid off yesterday.

Pedro canceló su membresía Peter canceled his membership.

María cancela sus malos pensamientos Mary canceled her bad thoughts.

2 to pay, to settle (deuda).

3 to pay off, to cancel.

* * *

cancelar

► verbo transitivo

1 (anular) to cancel

2 (saldar una deuda) to settle, pay

* * *

verb

1) to cancel

2) pay off

* * *

VT

1) [+ pedido, suscripción, tarjeta] to cancel; [+ cuenta bancaria] to close

2) [+ reunión, concierto, viaje, proyecto] to cancel

cancelaron el vuelo a causa de la nieve — they cancelled the flight because of the snow

3) [+ deuda] to pay off

tendré que ahorrar para cancelar el crédito — I'll have to save up to pay off my debt

4) LAm (=pagar) to pay, settle

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel

2) < deuda> to settle, pay off; < cuenta> to pay

* * *

= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.

Ex. Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.

Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.

Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.

Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.

Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.

Ex. The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.

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* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.

* cancelar una suscripción = churn.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel

2) < deuda> to settle, pay off; < cuenta> to pay

* * *

= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.

Ex: Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.

Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.

Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.

Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.

Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.

Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.

* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.

* cancelar una suscripción = churn.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* * *

cancelar [A1 ]

vt

A (anular) ‹concierto/reunión› to cancel; ‹viaje/vuelo› to cancel; ‹pedido› to cancel

B (pagar)

1 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off; ‹cuenta› to pay

2 ( Chi) (en una tienda) to pay for

C ( Inf) to cancel

■ cancelar

vi

( Chi) to pay

* * *

cancelar ( conjugate cancelar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹reunión/viaje/pedido› to cancel

b) ‹ deuda› to settle, pay off;

‹ cuenta› to pay
cancelar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuenta, viaje, etc) to cancel
2 (una deuda) to pay off
3 (una puerta) to close off
' cancelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suspender
English:
annihilate
- cancel
- expunge
- pay off
- rain off
- redeem
- stop
- withdraw
- write off
- pay
- repay
- write

* * *

cancelar

♦ vt

1. [contrato, vuelo, reunión] to cancel

2. [deuda] to pay, to settle

3. Informát to cancel

4. Chile, Ven [compra] to pay for

♦ vi
Chile, Ven [pagar] to pay
* * *

cancelar

v/t

1 tb INFOR cancel

2 deuda, cuenta settle, pay

* * *

cancelar vt

1) : to cancel

2) : to pay off, to settle

* * *

cancelar vb

1. (suspender) to cancel [pt. & pp. cancelled]

hemos cancelado el viaje we've cancelled the trip

2. (saldar) to pay off [pt. & pp. paid] / to settle

canceló la deuda he settled his debt

Spanish-English dictionary > cancelar
7 espantar

v.

1 to frighten or scare away.

espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail

El monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids.

2 to frighten, to scare.

3 to appall, to shock.

4 to chase away, to shoo off, to shoo out, to beat.

El granjero espantó a los cuervos The farmer chased away the crows.

5 to be frightening, to be scary, to be frightful, to inspire fear.

Esa vieja casa espanta That old house is frightening.

* * *

espantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (asustar) to frighten, scare, scare off

2 (ahuyentar) to frighten away

► verbo pronominal espantarse

1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared

■ el perro se espantó con el ruido the dog was scared by the noise

■ se espantó de sus amenazas their threats frightened him

2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished

* * *

1. VT

1) (=asustar) [gen] to frighten, scare; [haciendo huir] to frighten off o away, scare off o away

el ruido espantó a las reses — the noise frightened o scared the cattle

espantó a los perros con una escoba — she frightened the dogs off o away with a broom

con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas — with that temper of his he frightens o scares all the girls (off o away)

2) (=horrorizar) to horrify, appal

le espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo — he was horrified o appalled at the thought of having to go on his own

2.

See:

espantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten away

b) ( asustar) < caballo> to frighten, scare

c) ( apartar de si)

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño — she had a coffee to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas — by singing you drive your troubles away

no podía espantar el miedo que sentía — he could not shake off his feeling of fear

2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
2.
espantar vi

a) (fam) ( asustar)

es tan feo que espanta — he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma

en esa casa espantan — that house is haunted
3.
espantarse v pron

1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled

2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

* * *

= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

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* espantarse = shy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten away

b) ( asustar) < caballo> to frighten, scare

c) ( apartar de si)

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño — she had a coffee to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas — by singing you drive your troubles away

no podía espantar el miedo que sentía — he could not shake off his feeling of fear

2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
2.
espantar vi

a) (fam) ( asustar)

es tan feo que espanta — he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma

en esa casa espantan — that house is haunted
3.
espantarse v pron

1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled

2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

* * *

= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

* espantarse = shy.

* * *

espantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten away

2 (asustar) ‹caballo› to frighten, scare, spook ( AmE)

con ese peinado lo vas a espantar al pobre ( fam); with that hairstyle you'll frighten o scare the poor guy off ( colloq)

3 (apartar de sí) ‹sueño/pena/miedo›

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño she had a coffee to stop herself from falling asleep o to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas by singing you drive your troubles away o keep your troubles at bay

espanta de ti esos malos pensamientos drive those evil thoughts out of your mind, rid yourself of those evil thoughts ( liter)

le era imposible espantar el miedo que sentía he could not drive away o shake off his feeling of fear

B ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him

■ espantar

vi

1 ( fam)

(asustar): es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous ( colloq)

2

(Bol, Col, Ven fam) «fantasma»: dicen que en esa casa espantan they say that house is haunted

■ espantarse

v pron

A

1 «pájaro/peces» to get frightened away

2 «caballo» to take fright, be startled, spook ( AmE)

B ( fam) (uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

se va a espantar cuando lo sepa she'll be horrified o appalled when she finds out

* * *

espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten away

b) ( asustar) ‹ caballo› to frighten, scare

2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall^{( conjugate appall)}
verbo intransitivo
a) (fam) ( asustar):

◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:

◊ en esa casa espantan that house is haunted

espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
' espantar' also found in these entries:
English:
scare
- frighten

* * *

espantar

♦ vt

1. [ahuyentar] to frighten o scare away;

espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail;

Comp
RDom Fam
espantar la mula to split

2. [asustar] to frighten, to scare;
Fam
el loco de mi hermano me espanta a todos los novios my crazy brother frightens off o scares away all my boyfriends

3. [pasmar] to appal, to shock;

sus costumbres espantarían a cualquier occidental their customs would appal any Westerner

4. [apartar de la mente]
espanta sus penas bebiendo he drowns his sorrows in drink;

no conseguía espantar el fantasma de los celos she couldn't rid herself of the jealousy she felt

♦ vi

1. [asustar] to be frightening;

esa casa espanta sólo de verla that house is frightening just to look at

2. Méx, Ven [haber apariciones]
en esa casa espantan that house is haunted

♦ See also the pronominal verb espantarse

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espantar

v/t

1 ( asustar) frighten, scare

2 ( ahuyentar) frighten away, shoo away

3 fam ( horrorizar) horrify, appall

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espantar vt

asustar: to scare, to frighten

♦ See also the reflexive verb espantarse

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espantar vb

1. (ahuyentar) to scare away / to frighten away

cállate o espantarás a los animales be quiet or you'll scare away the animals

¡espanta las moscas! shoo the flies away!

2. (causar miedo) to scare / to frighten

los truenos espantaron a los niños the thunder fightened the children

le espanta la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark / he's scared of the dark

Spanish-English dictionary > espantar
8 rondar

v.

1 to patrol.

2 to court.

3 to be around (edad, cifra).

ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty

4 to wander.

me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head

5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.

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rondar

► verbo transitivo

1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of

2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt

■ siempre ronda la casa he's always prowling around the house

3 (cortejar) to woo, court

4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk

■ la muerte lo rondaba death was stalking him

■ me ronda el hambre I'm feeling hungry

5 figurado (años) to be about

■ ronda los cincuenta she's about fifty

► verbo intransitivo

1 (vigilar) to patrol

2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around

3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade

4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night

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verb

1) to patrol, police

2) haunt

3) be approximately

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1. VT

1) [policía, soldado] to patrol

2) [+ cifra, edad]

el precio ronda los mil dólares — the price is in the region of a thousand dollars

rondaba los 30 años — he was about 30

3) (=perseguir)

la ronda a todas horas para que le preste dinero — he pesters her night and day to lend him money

es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while

me está rondando un catarro — I've got a cold hanging over me

a estas horas siempre me ronda el sueño — I always start feeling sleepy around this time

4) † (=cortejar) to court

2. VI

1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol

2) (=deambular) to prowl

sospechan de un hombre que rondaba por allí — they suspect a man who was prowling around the area

3) [pensamiento, idea]

debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you

4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol

2) pensamiento

hace días que me ronda esa idea — that idea has been going round and round in my head for days

3) < lugar> to hang around

como si lo rondase la muerte — as if death were stalking him

4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)

5) ( acercarse a)

debe estar rondando los 60 — she must be getting on for 60

la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade
2.
rondar vi

1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol

2) ( merodear) to hang around

3) ( dar serenata) to serenade

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= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.

Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.

Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.

Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.

Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.

Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

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* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol

2) pensamiento

hace días que me ronda esa idea — that idea has been going round and round in my head for days

3) < lugar> to hang around

como si lo rondase la muerte — as if death were stalking him

4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)

5) ( acercarse a)

debe estar rondando los 60 — she must be getting on for 60

la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade
2.
rondar vi

1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol

2) ( merodear) to hang around

3) ( dar serenata) to serenade

* * *

= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.

Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.

Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.

Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.

Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.

Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.

* * *

rondar [A1 ]

vt

A «vigilante/patrulla» to patrol

B

«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for days

debemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset us

C ‹lugar› to hang around

la gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the bar

era como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking him

D (cortejar) to court ( datedor liter)

lleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several years

E ‹cifra/edad›

debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60

la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

F (dar serenata a) to serenade

■ rondar

vi

A (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol

B (merodear) to hang around

C (dar serenata) to serenade

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rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
a) [vigilante/patrulla] to patrol

b) [ pensamiento]:

◊ hace días que me ronda esa idea that idea has been going round and round in my head for days

c) ‹ lugar› to hang around

d) ( acercarse a):

◊ debe estar rondando los 60 she must be getting on for 60

verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push

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rondar

♦ vt

1. [vigilar] to patrol;

rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairs

2. [parecer próximo]
me está rondando un resfriado I've got a cold coming on;

le ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;

me ronda una idea por o [m5] en la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head

♦ vi

1. [vigilar] to patrol;

rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs

2. [merodear] to wander ( por around)

3. [edad, cifra] to be around;

ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;

las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million

4. [cortejar] to serenade

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rondar

I v/t

1 zona patrol

2

:

me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head

3 mujer serenade

4

:

rondar los treinta be around thirty

II v/i fam

hang around fam

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rondar vt

1) : to patrol

2) : to hang around

siempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street

3) : to be approximately

debe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50

rondar vi

1) : to be on patrol

2) : to prowl around, to roam about

* * *

rondar vb

1. (patrullar) to patrol [pt. & pp. patrolled]

la policía ronda las calles the police patrol the streets

2. (frecuentar) to hang around [pt. & pp. hung]

siempre lo veo rondando por el bar I always see him hanging round the bar

3. (rayar) to be nearly

ronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30

Spanish-English dictionary > rondar
9 tachar

v.

to cross out (lo escrito).

María cancela sus malos pensamientos Mary canceled her bad thoughts.

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tachar

► verbo transitivo

1 (borrar) to cross out

2 (culpar) to accuse (de, of)

■ lo tachan de fascista they accuse him of being a fascist

* * *

verb

to cross out, delete

- tachar de

* * *

VT

1) (=suprimir) to cross out; (=corregir) to correct

tachar a algn de una lista — to cross o take sb off a list

2)

tachar a algn de — to brand sb (as)

lo tacharon de colaboracionista — he was branded (as) a collaborator

tachar a algn de incapaz — to brand sb (as) incompetent

tachó de inoportuna la invitación — he described the invitation as untimely

me molesta que taches de tonterías lo que digo — I don't like the way you dismiss what I say as nonsense

3) (Jur) [+ testigo] to challenge

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verbo transitivo

1) ( en escrito) to cross out

tacha éstas de la lista — cross these off the list

2) ( tildar)

tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something

3) (Der) to impeach, discredit

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= cross out, obliterate, cross off, strike out.

Ex. The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.

Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

Ex. Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.

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* tachar a + Nombre + de + Adjetivo = tag + Nombre + as + Adjetivo.

* tachar de = brand (as), label.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( en escrito) to cross out

tacha éstas de la lista — cross these off the list

2) ( tildar)

tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something

3) (Der) to impeach, discredit

* * *

= cross out, obliterate, cross off, strike out.

Ex: The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.

Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

Ex: Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.

* tachar a + Nombre + de + Adjetivo = tag + Nombre + as + Adjetivo.

* tachar de = brand (as), label.

* * *

tachar [A1 ]

vt

A (en un escrito) to cross out, delete ( frml)

tacha éstas de la lista cross these off the list

B (tildar) tachar a algn DE algo to brand o label sb AS sth

lo tacharon de hipócrita they branded o labeled him as a hypocrite, he was accused of being a hypocrite

C ( Der) to impeach, discredit

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tachar ( conjugate tachar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en escrito) to cross out
2 ( tildar) tachar a algn DE algo to brand o label sb as sth
tachar verbo transitivo
1 (en un escrito) to cross out 2 tachar de (tildar, acusar) to brand: me tachó de envidioso, he accused me of being jealous
le tachaban de soberbio, they branded o labelled him as arrogant
' tachar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tildar
- cruzar
English:
cross off
- cross out
- delete
- label
- mark off
- remove
- score out
- scrub out
- strike off
- strike out
- blot
- brand
- cross
- lump
- scratch
- strike

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tachar vt

1. [borrar] to cross out, to scratch (out);

su nombre había sido tachado de la lista her name had been crossed off the list

2. [acusar]
tachar a alguien de algo: la tacharon de elitista she was accused of being elitist;

lo tacharon de mentiroso/cobarde he was branded a liar/coward;

tachar algo de algo: el libro fue tachado de pornográfico the book was labelled as pornographic

3. Der [testigo] to challenge

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tachar

v/t

1 cross out;

táchese lo que no proceda delete as applicable

2 ( tildar)

:

la tacharon de egoísta she was branded o labeled as selfish

* * *

tachar vt

1) : to cross out, to delete

2)

tachar de bc} to accuse of, to label as

lo tacharon de mentiroso: they accused him of being a liar

* * *

tachar vb

1. (hacer rayas) to cross out

tachó la respuesta incorrecta he crossed out the wrong answer

2. (acusar) to accuse

me tacharon de ladrón they accused me of being a thief

Spanish-English dictionary > tachar

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