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1 andar en jerigonzas
• misrepresent the facts• talk in one's sleep• talk in secret• twist the facts -
2 tergiversar
• misrepresent• warp beam• warp up -
3 tergiversar los hechos
• misrepresent the facts• twist the facts• warp• warp the facts about -
4 desfigurar
v.to disfigure (rostro, cuerpo).El calor deformó el plástico The heat deformed the plastic.* * *1 (cara) to disfigure2 (estatua etc) to deface3 figurado (realidad, hechos, etc) to distort1 (descomponerse) to become distorted* * *VT1) (=transformar) [+ cara] to disfigure; [+ cuerpo] to deform; [+ cuadro, monumento] to deface; [+ voz, sonido] to distort, disguise; [+ sentido] to twist; [+ suceso] to misrepresent2) (Fot) to blur* * *verbo transitivo1) < persona> to disfigure* * *= misrepresent, deface, disfigure.Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex. Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.* * *verbo transitivo1) < persona> to disfigure* * *= misrepresent, deface, disfigure.Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.* * *desfigurar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona› to disfigurelas quemaduras le desfiguraron el rostro the burns disfigured himese maquillaje la desfigura she looks hideous with that makeup onla sombra le desfiguraba las facciones the shadow distorted her featureslos hoteles han desfigurado la costa the hotels have disfigured o completely ruined the coastlineB ‹hechos› to distort, twist; ‹realidad› to distort( refl):se le desfiguró la cara en el accidente his face was disfigured in the accident* * *
desfigurar ( conjugate desfigurar) verbo transitivo
1 [quemaduras/cicatriz] ‹ persona› to disfigure
2 ‹ hechos› to distort, twist;
‹ realidad› to distort
desfigurar verbo transitivo
1 (deformar físicamente) to disfigure
2 (alterar, distorsionar) to distort: el espejo desfiguraba sus facciones, the mirror distorted her features
' desfigurar' also found in these entries:
English:
deface
- disfigure
* * *♦ vt1. [aspecto físico] to disfigure;el accidente le desfiguró la cara his face was disfigured in the accident;el espeso humo desfiguraba las siluetas de los bomberos the thick smoke blurred the outline of the firemen's figures;los chalets adosados han desfigurado el viejo pueblo the semi-detached houses have ruined the look of the old town2. [realidad, verdad] to distort* * *v/t disfigure* * *desfigurar vt1) : to disfigure, to mar2) : to distort, to misrepresent -
5 deformar
v.1 to deform (huesos, objetos).El calor deformó el plástico The heat deformed the plastic.2 to distort, to deface, to twist.Sus mentiras deforman los resultados Her lies distort the results.* * *1 to become distorted, go out of shape* * *verb1) to deform2) distort* * *1. VT1) [+ cuerpo] to deform2) [+ objeto] to distort, deformel impacto deformó el chasis — the impact distorted o deformed the chassis
si sigues tirando del jersey, lo deformarás — if you keep pulling at your sweater you'll pull it out of shape
no te pongas mis zapatos que me los deformas — don't wear my shoes, you'll put them out of shape
3) [+ imagen, realidad] to distort2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distortb) <verdad/realidad> to distortc) (Anat, Med) to deform2.deformarse v prona) imagen to become distortedb) puerta/riel to distort, become distortedc) (Anat, Med) to become deformed* * *= distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.Ex. As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.----* deformarse = deflect.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distortb) <verdad/realidad> to distortc) (Anat, Med) to deform2.deformarse v prona) imagen to become distortedb) puerta/riel to distort, become distortedc) (Anat, Med) to become deformed* * *= distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.Ex: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.* deformarse = deflect.* * *deformar [A1 ]vt1 ‹imagen› to distort2 ‹chapa/riel› to distort, to twist ( o push etc) … out of shapela percha ha deformado la chaqueta the hanger has pulled the jacket out of shape3 ‹verdad/realidad› to distortla artritis le ha deformado los dedos her fingers have been deformed by o become misshapen with arthritis1 «imagen» to become distorted2 «puerta/riel» to distort, become distorted, bend ( o twist etc) out of shapelos zapatos se me deformaron con la lluvia my shoes got wet in the rain and lost their shape* * *
deformar ( conjugate deformar) verbo transitivo
b) (Anat, Med) to deform
deformarse verbo pronominal
b) (Anat, Med) to become deformed
deformar verbo transitivo
1 (una parte del cuerpo) to deform
(una prenda) to put out of shape
2 (la verdad, realidad, una imagen) to distort
' deformar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfigurar
English:
deform
- distort
- misrepresent
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerpo, figura, miembro] to deform;[prenda] to pull out of shape; [metal] to twist; [madera] to warp2. [imagen] to distort3. [la verdad, la realidad] to distort* * *v/t2 MED deform* * *deformar vt1) : to deform, to disfigure2) : to distort -
6 descaro
m.1 cheek, impertinence.2 insolence, cheek, brazenness, cynicism.* * *1 impudence, cheek, nerve\¡qué descaro! what a cheek!, what a nerve!, of all the cheek!* * *noun m.cheek, nerve* * *SM (=insolencia) cheek *, nerve *tuvo el descaro de decirme que... — he had the cheek o nerve to tell me that... *
¡qué descaro! — what a cheek! *, what a nerve! *
* * *tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly
* * *= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex. Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.----* con descaro = impudently.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly
* * *= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex: Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.* con descaro = impudently.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *audacity, nerve ( colloq)¡qué descaro! entrar así sin pedir permiso what a nerve o ( BrE) cheek, coming in like that without asking!tergiversan los hechos con un descaro … they misrepresent the facts so blatantly* * *
Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)
me descaro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se descaró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
descaro sustantivo masculino
audacity, nerve (colloq);◊ ¡qué descaro! what a nerve!
descaro sustantivo masculino cheek, nerve: ¡qué descaro!, what a cheek!
' descaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvergüenza
- frescura
- jeta
- cara
- morro
- tupé
- valor
English:
gall
- immodesty
- nerve
- sauce
- cheek
* * *descaro nmcheek, impertinence;¡qué descaro!, acudir sin ser invitados what a cheek, coming without being invited!;se dirigió a su profesor con mucho descaro he spoke to his teacher very cheekily;mienten con todo el descaro they lie quite shamelessly o brazenly* * *m nerve* * *descaro nm: audacity, nerve* * *descaro n cheek / nerve -
7 representar mal
v.to misrepresent, to give a false image of, to belie, to give a false impression of.* * *(v.) = misrepresentEx. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.* * *(v.) = misrepresentEx: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
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8 tergiversar
v.to distort, to twist.* * *1 to twist, distort* * *VT to distort, twist (the sense of)* * *verbo transitivo to distort, twist* * *= distort, misrepresent, falsify, twist, sex up.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex. We do not have to twist reality to meet our needs.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.* * *verbo transitivo to distort, twist* * *= distort, misrepresent, falsify, twist, sex up.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex: We do not have to twist reality to meet our needs.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.* * *tergiversar [A1 ]vtto distort, twist* * *
tergiversar ( conjugate tergiversar) verbo transitivo
to distort, twist
tergiversar vtr (forzar, alterar) to distort: tergiversó los hechos, he distorted the facts
estás tergiversando mis palabras, you are twisting my words
' tergiversar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
English:
distort
- misinterpret
- misrepresent
- pervert
- twist
* * *tergiversar vtto distort, to twist* * *v/t distort, twist* * *tergiversar vt: to distort, to twist -
9 desvirtuar
v.1 to spoil.su victoria quedó totalmente desvirtuada his victory was rendered meaninglessesta actuación desvirtúa el espíritu del acuerdo this action violates the spirit of the agreementEllos desvirtuaron su regalo They spoiled his gift.2 to distort, to misrepresent, to twist, to camouflage.Ricardo desvirtuó la verdad Richard distorted the truth.* * *1 to impair, spoil, distort2 figurado to contradict, belie* * *1.VT [+ argumento, razonamiento] to detract from; [+ efecto] to counteract; [+ sentido] to distortla cláusula secreta desvirtuó el objetivo del tratado — the secret clause nullified the aim of the treaty
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <verdad/hechos> to distort* * *= distort.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.* * *verbo transitivo <verdad/hechos> to distort* * *= distort.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
* * *desvirtuar [ A18 ]vtA (tergiversar, alterar) ‹verdad/hechos› to distortla traducción desvirtúa totalmente el sentido del original the translation completely distorts o alters the sense of the originalel periódico desvirtuó sus declaraciones the newspaper misrepresented what he had said o distorted his wordsB1 (anular) ‹argumento› to disprove; ‹sospecha› to prove … to be unfounded2 (debilitar) ‹argumento› to detract from* * *
desvirtuar verbo transitivo to distort, adulterate: ese comunicado desvirtúa la realidad de lo que pasó, that communiqué distorts the actual facts of the incident
* * *desvirtuar vt1. [estropear] to spoil;el comercialismo desvirtúa la producción literaria commercialism has a detrimental effect on literary writing;su victoria quedó totalmente desvirtuada his victory was rendered meaningless;esta actuación desvirtúa el espíritu del acuerdo this action violates the spirit of the agreement2. [distorsionar] to distort;la prensa ha desvirtuado mis palabras the press have twisted my words;desvirtuó los hechos en su declaración al juez he distorted the facts in his statement to the judge* * *v/t detract from; fig ( distorsionar) distort* * *desvirtuar {3} vt1) : to impair, to spoil2) : to detract from3) : to distort, to misrepresent -
10 distorsionar
v.to distort.Su inseguridad distorsionó los hechos His insecurity distorted the facts.El golpe distorsionó la pared The blow distorted the wall.* * *1 to distort* * *verb* * *VT to distort* * *verbo transitivo to distort* * *= distort, pervert.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.* * *verbo transitivo to distort* * *= distort, pervert.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.* * *distorsionar [A1 ]vt1 ( Tec) to distort2 ‹verdad/realidad› to distort, twisttiene una imagen distorsionada de la realidad she has a distorted view of realitytenía la cara distorsionada por el dolor her face was contorted with pain* * *
distorsionar ( conjugate distorsionar) verbo transitivo
to distort
distorsionar verbo transitivo to distort, deform: está distorsionando la realidad, she's distorting the truth
' distorsionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfigurar
- falsificar
- pervertir
English:
bend
- distort
- misrepresent
- twist
* * *distorsionar vt1. [imágenes, sonidos] to distort2. [palabras] to twist;[hechos, realidad] to distort, to misrepresent;la prensa distorsionó los hechos the press distorted o misrepresented the facts* * *v/t1 verdad distort2 MED sprain* * *distorsionar vt: to distort -
11 malo
adj.1 bad, wrong.2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.5 bad, out of order, out of service.m.1 bad one.2 bad guy, baddy.* * *► adjetivo1 bad■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!2 (malvado) wicked, evil3 (travieso) naughty■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!4 (nocivo) harmful5 (enfermo) ill, sick6 (estropeado) off7 (falso) false8 (difícil) difficult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?\de mala manera badly, rudelyestar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodyestar mala familiar to have one's periodestar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sicklo malo es que... the trouble is that...¡malo! bad news!■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad newsponer malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody madponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sickpor las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or notpor las malas by forceser el malo de la película to be the baddymala educación bad manners pluralmala hierba weedmala jugada dirty trickmala pasada dirty trickmala pata bad luckmalos tratos ill-treatmentmala voluntad ill will* * *1. (f. - mala)nounvillain, bad person2. (f. - mala)adj.1) bad2) evil3) harmful4) ill5) poor, cheap6) rotten* * *malo, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing mal)1) (=perjudicial) bad2) (=imperfecto) badun chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke
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ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink3) (=adverso) badhe tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky
-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"
pata 1., 6)lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
4) (=desagradable) badun olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell
5) (=podrido)6) (=reprobable) wrong¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?
7) (=travieso) naughty¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!
8) (=enfermo) illtienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill
9) (=inepto) bad10) (=difícil) hard, difficultes un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame
es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat
11)- venir de malas2.SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *3.SMel malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil
* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.----* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *el malo(n.) = bad guy, theEx: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› badla tela es de mala calidad the material is poor qualitytiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor spellermás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)B [ SER]1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› badsoy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› badC [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviewsestán en mala situación económica they're going through hard timeslo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of trafficen las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are badpor las malas unwillinglyvas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or notD [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› badlas malas compañías bad companyllegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad momentes malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so muchE [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› badF [ SER]1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› badhace un día muy malo it's a horrible daynos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weatherhace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horribleG [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)H1(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very welltienes mala cara you don't look wellyo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me2 [ SER] (serio, grave) seriousfue una mala caída it was a bad fallno tiene nada malo it's nothing seriousel pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)4 [ ESTAR]me he puesto mala my period's startedI [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INFesta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to irones muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade himSentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brotherno seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)una mala mujer a loose womanes una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil womanpasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)un ataque a la mala a sneak attackno nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffeeno había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine weedlo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)feminine dirty trickme hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on melos nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of mefpl guile, cunningtodo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunningdicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …● mala uvampl bad o impure thoughts (pl)malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abusemasculine, feminineuno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys* * *
malo◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]
1
un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;
( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;
no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
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3 [estar]
◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind
* * *malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).♦ adj1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;una mala caída a nasty fall2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;Hummás vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;es mala señal it's a bad sign;lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!Am mala palabra swearword4. [malvado] wicked, evil;es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go5. [travieso] naughty;¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently6. [enfermo] ill, sick;estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her7. [desagradable] bad;esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;mal tiempo bad weather;hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;Espestá muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the villageuna lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily♦ nm,fel malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy♦ interjcuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains♦ malas nfplestar de malas to be in a bad mood;por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;Am Andes, CSuren las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad* * *I adj1 bad2 calidad poor3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;ponerse malo get sick, fall ill4:por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;estar de malas be in a bad mood;por las malas by force;andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;lo malo es que unfortunatelyII m humbad guy, baddy* * *1) : badmala suerte: bad luck2) : wicked, naughty3) : cheap, poor (quality)4) : harmfulmalo para la salud: bad for one's healthestar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble6)estar de malas : to be in a bad moodmalo, -la n: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)* * *malo1 adj4. (pasado) off5. (malvado) evilser malo en/para algo to be bad at somethingmalo2 n villain -
12 mentir como un bellaco
(v.) = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-facedEx. Like the rest of the populace, either these spokespeople are willfully ignorant of the truth of atomic dangers, or they are lying through their teeth about them.Ex. Democrats have worked diligently to misrepresent, misconstrue and basically lie straight-faced about that event.* * *(v.) = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-facedEx: Like the rest of the populace, either these spokespeople are willfully ignorant of the truth of atomic dangers, or they are lying through their teeth about them.
Ex: Democrats have worked diligently to misrepresent, misconstrue and basically lie straight-faced about that event. -
13 representar
v.1 to represent.este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last SupperEllos representan campiñas They depict fields.María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3 to look.representa unos 40 años she looks about 404 to mean.representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumptionrepresenta mucho para él it means a lot to him5 to perform (Teatro) (función).6 to act out, to represent, to act.Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.* * *1 (gen) to represent■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look5 (importar) to mean1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture* * *verb1) to represent2) perform3) portray•* * *1. VT1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, representla cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival
el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king
2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, representDon Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism
cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models
3) (=reproducir) to depictnuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world
esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour
4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, representobtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year
los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa
la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce
no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him
5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?
7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look8) (=hacer imaginar) to point outnos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.----* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *representar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona/organización/país› to representno estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyerrepresentó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championshipslos que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxyB ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to playrepresentó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of CleopatraC (aparentar) to lookno representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he isrepresenta unos cuarenta años she looks about fortyno representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it wasD (simbolizar) to symbolizela paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peaceE (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depictla medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Maryla escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quartersla obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the centuryF (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last yearpara él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for himnos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expenseintroducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' workto picture¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?* * *
representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;
eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose
* * *representar vt1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3. [aparentar] to look;representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is4. [significar] to mean;representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;representa mucho para él it means a lot to him[papel] to play6. Com to represent* * *v/t1 ( simbolizar) represent3 ( aparentar):representar menos años look younger* * *representar vt1) : to represent, to act for2) : to perform3) : to look, to appear as4) : to symbolize, to stand for5) : to signify, to mean* * *representar vb1. (un papel) to play2. (una obra) to performla compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"3. (simbolizar) to represent4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent5. (aparentar) to look -
14 falsear
v.1 to falsify, to distort (hechos, historia, datos).Elsa falseó la evidencia Elsa falsified the evidence.María falseó la verdad en la corte Mary distorted the truth in court.2 to adulterate, to vitiate, to make impure.Ricardo falseó los datos Richard adulterated the data.3 to rig.* * *1 (deformar un informe etc) to falsify; (unos hechos, la verdad) to distort2 (falsificar) to counterfeit, forge3 (en construcción) to bevel1 (perder consistencia) to sag2 MÚSICA to be dissonant, be out of tune* * *1.VT [+ cifras, datos] to falsify, doctor; [+ verdad, hechos] to distort; [+ voto] to rig *, fiddle *; [+ firma, moneda, documento] to forge, fake; [+ cerrojo] to pick; (Téc) to bevel2. VI1) (=ceder) to buckle, sag; (fig) to flag, slacken2) (Mús) to be out of tune* * *verbo transitivo <hechos/datos> to falsify; <verdad/realidad> to distort* * *= falsify, fake, counterfeit.Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.* * *verbo transitivo <hechos/datos> to falsify; <verdad/realidad> to distort* * *= falsify, fake, counterfeit.Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.* * *falsear [A1 ]vt‹hechos/datos› to falsify; ‹verdad› to distortsu versión falsea la realidad his version distorts the truthto work loose* * *
falsear ( conjugate falsear) verbo transitivo ‹hechos/datos› to falsify;
‹verdad/realidad› to distort
falsear verbo transitivo
1 (alterar los hechos) to distort
2 (alterar un documento) to falsify
' falsear' also found in these entries:
English:
misrepresent
- fake
- falsify
* * *falsear vt[hechos, historia, datos] to falsify, to distort; [dinero, firma] to forge; [pruebas, facturas] to fake;falseó su testimonio he gave false evidence* * *v/t falsify* * *falsear vt1) : to falsify, to fake2) : to distortfalsear vi1) ceder: to give way2) : to be out of tune -
15 malentender
v.1 to misunderstand, to misrepresent, to misapprehend, to misconstrue.2 to misunderstand.* * *verbo transitivo to misunderstandno me malentiendas — don't misunderstand me o (colloq) get me wrong
* * *= misconstrue.Ex. Because of the long held view that information professionals are to be value neutral in the provision of information, the role of ethical values in the profession has been misconstrued.* * *verbo transitivo to misunderstandno me malentiendas — don't misunderstand me o (colloq) get me wrong
* * *= misconstrue.Ex: Because of the long held view that information professionals are to be value neutral in the provision of information, the role of ethical values in the profession has been misconstrued.
* * *malentender [E8 ]vtto misunderstandno me malentiendas don't misunderstand me o ( colloq) get me wrong* * *
malentender ( conjugate malentender) verbo transitivo
to misunderstand
* * *malentender vtto misunderstand, to misinterpret* * *v/t misunderstand* * *malentender {56} vt: to misunderstand -
16 trastocar
v.1 to turn upside down (to change).2 to misrepresent, to twist, to warp the facts about.Ellos trastocaron la verdad They misrepresented the truth.3 to upset, to knock over, to knock down, to overthrow.Ellos trastocaron el gobierno They upset the government.Ellos trastocaron el procedimiento They upset the procedure.* * *1 (cambiar) to change1 (trastornarse) to go mad* * *VT = trastrocar* * *1. 2.trastocarse v prona) folios/fichas to get out of order; planes to be ruinedb) ( enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind* * *= upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.* * *1. 2.trastocarse v prona) folios/fichas to get out of order; planes to be ruinedb) ( enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind* * *= upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
* * *trastocar [A2 ]vt‹papeles/objetos› to disarrange, get … out of order; ‹planes› to upset, disruptpara no trastocar la circulación so as not to disrupt traffic1 (enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind2 «folios/fichas» to get out of order; «planes» to be ruined* * *
trastocar vtr (confundir, alterar) to change around
trastocar el orden, to mix up
' trastocar' also found in these entries:
English:
disrupt
- havoc
* * *♦ vt1. [planes, expectativas, costumbres] to disrupt, to upset;este retraso me trastoca todos los planes this delay has disrupted o upset all my plans* * *vb → trastrocar -
17 violentar
v.1 to force (forzar) (cerradura).Ella violentó la cerradura She forced the lock.2 to transgress, to violate, to do violence to.Ellos violentaron los estatutos They transgressed the statutes.3 to stretch, to misrepresent.Ellos violentaron el motivo real They misrepresented the real motive.* * *1 (forzar algo) to force, break open2 (obligar a alguien) to force, use force on4 figurado (dicho, escrito) to twist, distort1 figurado (obligarse) to force oneself (en, to)2 figurado (molestarse) to get annoyed* * *1. VT1) [+ puerta, cerradura] to force; [+ rama] to bend, twist (out of shape); [+ casa] to break into2) [+ persona] (=avergonzar) to embarrass; (=forzar) to force, persuade forcibly; (=maltratar) to subject to violence; (Jur) to assault3) [+ principio] to violate, outrage; [+ sentido] to distort, twist2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( distorsionar) < texto> to distortc) ( poner en situación embarazosa) to make... feel awkward2.violentarse v pron to get embarrassed* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( distorsionar) < texto> to distortc) ( poner en situación embarazosa) to make... feel awkward2.violentarse v pron to get embarrassed* * *violentar [A1 ]vt1 (forzar) ‹cerradura/puerta› to force2 (distorsionar) ‹texto› to distortto get embarrassed* * *
violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to rape
violentarse verbo pronominal
to get embarrassed
violentar verbo transitivo
1 (incomodar) to embarrass
2 (enfadar) to infuriate
3 (violar) to rape
4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
* * *♦ vt2. [forzar] [cerradura] to force;[domicilio] to break into* * *v/t1 puerta force2 ( incomodar) embarrass* * *violentar vt1) forzar: to break open, to force2) : to distort (words or ideas) -
18 mistificar
v.1 to mystify.María mistifica a sus seguidores Mary mystifies her followers.2 to falsify, to befuddle, to misrepresent, to warp.María mistifica las ideas Mary falsifies the ideas.* * *VT to mystify* * *mistificar [A2 ]vtA (falsear, deformar) to distortB (engañar, embaucar) to deceive* * *mistificar vtto falsify* * *v/t mystify -
19 mixtificar
v.1 to mystify.La bruja mixtifica a Ricardo The witch mystifies Richard.2 to contaminate, to forge, to defile, to adulterate.Ellos mixtifican el agua They contaminate the water.3 to falsify, to misrepresent, to warp, to befuddle.Ella mixtifica la situación She falsifies the situation.* * *VT = mistificar* * *mixtificar [A2 ]vt* * *mixtificar vtto mystify -
20 dar una falsa impresión de
• give a fair idea• give a false image• give a false impression of• give a false smile• misrepresentDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dar una falsa impresión de
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Misrepresent — Mis*rep re*sent , v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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misrepresent — nisrepresent, falsify, belie, garble mean to present or represent something in a manner that is contrary to the truth. Misrepresent usually implies an intent to represent or portray falsely, and therefore may take as its subject not only a person … New Dictionary of Synonyms
misrepresent — UK [ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] / US [ˌmɪsreprəˈzent] verb [transitive] Word forms misrepresent : present tense I/you/we/they misrepresent he/she/it misrepresents present participle misrepresenting past tense misrepresented past participle misrepresented to… … English dictionary
misrepresent — misrepresentation, n. misrepresentative, adj. misrepresenter, n. /mis rep ri zent /, v.t. 1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. [1640 50; MIS 1 + REPRESENT] Syn. MISREPRESENT, DISTORT … Universalium