that speaks badly for him

die Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad

schlecht werden — to go off (Brit) or bad

schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad

schlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid

sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together

das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)

mehr schlecht als recht (hum) — after a fashion

er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised

mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you

acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize

¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)

¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?

• hablar alto — to speak o talk loudly

• hablar bajo — to speak o talk quietly, speak o talk in a low voice

• hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly

• dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag

• hablaba en broma — she was joking

• hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk

• hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of it

• hablar por teléfono — to speak on the phone

• hablar solo — to talk o speak to o.s.

-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"

• no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about it

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

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