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1 the lesser of two evils
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2 lesser
adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) menortr['lesəSMALLr/SMALL]1 menor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe lesser of two evils el mal menorto a lesser extent en menor gradolesser ['lɛsər] adj: menorto a lesser degree: en menor gradoadj.• inferior adj.• menor adj.• más pequeño adj.'lesər, 'lesə(r)adjective (before n) menorto a lesser extent o degree — en menor grado
a lesser man than him would have given up the struggle — un hombre de menos valía hubiera abandonado la lucha; evil II
['lesǝ(r)]ADJ (compar) of less; menorto a lesser extent or degree — en menor grado
* * *['lesər, 'lesə(r)]adjective (before n) menorto a lesser extent o degree — en menor grado
a lesser man than him would have given up the struggle — un hombre de menos valía hubiera abandonado la lucha; evil II
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3 evil
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1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) malo, malvado
2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) mal, maldad2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) desgracia, plaga•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
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evil adj malo / malvadoin the end, the evil witch dies al final, muere la bruja malatr['iːvəl]1 (wicked) malo,-a, malvado,-a2 (harmful) malo,-a, pernicioso,-a, nocivo,-a3 (foul - smell) horrible, fétido,-a, repugnante; (- temper) geniudo,-a, terrible, de perros; (- weather) malo,-a, de perros4 (unlucky) aciago,-a, de mal agüero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody the evil eye echar mal de ojo a alguiento have an evil tongue tener una lengua viperinato speak evil of somebody hablar mal de alguien1) wicked: malvado, malo, maligno2) harmful: nocivo, dañino, pernicioso3) unpleasant: desagradablean evil odor: un olor horribleevil n1) wickedness: mal m, maldad f2) misfortune: desgracia f, mal madj.• dañino, -a adj.• dañoso, -a adj.• fatal adj.• malicioso, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• malvado, -a adj.• maléfico, -a adj.• pernicioso, -a adj.n.• mal s.m.• maldad s.f.• malicia s.f.
I 'iːvəla) ( wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; < influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléficoan evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico
b) ( unpleasant) < smell> asquerosoto put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto
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mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m['iːvl]1. ADJ1) (=wicked) [person, deed, thought] malvado; [reputation] de malvado; [spirit] maligno, maléfico; [influence] maléfico, funesto; [place, plan] diabólico; [hour, times] funesto; [effect] nocivo•
evil tongues may say that... — las malas lenguas dirán que...•
he had his evil way with her — se aprovechó de ella, se la llevó al huerto hum2) (=nasty) [smell, taste] horrible2. N1) (=wickedness) mal m•
the forces of evil — las fuerzas del mal•
to speak evil of sb — hablar mal de algn2) (=harmful thing) mal m•
the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males•
a necessary evil — un mal necesario3.CPDevil spirit N — espíritu m maligno
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I ['iːvəl]a) ( wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; < influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléficoan evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico
b) ( unpleasant) < smell> asquerosoto put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto
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mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m
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