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to give somebody the evil eye

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1 give somebody the evil eye

1. сглазить
Nothing is going right for me — I think he gave me the evil eye.
2. зло посмотреть
I arrived late for the meeting and Steve Thompson gave me the evil eye.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the evil eye
2 to give somebody the evil eye

to give somebody the evil eye

echar mal de ojo a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to give somebody the evil eye
3 evil eye

the subst.

( i overtro) det onde øye

give somebody the evil eye ( overført) kaste et ondt blikk på noen

English-Norwegian dictionary > evil eye
4 evil

evil [ˈi:vl]

1. adjective

[person, spell, reputation] mauvais ; [deed, influence] néfaste ; [power] malfaisant ; [place] maléfique ; [smell] infect

2. noun

mal m

• the powers or forces of evil les forces fpl du mal

• it's the lesser of two evils c'est le moindre mal

• social evils maux mpl sociaux

• the evils of drink les conséquences fpl funestes de la boisson

• one of the great evils of our time un des grands fléaux de notre temps

3. compounds

► evil-smelling adjective nauséabond

► evil spirit noun esprit m malfaisant

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['iːvl] 1.
noun

1) [U]

evil — le mal

2) ( bad thing) mal m

the evils of racism — les maux du racisme
2.
adjective [person, forces, genius] malfaisant; [act, intent] diabolique; [spirit] maléfique; [smell] nauséabond

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to give somebody the evil eye — jeter le mauvais œil à quelqu'un

the lesser of two evils — le moindre mal

money is the root of all evil — l'argent est la source de tous les maux

to put off the evil hour ou day — repousser le moment fatidique

English-French dictionary > evil
5 evil

'i:vl
1. adjective
(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) malo, malvado

2. noun
1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) mal, maldad

2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) desgracia, plaga

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- evil-
- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer

evil adj malo / malvado

in the end, the evil witch dies al final, muere la bruja mala

evil

tr['iːvəl]

adjective

1 (wicked) malo,-a, malvado,-a

2 (harmful) malo,-a, pernicioso,-a, nocivo,-a

3 (foul - smell) horrible, fétido,-a, repugnante; (- temper) geniudo,-a, terrible, de perros; (- weather) malo,-a, de perros

4 (unlucky) aciago,-a, de mal agüero

noun

1 (wickedness) mal nombre masculino, maldad nombre femenino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ the evils of drink los males de la bebida

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody the evil eye echar mal de ojo a alguien

to have an evil tongue tener una lengua viperina

to speak evil of somebody hablar mal de alguien

evil ['i:vəl, -vɪl] adj, eviler or eviller ; evilest or evillest

1) wicked: malvado, malo, maligno

2) harmful: nocivo, dañino, pernicioso

3) unpleasant: desagradable

an evil odor: un olor horrible

evil n

1) wickedness: mal m, maldad f

2) misfortune: desgracia f, mal m

evil

adj.

• 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 'iːvəl
adjective

a) ( wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; < influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléfico

an evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico

b) ( unpleasant) < smell> asqueroso

to put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto

II

mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m

the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males

['iːvl]
1. ADJ

1) (=wicked) [person, deed, thought] malvado; [reputation] de malvado; [spirit] maligno, maléfico; [influence] maléfico, funesto; [place, plan] diabólico; [hour, times] funesto; [effect] nocivo

• to put the evil eye on sb, give sb the evil eye — echar el mal de ojo a algn

• an evil spell — un maleficio

• 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 hum

• the evil weed — (=tobacco) el vicio hum

2) (=nasty) [smell, taste] horrible

• to put off the evil day — posponer el día funesto

• to have an evil temper — tener un genio endiablado

2. N

1) (=wickedness) mal m

the conflict between good and evil — el conflicto entre el bien y el mal

there wasn't a trace of evil in her — no había ni un rastro del maldad en ella

• the forces of evil — las fuerzas del mal

• to speak evil of sb — hablar mal de algn

2) (=harmful thing) mal m

• the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males

• a necessary evil — un mal necesario

• social evils — males mpl sociales

3.

CPD

evil spirit N — espíritu m maligno

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I ['iːvəl]
adjective

a) ( wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; < influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléfico

an evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico

b) ( unpleasant) < smell> asqueroso

to put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto

II

mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m

the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males

English-spanish dictionary > evil
6 eye

1. noun
1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho

2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) buraco

3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) percepção
2. verb
(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) olhar

- eyeball
- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open
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[ai] n 1 olho, vista. 2 íris. 3 visão, percepção. 4 olhar, olhadela. 5 olhar vigilante. 6 senso, sentido. 7 modo de ver, opinião, ponto de vista. 8 Bot botão, broto. 9 olhal, clarabóia. 10 orifício da agulha, colchete. 11 olhada. • vt olhar, observar, mirar, examinar. a private eye detetive particular. eye of the storm Meteor o centro de um ciclone tropical. eye of the wind Meteor o ponto do qual o vento sopra. eyes front, right, left Mil sentido! olhar à frente, à direita, à esquerda. mind your eyes! cuidado com os olhos! the evil eye o mau-olhado. the sight offends your eyes o espetáculo ou o procedimento ofende a vista. the sight relieves the eyes o espetáculo deleita a vista. to be up to the eyes with work estar sobrecarregado de trabalho. to cast an eye on something dar uma olhada. to eye somebody from top to toe olhar alguém dos pés à cabeça. to give someone the eye demonstrar simpatia. to open one’s eye to the truth fazer ver a verdade. to see something with half an eye perceber tudo à primeira vista. to set someone’s eyes on somebody ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time / eu o vi pela primeira vez. to shut one’s eyes fingir que não vê.

English-Portuguese dictionary > eye
7 œil

pl yeux œj, jø nom masculin

1) Anatomie eye

avoir de bons yeux — to have good eyesight ou eyes

ouvrir un œil — lit to open one eye

ouvrir l'œil — fig to keep one's eyes open

ouvrir les yeux à quelqu'un — fig to open somebody's eyes

fermer les yeux — lit to shut one's eyes

fermer les yeux sur quelque chose — fig to turn a blind eye to something

faire quelque chose les yeux fermés — ( très facilement) to be able to do something with one's eyes closed

acheter quelque chose les yeux fermés — ( avec confiance) to buy something with complete confidence

je n'ai pas fermé l'œil (de la nuit) — I didn't sleep a wink (all night)

il faut l'avoir à l'œil — you have to keep an eye on him/her

avoir l'œil à tout — to be vigilant

cligner des yeux — to blink

visible à l'œil nu — visible to the naked eye

cela s'est passé sous mes yeux — it happened before my very eyes

je n'en crois pas mes yeux — I can't believe my eyes

il l'a suivie des yeux — his eyes followed her

jeter un œil à or sur quelque chose — to have a quick look at something

n'avoir d'yeux que pour quelqu'un — to have eyes only for somebody

sans lever les yeux — [parler, répondre] without looking up; [travailler] without a break

lever les yeux sur quelque chose — to look up at something

je l'ai sous les yeux — I have it in front of me

faire quelque chose aux yeux de tous — to do something openly

les yeux dans les yeux — gazing into each other's eyes

être agréable à l'œil — to be easy on the eye (colloq) ou nice to look at

coup d'œil — ( regard rapide) glance; ( vue) view

jette un coup d'œil pour voir s'il dort — have a quick look to see if he is asleep

cela vaut le coup d'œil — it's worth seeing

avoir le coup d'œil — to have a good eye

yeux de biche — doe eyes

yeux de chat — eyes like a cat

yeux de cochon — piggy eyes; obéir, taper

2) ( exprimant des sentiments) eye

des yeux rieurs/tristes — laughing/sad eyes

elle le regardait d'un œil amusé — she was looking at him with amusement in her eye

d'un œil méfiant — with a suspicious look, suspiciously

d'un œil inquiet — anxiously

regarder quelque chose d'un œil neuf — to see something in a new light

voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil — to take a dim view of something

à mes yeux, il a tort — in my opinion he's wrong

à leurs yeux, c'était un échec — in their eyes it was a failure

voir quelque chose d'un autre œil — to take a different view of something

3) (boucle, trou) gén eye; ( dans une porte) peephole

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Phrasal Verbs:

- œil poché

- œil de verre

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mon œil! — (colloq) ( marquant l'incrédulité) my eye (colloq), my foot (colloq)

à l'œil — (colloq) [manger, voyager] for nothing, for free (colloq)

faire les gros yeux à quelqu'un — to glare at somebody

dévorer quelque chose/quelqu'un des yeux — to gaze longingly at something/somebody

faire les yeux doux à quelqu'un — to make (sheep's) eyes at somebody

tourner de l'œil — (colloq) to faint

cela me sort par les yeux — (colloq) I've had it up to here (colloq)

avoir bon pied bon œil — to be as fit as a fiddle

sauter aux yeux — to be obvious

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œj, jø
yeux pl nm

1) eye

Elle a les yeux verts. — She has green eyes.

J'ai quelque chose dans l'œil. — I've got something in my eye.

avoir un œil au beurre noir — to have a black eye

avoir un œil poché — to have a black eye

œil pour œil, dent pour dent — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit. — I didn't get a wink of sleep.

fermer les yeux sur qch fig — to close one's eyes to sth, to turn a blind eye to sth

les yeux fermés — with one's eyes shut

voir qch de ses propres yeux — to see sth with one's own eyes

Il l'a vu de ses propres yeux. — He saw it with his own eyes.

Il a l'œil vif. — He has a lively expression.

à l'œil nu — with the naked eye

avoir l'œil à tout — to keep an eye on everything

tenir qn à l'œil — to keep an eye on sb

2) (= point de vue)

voir qch d'un mauvais œil — to view sth in an unfavourable light

voir qch d'un bon œil — to view sth in a favourable light

à mes yeux — in my eyes

3) (autres locutions)

à l'œil * — for free

Il est entré à l'œil. — He got in for free.

pour les beaux yeux de qn — for love of sb

sous l'œil attentif de qn — under the watchful eye of sb

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œil, pl yeux nm ⇒ Le corps humain

1 Anat eye; avoir les yeux cernés to have shadows ou rings under one's eyes; enfant aux yeux verts child with green eyes; avoir de bons yeux to have good eyesight ou eyes; ouvrir un œil lit to open one eye; ouvrir l'œil fig to keep one's eyes open; ouvrir les yeux à qn fig to open sb's eyes; ouvrez grand les yeux! open your eyes wide!; fermer les yeux lit to shut one's eyes; fermer les yeux sur qch fig to turn a blind eye to sth; fermer les yeux à qn ( à un mort) to close sb's eyes; faire qch les yeux fermés ( très facilement) to be able to do sth with one's eyes closed; acheter qch les yeux fermés ( avec confiance) to buy sth with complete confidence; je n'ai pas fermé l'œil (de la nuit) I haven't slept a wink; il faut l'avoir à l'œil or le tenir à l'œil you have to keep an eye on him; avoir l'œil à tout to keep an eye on everything; cligner des yeux to blink; visible à l'œil nu visible to the naked eye; voir qch de ses propres yeux to see sth with one's own eyes; cela s'est passé sous mes yeux it happened before my very eyes; je n'en crois pas mes yeux I can't believe my eyes; chercher qch des yeux to look around for sth; il l'a suivie des yeux his eyes followed her; ne regarder qch que d'un œil to be half-watching sth; jeter un œil à or sur qch to have a quick look at sth; elle avait l'œil rivé sur la pendule her eyes were riveted on the clock; n'avoir d'yeux que pour qn to have eyes only for sb; sans lever les yeux [parler, répondre] without looking up; [travailler] without a break; lever les yeux vers/sur qch to look up toward(s)/at sth; je l'ai sous les yeux I have it in front of me; mes yeux sont tombés sur qch my eyes lit ou fell on sth; faire qch aux yeux de tous to do sth in public; les yeux dans les yeux gazing into each other's eyes; être agréable à l'œil to be easy on the eye○ ou nice to look at; coup d'œil ( regard rapide) glance; ( vue) view; jeter un coup d'œil à qch to glance at sth; jette un coup d'œil pour voir s'il dort have a quick look to see if he is asleep; cela vaut le coup d'œil it's worth seeing; avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye; yeux de biche doe eyes; yeux de braise sparkling dark eyes; yeux de chat eyes like a cat; yeux de cochon piggy eyes; ⇒ dent, doigt, loin, merlan, paille, taper;

2 ( exprimant des sentiments) eye; des yeux rieurs/tristes laughing/sad eyes; avoir l'œil fourbe to have a shifty look; avoir l'œil vif to have an intelligent look in one's eye ; elle le regardait d'un œil amusé she was looking at him with amusement in her eye; d'un œil compatissant with a look of compassion; d'un œil méfiant with a suspicious look, suspiciously; d'un œil inquiet anxiously; d'un œil jaloux jealously; d'un œil distrait absent-mindedly; d'un œil attentif attentively; d'un œil critique critically; d'un œil froid coldly; regarder qch d'un œil neuf to see sth in a new light; voir qch d'un œil défavorable or d'un mauvais œil to take a dim view of sth; il ne voyait pas ça d'un bon œil he took a dim view of it; sous l'œil vigilant de under the watchful eye of; voir qn avec les yeux de l'amour to look at sb with the eyes of love; à mes yeux, il a tort in my opinion he's wrong; à leurs yeux, c'était un échec in their eyes it was a failure; voir qch d'un autre œil to take a different view of sth;

3 (boucle, trou) gén eye; ( dans une porte) peephole;

4 Imprim face;

5 Culin ( de bouillon) bead of fat; ( de pomme de terre) eye;

6 Météo eye;

7 Hort bud. ⇒ paille, quatre.

Composés

œil composé Zool compound eye; œil électrique electric eye; œil à facettes = œil composé; œil magique magic eye; œil poché black eye; œil de verre glass eye.

Idiomes

mon œil○! ( marquant l'incrédulité) my eye○, my foot○; à l'œil○ [manger, être logé, voyager] for nothing, for free○; faire les gros yeux à qn to glare at sb; faire les yeux ronds to look surprised; manger or dévorer qch/qn des yeux to gaze longingly at sth/sb; faire de l'œil à qn to make eyes at sb; faire les yeux doux à qn to make (sheep's) eyes at sb; tourner de l'œil○ to faint, to keel over; cela me sort par les yeux○ I've had it up to here○; elle avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête she was absolutely fuming; il ne l'a pas fait pour tes beaux yeux○ he didn't do it for your sake ou just to please you; être tout yeux tout oreilles to be very attentive; avoir bon pied bon œil to be as fit as a fiddle; sauter aux yeux to be obvious; avoir l'œil américain to have a keen eye; avoir le mauvais œil to be jinxed○.

[ɶj] ( pluriel yeux [jø] ou œils) nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE eye

j'ai le soleil dans les yeux the sun's in ou I've got the sun in my eyes

avoir les yeux verts/marron to have green/brown eyes

elle a des yeux de biche she's got doe eyes

il ne voit plus que d'un œil he can only see with one eye now

se faire les yeux to make up one's eyes

je l'ai vu, de mes yeux vu, je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux I saw it with my own eyes

faire ou ouvrir des yeux ronds to stare wide-eyed

œil artificiel/de verre artificial/glass eye

l'œil intérieur (littéraire) the inner eye

mauvais œil evil eye

jeter le mauvais œil à quelqu'un to give somebody the evil eye

généreux, mon œil! generous, my foot!

attention les yeux! (familier) get an eyeful of that!

avoir les yeux battus to have (dark) rings ou bags under one's eyes

avoir de petits yeux

a. (sens propre) to have small eyes

b. (figuré) to look (all) puffy-eyed ou puffy round the eyes

faire quelque chose les yeux fermés (sens propre & figuré) to do something with one's eyes shut ou closed

avoir un œil poché ou au beurre noir (familier) to have a black eye ou a shiner (humoristique)

elle avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête her eyes were popping out of her head

avoir un œil qui dit zut (familier) ou merde (très familier) à l'autre (humoristique) , avoir les yeux qui se croisent les bras (familier, humoristique, familier & humoristique) , avoir un œil à Paris et l'autre à Pontoise to have a squint, to be cross-eyed, to be boss-eyed (UK)

il faudrait avoir des yeux derrière la tête! you'd need (to have) eyes in the back of your head!

faire les gros yeux à un enfant to look sternly ou reprovingly at a child

faire quelque chose pour les beaux yeux de quelqu'un to do something for the love of somebody

tu as les yeux plus grands que le ventre (familier) [tu es trop gourmand] your eyes are bigger than your belly ou your stomach

tu as eu les yeux plus grands que le ventre (familier) [tu as ét é trop ambitieux] you've bitten off more than you can chew

œil pour œil (, dent pour dent) BIBLE (allusion) an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)

ils ont des yeux et ils ne voient pas BIBLE (allusion) eyes have they but they see not

2. [vision] sight, eyesight

avoir de bons yeux to have good eyesight

avoir de mauvais yeux to have bad ou poor eyesight

avoir des yeux de lynx to be eagle-eyed

il a des yeux de chat he can see like a cat in the dark

3. [regard]

ne me fais pas ces yeux-là! don't look ou stare at me like that!

les yeux dans les yeux

a. [tendrement] looking into each other's eyes

b. [avec franchise] looking each other straight in the eye

chercher quelqu'un des yeux to look around for somebody

jeter les yeux sur quelque chose to cast a glance at something

jeter un œil à to have a quick look at

lever les yeux sur quelque chose/quelqu'un to look up at something/somebody

sans lever les yeux de son livre without looking up ou raising her eyes from her book

lever les yeux au ciel

a. [pour regarder] to look up at the sky

b. [par exaspération] to raise one's eyes heavenwards

poser un œil sur to have a look at

elle posait sur tout un œil curieux she was curious about everything

devant les yeux de before (the eyes of)

les clefs sont devant tes yeux the keys are right in front of you

sous les yeux de, sous l'œil de (littéraire) under the eye ou gaze of

sous l'œil amusé/jaloux de son frère under the amused/jealous gaze of her brother

il l'a volé sous nos yeux he stole it from under our very eyes

j'ai votre dossier sous les yeux I've got your file right here in front of me ou before me

à l'abri des yeux indiscrets away from prying eyes

il n'avait d'yeux que pour elle he only had eyes for her

4. [expression, air] look

elle est arrivée, l'œil méchant ou mauvais she arrived, with a nasty look on her face ou looking like trouble

il m'a regardé d'un œil noir/furieux he gave me a black/furious look

faire de l'œil à quelqu'un

a. (familier) [pour aguicher] to give somebody the eye, to make eyes at somebody

b. [en signe de connivence] to wink knowingly at somebody

faire les yeux doux ou des yeux de velours à quelqu'un to make sheep's eyes at somebody

5. [vigilance]

rien n'échappait à l'œil du professeur nothing escaped the teacher's notice

avoir l'œil to be vigilant ou watchful

aie l'œil! be on the lookout!

il faut avoir l'œil à tout avec les enfants you've got to keep an eye on everything when children are around

il a l'œil du maître [rien ne lui échappe] he doesn't miss a thing

avoir l'œil sur quelqu'un, avoir ou tenir quelqu'un à l'œil to keep an eye ou a close watch on somebody

toi, je t'ai à l'œil! I've got my eye on you!

ils étaient tout yeux et tout oreilles they were all eyes and ears

6. [état d'esprit, avis]

voir quelque chose d'un bon/mauvais œil to look favourably/unfavourably upon something

considérer ou voir quelque chose d'un œil critique to look critically at something

voir les choses du même œil que quelqu'un to see eye to eye with somebody

il voit avec les yeux de la foi/de l'amour he sees things through the eyes of a believer/of love

aux yeux de tous, il passait pour fou he was regarded by everyone as being a madman

ça n'a aucun intérêt à mes yeux it's of no interest to me

aux yeux de la loi in the eyes of the law

7. [trou - dans une porte] Judas hole ; [ - au théâtre] peep hole ; [ - d'une aiguille, d'un marteau] eye

NAUTIQUE [d'un filin] grommet, eye

MÉTÉOROLOGIE [d'un cyclone] eye, centre

yeux nom masculin pluriel

1. (familier & humoristique) [lunettes] glasses, specs (UK)

2. CUISINE

les yeux du bouillon the fat (floating on the surface of the stock)

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à l'œil locution adverbiale

(familier) (for) free, for nothing, gratis

j'ai eu deux tickets à l'œil I got two tickets gratis ou (for) free ou on the house

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > œil
8 mal

adj.

1 bad, evil.

2 bad, poor.

3 bad, deficient, low-quality.

adv.

1 wrong (incorrectamente).

hacer algo mal to do something wrong

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wrong

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him

portarse mal to behave badly

2 badly (inadecuadamente).

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly

mal vestido badly dressed

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly

Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!

3 hardly.

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him

4 barely, hardly.

Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.

m.

1 harm, damage (daño).

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while

mal de ojo evil eye

2 illness.

mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sickness

el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease

3 evil.

4 wrong.

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mal

► nombre masculino

1 evil

■ el bien y el mal good and evil

■ luchar contra el mal to fight against evil

2 (daño) harm

3 (enfermedad) sickness

► adjetivo

1 (forma apocopada de malo) bad

■ este ha sido mal año de fresas this has been a bad year for strawberries

► adverbio

1 (no adecuadamente) badly

■ se portó mal con nosotros he treated us badly

2 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well

3 (incorrectamente) wrong

■ lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely

■ veo muy mal desde aquí I can hardly see from here

5 (desagradablemente) bad

■ aquí huele mal it smells bad in here

■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble

6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly

■ la película no está mal the film's not bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

de mal en peor from bad to worse

estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

mal que bien one way or another

mal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or not

menos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on forever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de altura altitude sickness

mal de ojo evil eye

mal de la rosa pellagra

mal de la tierra homesickness

mal francés syphilis

* * *
1. adv.
1) badly, poorly

2) hardly

3) wrong
2. noun m.
1) evil

2) wrong

3) harm

4) misfortune

5) illness, disease
3. adj.
(see malo. Used before masculine singular nouns)

* * *

1. ADV

1) (=imperfectamente) badly

el negocio les va mal — their business is doing badly

está muy mal escrito — it's very badly written

han escrito mal mi apellido — they've spelt my surname wrong

me entendió mal — he misunderstood me

creo que me expliqué mal — I don't think I explained what I meant properly

oigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well

lo hice lo menos mal que pude — I did it as well as I could

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly

mal puedo hablar yo de este asunto — I'm hardly the right person to talk to about this

2) (=reprobablemente)

se portó muy mal con su mejor amiga — she behaved very badly towards her best friend

• hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie

3) (=insuficientemente) poorly

la habitación estaba mal iluminada — the room was poorly lit

este disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales

sus hijos estaban mal alimentados — her children were underfed

un trabajo mal pagado — a badly paid job

• comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurant

la niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food

por falta de dinero comemos mal — we aren't able to eat properly because we don't have enough money

4) (=sin salud) ill

su padre está bastante mal — her father's pretty ill

encontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill

5) (=desagradablemente)

lo pasé muy mal en la fiesta — I had a very bad time at the party

les fue muy mal en Inglaterra — things went very badly for them in England

¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!

no estaría mal ir mañana de excursión — I wouldn't mind going on a trip tomorrow

• caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend

• decir o hablar mal de algn — to speak ill of sb

• llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him

los dos hermanos se llevan muy mal — the two brothers don't get on at all

• oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)

• pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb

• saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice

6) [otras locuciones]

• estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb

• ¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!

menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...

• ir de mal en peor — to go from bad to worse

• mal que bien — more or less, just about

mal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it

mal que bien vamos tirando — we're just about managing to get by

• tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way

2.

CONJ

mal que le pese — whether he likes it or not

3.

ADJ ver malo 1.

4. SM

1) (=maldad)

el mal — evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil

caer en el mal — to fall into evil ways

combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil

echar algo a mal — to despise sth

2) (=perjuicio) harm

no le deseo ningún mal — I don't wish him any harm o ill

hacer mal a algn — to do sb harm

el mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now

no hay ningún mal — there's no harm done

¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!

• dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer

• darse mal — to torment o.s.

• un mal menor — the lesser of two evils

rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils

esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse

• parar en mal — to come to a bad end

- no hay mal que por bien no venga

- mal de muchos consuelo de tontos

3) (=problema) ill

los males de la economía — the ills afflicting the economy

4) (Med) disease, illness

mal caduco — epilepsy

mal de altura — altitude sickness

mal de amores — lovesickness

sufre mal de amores — she's lovesick

mal de Chagas — Chagas' disease

mal de la tierra — homesickness

mal de mar — seasickness

mal francés — ( Hist) syphilis

5)

mal de ojo — evil eye

le echaron el mal de ojo — they gave him the evil eye

6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *

mal¹

adjective

ver malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

mal²

adj inv

A

1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)

me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me

2

(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable there

B ( fam) ( en frases negativas)

(refiriéndose al atractivo sexual): no está nada mal he's/she's not at all bad ( colloq)

C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad

aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in here

no sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o off

D

(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out right

estoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a million

E (incorrecto) wrong

la fecha está mal the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help him

F (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:

estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of rice

mal³

adverb

A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badly

canta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly

de mal en peor from bad to worse

B

(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very well

C (desfavorablemente) badly, ill

no hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyone

D

1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly

2 (de manera reprensible) badly

obró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

E

(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

F ( en locs):

hacer mal ( AmL) (a la salud): los fritos hacen mal al hígado fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

ver tb mal⁴ m B. (↑ mal (4))

mal que bien or ( Chi) mal que mal ( fam); somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing o ( BrE) a good job she didn't find out! ( colloq)

estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart

traer vt B. (↑ traer)

Compuesto:

mal nacido, mal nacida

masculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado¹ (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado² (↑ maleducado (2))

mal⁴

masculine

A ( Fil) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

líbranos del mal deliver us from evil

B

(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

ver tb mal³ adv F. (↑ mal (3))

C

(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

Compuesto:

mal menor

(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evils

eso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killed

D ( Med)

1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness

2

(epilepsia): el mal (enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal when she has a fit

Compuestos:

● mal de Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease

● mal de amores

( fam):

tiene mal de amores he's lovesick

● mal de Chagas

Chagas' disease

● mal de (las) altura(s)

altitude sickness, mountain sickness

● mal de ojo

evil eye

le echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eye

● mal de Parkinson

Parkinson's disease

● mal francés

( euf); syphilis

E (pena) trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles

* * *

mal adjetivo: ver
◊ malo

■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
◊ andar mal del estómago to have trouble with one's stomach;

¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):
◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
◊ le queda mal ese color that color doesn't suit her

4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
◊ le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly;

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;
◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb

3
a) ( de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly;

◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;

te entendí mal I misunderstood you
b) ( de manera reprensible) ‹obrar/partarse› badly;

◊ haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her;

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

5 ( en locs)
◊ hacer mal (AmL) ( a la salud): esto hace mal al hígado this is bad for the liver;

el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

2 (daño, perjuicio):
◊ el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
◊ los males sociales the social ills;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;
◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;

mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder

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mal

♦ adj
ver malo
♦ nm

1. [maldad]
el mal evil;
Literario
las fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil

2. [daño] harm, damage;

nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;

¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;

todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeply

Comp
mal de ojo evil eye;
echarle o CSur [m5] hacerle (el) mal de ojo a alguien to give sb the evil eye;
Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc
3. [enfermedad] illness;
Fig
esto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;

tener mal de amores to be lovesick

Comp
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;
mal de montaña mountain sickness;
Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease
4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;

el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;

entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;

un mal necesario a necessary evil

5. Comp

del mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;

la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;

Prov

a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;

Prov

mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

Prov

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

♦ adv

1. [incorrectamente] wrong;

obrar mal to do wrong;

portarse mal to behave badly;

juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;

está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;
[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;
eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;

está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;

hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;

está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself

2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;

creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;

el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;

calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;

canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;

andar mal de dinero to be short of money;

andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;

la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;

va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;

le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;

el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;

ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;

la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;

me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;

la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure

3. [desagradablemente, desfavorablemente]
encontrarse mal [enfermo] to feel ill;
[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable;
estar mal [de salud] to be o feel ill;
[de calidad] to be bad;
hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;

oler mal to smell bad;

¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;
Fam Fig
esto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;

pasarlo mal to have a bad time;

pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;

saber mal to taste bad;
Fig
me supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;

me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;

sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb
4. [difícilmente] hardly;

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?

5. Comp

estar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;

ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;

no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;

tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way

♦ mal que loc conj

although, even though;

mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;

mal que bien somehow or other

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mal

I adj → malo

II adv badly;

mal que bien one way or the other;

¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;

¡menos mal! thank goodness!;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;

hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;

ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;

estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;

poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;

ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;

tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;

ponerse mal get sick

III m MED illness;

el mal menor the lesser of two evils

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mal adv

1) : badly, poorly

baila muy mal: he dances very badly

2) : wrong, incorrectly

me entendió mal: she misunderstood me

3) : with difficulty, hardly

mal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you

4)

de mal en peor : from bad to worse

5)

menos mal : it could have been worse

mal adj malo

mal nm

1) : evil, wrong

2) daño: harm, damage

3) desgracia: misfortune

4) enfermedad: illness, sickness

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mal¹ adj bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un mal día a bad day

mal² adv

1. (en general) badly [comp. worse; superl. worst]

jugaron muy mal they played very badly

se portó mal he behaved badly

2. (de manera desagradable) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

lo pasé muy mal I had a terrible time

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

me encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill

4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

5. (en frases negativas) bad

el piso no está mal the flat isn't bad

andar mal de algo to be short of something

ir de mal en peor to get worse and worse

mal³ n

1. (daño) harm / wrong

el mal ya está hecho the harm's already been done

2. (maldad) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil

3. (problema) problem

se pasa el día quejándose de sus males she moans about her problems all day long

Spanish-English dictionary > mal
9 Blick

m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Hinsehen) look ( auf + Akk at); langer, scharfer: gaze; kurzer: glimpse; (Blickrichtung) eye(s Pl.); ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance; einen ( kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+ Akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over); jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give s.o. a look; jemandem einen fragenden / warnenden Blick zuwerfen give s.o. an inquisitive / a warning look; einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig. take a look behind the scenes; etw. mit einem Blick überschauen / erkennen assess / recognize s.th. immediately ( oder straight away); auf den ersten Blick at first sight ( oder glance), when you first look at it ( oder see it); Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight; das sieht man doch auf den ersten Blick you can see that straightaway (with half an eye umg.); erst auf den zweiten Blick... it’s only when you look at it again that...; sein Blick fiel auf (+ Akk) his eye(s) oder gaze fell on; seinen ( oder den) Blick richten auf (+ Akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) lit.; den Blick heben / senken look up / down, raise one’s eyes / cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze; den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from; er wandte den Blick nicht von... he wouldn’t take his eyes off...; ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met; die beiden wechelten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg.; sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at me jemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at s.o.; soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see; wenn Blicke töten könnten if looks could kill; durchbohren 1, finster I, starr I 1

2. nur Sg. (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes Pl.; einen traurigen / verzweifelten Blick haben look sad / have a look of despair; der böse Blick the evil eye

3. nur Sg.; (Aussicht) view; mit Blick auf (+ Akk) with a view of, overlooking; von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from here

4. nur Sg.; fig. (Empfänglichkeit) eye(s Pl.); (Blickweite, Horizont) outlook, horizon(s Pl.); einen ( guten oder sicheren) Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for; dafür hat er keinen oder nicht den richtigen Blick he has no eyes for ( oder he just doesn’t see) that kind of thing; den Blick für etw. verstellen oder trüben obscure s.th. jemandem den Blick für etw. verstellen / trüben distort / cloud s.o.’s view of s.th. ( oder outlook on s.th.)

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der Blick

sight; glance; view; look; vista

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Blịck [blɪk]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= das Blicken) look; (= flüchtiger Blick) glance

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

Liebe auf den ersten Blick — love at first sight

auf den zweiten Blick — when one looks (at it) again, the second time one looks (at it)

mit einem Blick, auf einen Blick — at a glance

ausweichen — to avoid sb's eye

jds Blick erwidern — to return sb's gaze

Blicke miteinander wechseln — to exchange glances

jdn mit (seinen) Blicken verschlingen — to devour sb with one's eyes

er folgte ihr mit Blicken or mit dem Blick — his eyes followed her

sie zog alle Blicke auf sich — everybody's eyes were drawn to her

tun or werfen — to throw a glance at sth

einen Blick hinter die Kulissen tun or werfen (fig) — to take a look behind the scenes

sie würdigte ihn keines Blickes — she did not deign to look at him

jdm einen Blick schenken — to look at sb

jdm keinen Blick schenken — not to spare sb a glance

wenn Blicke töten könnten! — if looks could kill!

See:

→ durchbohren

2) (= Blickrichtung) eyes pl

mein Blick fiel auf sein leeres Glas — my eye fell on his empty glass

von hier aus fällt der Blick auf den Dom — from here one can see the cathedral

den Blick heben — to raise one's eyes, to look up

den Blick senken — to look down

3) (= Augenausdruck) expression or look in one's eyes

den bösen Blick haben — to have the evil eye

in ihrem Blick lag Verzweiflung — there was a look of despair in her eyes

er musterte sie mit durchdringendem/finsterem Blick — he looked at her penetratingly/darkly

4) (= Ausblick) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick auf den Park — a room with a view of the park, a room overlooking the park

dem Blick entschwinden (geh) — to disappear from view or sight, to go out of sight

etw aus dem Blick verlieren — to lose sight of sth

5)

(= Verständnis) seinen Blick für etw schärfen — to increase one's awareness of sth

einen klaren Blick haben — to see things clearly

einen (guten) Blick für etw haben — to have an eye or a good eye for sth

er hat keinen Blick dafür — he doesn't see or notice that sort of thing

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der

1) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) eye

2) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) look

3) (a glance: a look of surprise.) look

4) (a view or glimpse.) sight

5) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) squint

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Blick

<-[e]s, -e>

[blɪk]

m

1. (das Blicken) look

auf einen/mit einem \Blick at a glance

[Liebe] auf den ersten \Blick [love] at first sight

auf den zweiten \Blick on closer inspection

jds \Blick ausweichen to avoid sb's gaze [or eye]

jds \Blick erwidern to return sb's gaze

ein flüchtiger [o kurzer] \Blick a glimpse

von jdm/etw einen [flüchtigen] \Blick erhaschen to catch a glimpse of sb/sth

einen flüchtigen [o kurzen] \Blick auf etw/jdn werfen to glance briefly at sth/sb

einen [kurzen] \Blick aus dem Fenster werfen to glance out of the window

den \Blick auf jdn/etw heften (geh) to fix one's eyes on sb/sth

einen \Blick riskieren to dare to look

jdm einen/keinen \Blick schenken (geh) to look at sb/not to give sb a second glance

jdn mit einem kurzen \Blick streifen to glance fleetingly at sb

einen \Blick auf jdn/etw tun [o werfen] to glance at sb/sth

jdn/etw aus dem \Blick verlieren to lose sight of sb/sth

\Blicke miteinander wechseln to exchange glances

jdn keines \Blickes würdigen (geh) to not deign to look at sb

alle \Blicke auf sich akk ziehen to attract attention

jdm \Blicke zuwerfen to cast a glance at sb

2. kein pl (Augen, Blickrichtung) eyes pl, gaze no pl

ihr \Blick fiel auf die Kirche the church caught her eye

etw im \Blick behalten (a. fig) to keep an eye on sth a. fig

wir müssen den Termin immer im \Blick behalten we must always bear in mind [or keep an eye on] the deadline

etw im \Blick haben (a. fig) to have an eye on sth a. fig

sie hat immer ihre Karriere fest im \Blick she always has an eye firmly on her career

den \Blick heben to look up, to raise one's eyes

den \Blick senken to look down, to lower one's eyes

3. kein pl (Augenausdruck) expression, look in one's eye

in ihrem \Blick lag Hoffnungslosigkeit there was a look of hopelessness in her eyes

jdn mit finsterem \Blick mustern to look at sb darkly

jdn mit starrem \Blick fixieren/mustern to gaze [or stare] at sb

mit zärtlichem \Blick with a tender look [in one's eyes]

4. kein pl (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit \Blick auf den Strand a room overlooking [or with a view of] the beach

5. (Sichtfeld) sight no pl, view no pl

jds \Blick[en] entschwinden/sich akk jds \Blick[en] entziehen to disappear from sb's sight [or view

6. kein pl (Urteilskraft) eye no pl

einen geschulten/prüfenden \Blick auf etw akk werfen to cast an expert/a critical eye over sth

einen [guten] \Blick für etw akk haben to have an [or a good] eye for sth

keinen \Blick für etw akk haben to have no eye for sth

einen klaren \Blick haben to see things clearly

seinen \Blick für etw akk schärfen to sharpen [or heighten] one's awareness of sth

7.

▶ den bösen \Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ jdn mit den [o seinen] \Blicken durchbohren to look piercingly at sb

▶ einen \Blick hinter die Kulissen tun [o werfen] to take a look behind the scenes fig

▶ jdn mit den \Blicken messen (geh) to look sb up and down, to size sb up

▶ mit \Blick auf with regard to form

▶ wenn \Blicke töten könnten! if looks could kill!

▶ jdn/etw mit den [o seinen] \Blicken verschlingen to devour sb/sth with one's eyes

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der; Blick[e]s, Blicke

1) look; (flüchtig) glance

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time

mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye

2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

3) (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something

4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eye

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

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Blick m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Hinsehen) look (

auf +akk at); langer, scharfer: gaze; kurzer: glimpse; (Blickrichtung) eye(s pl);

ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance;

einen (kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over);

jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give sb a look;

jemandem einen fragenden/warnenden Blick zuwerfen give sb an inquisitive/a warning look;

einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig take a look behind the scenes;

etwas mit einem Blick überschauen/erkennen assess/recognize sth immediately ( oder straight away);

auf den ersten Blick at first sight ( oder glance), when you first look at it ( oder see it);

Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight;

das sieht man doch auf den ersten Blick you can see that straightaway (with half an eye umg);

erst auf den zweiten Blick … it’s only when you look at it again that …;

sein Blick fiel auf (+akk) his eye(s) oder gaze fell on;

seinen ( oder

den)

Blick richten auf (+akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) liter;

den Blick heben/senken look up/down, raise one’s eyes/cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze;

den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from;

er wandte den Blick nicht von … he wouldn’t take his eyes off …;

ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met;

die beiden wechselten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg;

sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at me

jemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at sb;

soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see;

wenn Blicke töten könnten if looks could kill; → durchbohren¹, finster A, starr A 1

2. nur sg (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes pl;

einen traurigen/verzweifelten Blick haben look sad/have a look of despair;

der böse Blick the evil eye

3. nur sg; (Aussicht) view;

mit Blick auf (+akk) with a view of, overlooking;

von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from here

4. nur sg; fig (Empfänglichkeit) eye(s pl); (Blickweite, Horizont) outlook, horizon(s pl);

einen (

guten oder

sicheren)

Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for;

dafür hat er keinen oder

nicht den richtigen Blick he has no eyes for ( oder he just doesn’t see) that kind of thing;

den Blick für etwas verstellen oder

trüben obscure sth

jemandem den Blick für etwas verstellen/trüben distort/cloud sb’s view of sth ( oder outlook on sth)

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der; Blick[e]s, Blicke

1) look; (flüchtig) glance

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time

mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye

2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

3) (Aussicht) view

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something

4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eye

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

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-e m.

look n.

view n.

vista n.

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10 böse

I Adj.

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful; böse Zeiten hard times; eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue; der böse Geist (the) evil spirit; die böse Sieben the unlucky seven; die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy; in böser Absicht with evil intent; Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty; pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!; Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg.

a) (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad;

b) (schmerzend) Finger etc.: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc.: nasty; Fehler: bad; eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg. rotten) cold; ein böser Husten a bad cough; eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness; böse Folgen dire consequences; sich in einer bösen Situation oder Lage befinden be in dire straights; eine böse Sache a nasty business; eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise; ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end; eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse; das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc.) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg.); es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg. pretty) bad ( oder grim) ( für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, bes. Am. mad umg.; wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder mit ihm oder war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied; böse werden get angry etc.; bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?; ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; Blut 2

II Adv.

1. (sehr) badly; sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life; sich ( ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake; sich ( ganz) böse verirren oder verlaufen get hopelessly lost; sich böse schneiden / verbrennen etc. cut / burn o.s. badly; ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock; das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm): das wird böse enden oder ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg.; böse dran sein umg. not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty; ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig): jemanden böse ansehen scowl at s.o.; stärker: give s.o. a black look, look daggers at s.o.; schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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das Böse

evil

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Bö|se(r) I ['bøːzə]
mf decl as adj
wicked or evil person; (FILM, THEAT) villain, baddy (inf)
die Bö́sen — the wicked
II ['bøːzə]
nt decl as adj
evil; (= Schaden, Leid) harm
jdm Bö́ses antun — to do sb harm

ich will dir doch nichts Bö́ses — I don't mean you any harm

im Bö́sen auseinandergehen — to part on bad terms

mir schwant Bö́ses — it sounds/looks ominous (to me)

ich dachte an gar nichts Bö́ses, als... — I was quite unsuspecting when...

ich habe mir gar nichts Bö́ses dabei gedacht, als ich das sagte — I didn't mean any harm when I said that

und erlöse uns von dem Bö́sen (Eccl) — and deliver us from evil

See:

→ ahnen

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1) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) angry

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) bad

3) black

4) (very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) evil

5) evilly

6) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) evil

7) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nasty

8) ((American) irritated, annoyed or offended: He is still sore about what happened.) sore

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bö·se

[ˈbø:zə]

I. adj

1. (sittlich schlecht) bad; (stärker) evil, wicked

\böse Absicht/ \böser Wille malice

etw mit \böser Absicht tun to do sth with evil intent

das war keine \böse Absicht! no harm intended!

er wittert hinter jedem Vorfall eine \böse Absicht he suspects malice behind every incident

die \böse Fee the Wicked Fairy

jdm B\böses tun to cause [or do] sb harm

er will dir doch nichts B\böses he doesn't mean you any harm

pass auf, er will dir B\böses! watch out, he's out to get your blood [or fam to get you]

er könnte niemandem B\böses tun he could never hurt a fly

2. attr (unangenehm, übel) bad

\böses Blut machen [o schaffen] to cause bad blood

ein \böses Ende nehmen (geh) to end in disaster

es wird ein \böses Erwachen geben sb is going to have a rude awakening [or to have [or get] a nasty shock]

\böse Folgen [o Konsequenzen] haben to have dire consequences

eine \böse Geschichte [o Angelegenheit] a nasty affair [or business]

jdm einen \bösen Streich spielen to play a nasty [or mean] trick on sb

ein \böser Traum a bad dream

eine \böse Überraschung erleben to have an unpleasant [or a nasty] surprise

\böse Zeiten bad [or hard] times

ein \böser Zufall a terrible coincidence

nichts \böses ahnen to not suspect anything is [or expect anything to be] wrong, to be unsuspecting

nichts B\böses daran [o dabei] finden, etw zu tun/wenn... to not see any harm [or anything wrong] in doing sth/in it if...

mir schwant B\böses I don't like the look of this

er dachte an nichts B\böses, als... (a. hum) he was minding his own business when... a. hum

3. (verärgert) angry, cross

ein \böses Gesicht/ \böser Gesichtsausdruck a scowl

ein \böses Gesicht/einen \bösen Gesichtsausdruck machen to scowl, to glower

\böse sein/werden to be/get [or become] angry [or cross]; (stärker) to be/get furious [or fam mad]

sie wird leicht \böse she angers [or gets angry] easily

auf jdn/mit jdm \böse sein, jdm \böse sein to be angry [or cross] with sb

sei [mir] bitte nicht \böse, aber... please don't be cross [or angry] [with me], but...

zum B\bösen ausschlagen (geh) to have bad [or negative] consequences

im B\bösen auseinandergehen, sich akk im B \bösen trennen to part on bad terms

sich akk zum B \bösen wenden to take an unpleasant [or a nasty] turn

4. (fam: unartig) naughty, bad

5. (gefährlich, schlimm) bad, nasty

ein \böser Husten/Sturz a bad [or nasty] cough/fall

eine \böse Krankheit a serious illness

ein \böser Unfall (fam) a terrible accident; (fam: schmerzend, entzündet) bad, sore

ein \böser Finger a sore finger

6.

▶ den \bösen Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ B\böses im Schilde führen to be up to no good

II. adv

1. (übelwollend) evilly

\böse gucken/lächeln to give an evil look/smile

das habe ich nicht \böse gemeint I meant no [or didn't mean any] harm, no harm intended

2. (fam: sehr) badly

sich akk \böse irren to make a serious mistake

jdn \böse mitnehmen to hit sb hard

jdn \böse reinlegen to drop sb in it fam

3. (schlimm, übel) badly

er ist \böse gefallen he had a nasty fall

\böse ausgehen to end in disaster, to turn out badly

das wird \böse ausgehen! that'll end in disaster! [or turn out badly!]

\böse dran sein to be in a bad way

\böse [für jdn] aussehen to look bad [for sb]

es sieht \böse aus für dich things are looking bad for you

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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böse

A. adj

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful;

böse Zeiten hard times;

eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue;

der böse Geist (the) evil spirit;

die böse Sieben the unlucky seven;

die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy;

in böser Absicht with evil intent; → Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty;

pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!;

Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad; (schmerzend) Finger etc: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc: nasty; Fehler: bad;

eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg rotten) cold;

ein böser Husten a bad cough;

eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness;

böse Folgen dire consequences;

sich in einer bösen Situation oder

Lage befinden be in dire straights;

eine böse Sache a nasty business;

eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise;

ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end;

eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse;

das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg);

es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg pretty) bad ( oder grim) (

für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, besonders US mad umg;

wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder

mit ihm oder

war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied;

böse werden get angry etc;

bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?;

ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; → Blut 2

B. adv

1. (sehr) badly;

sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life;

sich (ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake;

sich (ganz) böse verirren oder

verlaufen get hopelessly lost;

sich böse schneiden/verbrennen etc cut/burn o.s. badly;

ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock;

das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm):

das wird böse enden oder

ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg;

böse dran sein umg not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty;

ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig):

jemanden böse ansehen scowl at sb; stärker: give sb a black look, look daggers at sb;

schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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(auf, über) adj.

angry (at, about) n.

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11 Böse

I Adj.

1. Menschen, Taten: bad; (verrucht) evil, wicked; (böswillig) spiteful; böse Zeiten hard times; eine böse Zunge haben have a wicked ( oder malicious) tongue; der böse Geist (the) evil spirit; die böse Sieben the unlucky seven; die böse Fee the Wicked Fairy; in böser Absicht with evil intent; Blick 1, gut

2. (unartig) bad, naughty; pfui, böser Hund! bad ( oder naughty) dog!; Laura, du bist schon wieder böse! you’re being naughty again Laura!

3. oft umg.

a) (unerfreulich) unpleasant, bad;

b) (schmerzend) Finger etc.: bad, sore; Wunde, Schrecken etc.: nasty; Fehler: bad; eine böse Erkältung a nasty (oder umg. rotten) cold; ein böser Husten a bad cough; eine böse Krankheit a nasty ( oder very unpleasant) illness; böse Folgen dire consequences; sich in einer bösen Situation oder Lage befinden be in dire straights; eine böse Sache a nasty business; eine böse Überraschung a nasty ( oder an unpleasant) surprise; ein böses Ende nehmen come to a bad ( oder sticky) end; eine böse Wende nehmen take a nasty turn, take a turn for the worse; das gibt ein böses Erwachen he ( oder she etc.) will have a rude awakening ( oder will come down to earth with a bump umg.); es sieht böse aus things don’t look too good, things look (umg. pretty) bad ( oder grim) ( für for)

4. (wütend, aufgebracht) angry, cross, bes. Am. mad umg.; wegen der Lüge war sie böse auf ihn oder mit ihm oder war sie ihm böse she was angry with him about ( oder because of) the lie, she was angry with him because he lied; böse werden get angry etc.; bist du böse auf mich? are you angry with me?; ein böses Gesicht machen scowl; Blut 2

II Adv.

1. (sehr) badly; sich böse erschrecken get a real fright, get the fright of one’s life; sich ( ganz) böse irren make a fatal ( oder very bad) mistake; sich ( ganz) böse verirren oder verlaufen get hopelessly lost; sich böse schneiden / verbrennen etc. cut / burn o.s. badly; ich war böse erschrocken I got a bad shock; das hat sie böse mitgenommen it really took it out of her

2. (schlimm): das wird böse enden oder ausgehen it will come to a bad end, it will end in tears umg.; böse dran sein umg. not have an easy time (of it)

3. (gemein) nasty; ich habe es nicht böse gemeint I didn’t mean any harm

4. (zornig): jemanden böse ansehen scowl at s.o.; stärker: give s.o. a black look, look daggers at s.o.; schau nicht so böse! don’t look so grumpy!

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das Böse

evil

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Bö|se(r) I ['bøːzə]
mf decl as adj
wicked or evil person; (FILM, THEAT) villain, baddy (inf)
die Bö́sen — the wicked
II ['bøːzə]
nt decl as adj
evil; (= Schaden, Leid) harm
jdm Bö́ses antun — to do sb harm

ich will dir doch nichts Bö́ses — I don't mean you any harm

im Bö́sen auseinandergehen — to part on bad terms

mir schwant Bö́ses — it sounds/looks ominous (to me)

ich dachte an gar nichts Bö́ses, als... — I was quite unsuspecting when...

ich habe mir gar nichts Bö́ses dabei gedacht, als ich das sagte — I didn't mean any harm when I said that

und erlöse uns von dem Bö́sen (Eccl) — and deliver us from evil

See:

→ ahnen

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1) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) angry

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) bad

3) black

4) (very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) evil

5) evilly

6) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) evil

7) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) nasty

8) ((American) irritated, annoyed or offended: He is still sore about what happened.) sore

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bö·se

[ˈbø:zə]

I. adj

1. (sittlich schlecht) bad; (stärker) evil, wicked

\böse Absicht/ \böser Wille malice

etw mit \böser Absicht tun to do sth with evil intent

das war keine \böse Absicht! no harm intended!

er wittert hinter jedem Vorfall eine \böse Absicht he suspects malice behind every incident

die \böse Fee the Wicked Fairy

jdm B\böses tun to cause [or do] sb harm

er will dir doch nichts B\böses he doesn't mean you any harm

pass auf, er will dir B\böses! watch out, he's out to get your blood [or fam to get you]

er könnte niemandem B\böses tun he could never hurt a fly

2. attr (unangenehm, übel) bad

\böses Blut machen [o schaffen] to cause bad blood

ein \böses Ende nehmen (geh) to end in disaster

es wird ein \böses Erwachen geben sb is going to have a rude awakening [or to have [or get] a nasty shock]

\böse Folgen [o Konsequenzen] haben to have dire consequences

eine \böse Geschichte [o Angelegenheit] a nasty affair [or business]

jdm einen \bösen Streich spielen to play a nasty [or mean] trick on sb

ein \böser Traum a bad dream

eine \böse Überraschung erleben to have an unpleasant [or a nasty] surprise

\böse Zeiten bad [or hard] times

ein \böser Zufall a terrible coincidence

nichts \böses ahnen to not suspect anything is [or expect anything to be] wrong, to be unsuspecting

nichts B\böses daran [o dabei] finden, etw zu tun/wenn... to not see any harm [or anything wrong] in doing sth/in it if...

mir schwant B\böses I don't like the look of this

er dachte an nichts B\böses, als... (a. hum) he was minding his own business when... a. hum

3. (verärgert) angry, cross

ein \böses Gesicht/ \böser Gesichtsausdruck a scowl

ein \böses Gesicht/einen \bösen Gesichtsausdruck machen to scowl, to glower

\böse sein/werden to be/get [or become] angry [or cross]; (stärker) to be/get furious [or fam mad]

sie wird leicht \böse she angers [or gets angry] easily

auf jdn/mit jdm \böse sein, jdm \böse sein to be angry [or cross] with sb

sei [mir] bitte nicht \böse, aber... please don't be cross [or angry] [with me], but...

zum B\bösen ausschlagen (geh) to have bad [or negative] consequences

im B\bösen auseinandergehen, sich akk im B \bösen trennen to part on bad terms

sich akk zum B \bösen wenden to take an unpleasant [or a nasty] turn

4. (fam: unartig) naughty, bad

5. (gefährlich, schlimm) bad, nasty

ein \böser Husten/Sturz a bad [or nasty] cough/fall

eine \böse Krankheit a serious illness

ein \böser Unfall (fam) a terrible accident; (fam: schmerzend, entzündet) bad, sore

ein \böser Finger a sore finger

6.

▶ den \bösen Blick haben to have the evil eye

▶ B\böses im Schilde führen to be up to no good

II. adv

1. (übelwollend) evilly

\böse gucken/lächeln to give an evil look/smile

das habe ich nicht \böse gemeint I meant no [or didn't mean any] harm, no harm intended

2. (fam: sehr) badly

sich akk \böse irren to make a serious mistake

jdn \böse mitnehmen to hit sb hard

jdn \böse reinlegen to drop sb in it fam

3. (schlimm, übel) badly

er ist \böse gefallen he had a nasty fall

\böse ausgehen to end in disaster, to turn out badly

das wird \böse ausgehen! that'll end in disaster! [or turn out badly!]

\böse dran sein to be in a bad way

\böse [für jdn] aussehen to look bad [for sb]

es sieht \böse aus für dich things are looking bad for you

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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Böse¹ m/f; -n, -n bad person; (Kind) bad boy (bzw girl);

die Bösen im Film etc: the baddies (US bad guys) umg;

der Böse (Teufel) the Evil One, the Devil;

den Bösen spielen play the villain ( oder baddy, US bad guy umg);

und ich bin wieder der Böse! and I’m the baddy (US bad guy) again

Böse² n; -n, nur sg

1. evil; (Schaden) harm;

Böses tun do evil;

jemandem (etwas) Böses antun do sb harm;

Böses im Sinn haben oder

im Schilde führen be up to no good;

Böses reden über speak ill of;

jemandem Böses nachsagen spread nasty rumo(u)rs about sb, bitch about sb umg;

das Böse in ihm siegte the evil in him triumphed;

vom Bösen (ab)lassen geh turn away from evil, repent;

Böses mit Gutem vergelten repay evil with good

2. (Schlimmes);

nichts Böses ahnen be unsuspecting;

sich (dat)

nichts Böses dabei denken not mean any harm by it;

ich dachte an nichts Böses, als … I didn’t mean any harm when …;

jemandem nichts Böses wünschen wish only the best for sb;

keine Angst, es geschieht dir nichts Böses don’t worry, nothing bad will happen to you

3. nach Streit:

im Bösen auseinander gehen part on bad terms; → auch schlimm, Gute²

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wicked; evil

jemandem Böses tun — (geh.) do somebody harm

ich will dir doch nichts Böses — I don't mean you any harm

2) nicht präd. (schlimm, übel) bad <times, illness, dream, etc.>; nasty <experience, affair, situation, trick, surprise, etc.>

ein böses Ende nehmen — end in disaster

eine böse Geschichte — a bad or nasty business

nichts Böses ahnend — unsuspectingly

3) (ugs.) (wütend) mad (coll.); (verärgert) cross (coll.)

böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein — be mad at/cross with somebody (coll.)

böse über etwas (Akk.) sein — be mad at/cross about something (coll.)

4) (fam.): (ungezogen) naughty

5) nicht präd. (ugs.): (arg) terrible (coll.) <pain, fall, shock, disappointment, storm, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) (schlimm, übel) < end> badly

mit ihm wird es noch böse enden — he'll come to a bad end

das wird böse enden — it is bound to end in disaster

es war nicht böse gemeint — I didn't mean it nastily

2) (ugs.) (wütend) angrily; (verärgert) crossly (coll.)

3) (ugs.): (sehr) terribly (coll.); < hurt> badly

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(auf, über) adj.

angry (at, about) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Böse
12 ond

bad, cruel, evil, wicked

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adj wicked ( fx deed, man, stepmother; we live in a wicked world),

( stærkere, F) evil ( fx deeds, man; good and evil);

( dårlig) bad ( fx conscience, dream);

[ den onde] the Devil;

[ med sb:]

[ ond cirkel] vicious circle (el. spiral);

[ ond fe] bad fairy;

[ i ondt lune] in a bad mood;

[ der har aldrig været et ondt ord imellem os] there has never been a wrong word between us;

[ onde tider] hard times;

[ ondt vejr] foul weather;

[ det onde øje]

( i overtro) the evil eye;

(se også anelse, hensigt, I. tro, vilje, ånd, år);

[ med vb:]

[ ane ondt] suspect mischief,

T smell a rat;

[ døje (el. lide) ondt] have a hard time,

F suffer hardship(s);

[ få ondt]

(dvs få kvalme) feel sick,

( besvime) faint;

[ jeg fik ondt i armene af det] it made my arms ache;

[ med ondt skal ondt fordrives]

(omtr) desperate diseases must have desperate remedies;

( ofte =) set a thief to catch a thief;

[ give ondt af sig] grumble,

T grouse;

[ det gør ondt] it hurts;

[ det gør ondt i min finger] my finger hurts;

(se også ndf: jeg har ondt i);

[ hvor gør det ondt?] where does it hurt? where is the pain?

[ det gør kun ondt værre] it only makes matters worse;

[ det gør mig ondt for ham] I am (el. feel) sorry for him;

[ det gør mig ondt at høre det] I am sorry to hear it;

[ hvor ondt det end gør mig at sige det] however sorry I am to say it; reluctant as I am to say it;

[ jeg har ondt af ham] I am (el. feel) sorry for him;

[ hvad øjet ikke ser har hjertet ikke ondt af] what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve for;

[ jeg har ondt i fingeren (, armen, benet etc)] my finger (, arm, leg etc) hurts;

[ have ondt i]

( også: især heftigt, kortvarigt) have a pain in ( fx one's arm, chest, leg, stomach),

( vedvarende) have a... ache ( fx a headache, (a) backache, (a) stomachache, (a) toothache);

(se også hals, sind);

[ jeg har ondt ved at tro det] I find it difficult to believe;

[ sætte ondt for en] speak ill of somebody;

[ sætte ondt blod imellem dem] make a bad blood between them;

[ man må tage det onde med det gode] one must take the rough with the smooth;

[ være af det onde] be a bad thing;

[ det er der ikke noget ondt i] there is no harm in that;

[ være ond imod (el. ved) en] be cruel to somebody;

[ være ond på en]

T be mad at (el. with) somebody;

(se også gengælde, mene).

Danish-English dictionary > ond
13 day

/dei/ * danh từ - ban ngày =the sun gives us light during the day+ ban ngày mặt trời cho ta ánh sáng =by day+ ban ngày =it was broad day+ trời đã sáng rõ; giữa ban ngày =at break of day+ lúc bình minh, lúc rạng đông =in the blaze of day; in the full light of day+ đứng giữa trưa, giữa ban ngày =clear as day+ rõ như ban ngày =the eye of day+ mặt trời - ngày =solar (astronimical, nautical) day+ ngày mặt trời (tính từ 12 giờ trưa); =civil day+ ngày thường (tính từ 12 giờ đêm) =every other day; day about+ hai ngày một lần =the present day+ hôm nay =the day after tomorow+ ngày kia =the day before yesterday+ hôm kia =one day+ một hôm; một lần; một ngày nào đó =one of these days+ một ngày nào đó (trong tương lai) =some day+ một ngày nào đó =the other day+ hôm nọ, hôm trước; cách đây không lâu, mới rồi =day in, day out+ ngày ngày, ngày lại ngày =day by; day after day; from day to day+ ngày nọ kế tiếp ngày kia, ngày này qua ngày khác =all day long+ suốt ngày =every day+ hằng ngày =three times a day+ mỗi ngày ba lần =far in the day+ gần hết ngày, đã xế chiều =the first day [of the week]+ ngày chủ nhật =day of rest+ ngày nghỉ =day off+ ngày nghỉ (của người đi làm) =at-home day+ ngày tiếp khách ở nhà =day out+ ngày đi chơi =this day week+ ngày này tuần trước; ngày này tuần sau =this day month+ ngày này tháng trước; ngày này tháng sau - ngày lễ, ngày kỷ niệm =the International Women's Day+ ngày Quốc tế phụ nữ (8 3) =the International Children's Day+ ngày Quốc tế thiếu nhi (1 6) - (số nhiều) thời kỳ, thời đại, thời buổi =in these days+ ngày nay, thời buổi này =in the old days; in the days of old (yore)+ thời xưa =in the school days+ thời tôi còn đi học =in the days ahead (to come)+ trong tương lai - thời, thời kỳ hoạt động, thời kỳ phồn vinh; thời kỳ thanh xuân; đời người =to have had (seen) one's day+ thời kỳ thanh xuân đã qua rồi, già mất quá rồi; quá thời rồi =to the end of one's day+ cho đến tận cuối đời, cho đến tận lúc chết =one's early days+ thời kỳ thơ ấu =chair days+ thời kỳ già nua =his day is gone+ nó hết thời rồi =his days are numbered+ đời hắn chỉ còn tính từng ngày, hắn gần kề miệng lỗ rồi - ngày thi đấu, ngày giao chiến; sự chiến thắng, sự thắng lợi =to carry (win) the day+ thắng, thắng trận =to lose the day+ thua, thua trận =the day is ours+ chúng ta đã thắng - (địa lý,địa chất) mặt ngoài; vỉa nằm sát mặt đất !as the day is long - đặc biệt, vô hạn, vô cùng, hết sức =to be as happy as the day is long+ vô cùng sung sướng =to be as industrious as the day is long+ hết sức cần cù !to be on one's day - sung sức !between two days - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) ban đêm !to call it a day - (thông tục) thế là xong một ngày làm việc; thế là công việc trong ngày đã hoàn thành !to come a day before the fair - đến sớm (không bỏ lỡ cơ hội) !to come a day after the fair - đến muộn (bỏ lỡ mất cơ hội) !the creature of a day - cái phù du, cái nhất thời; người nổi tiếng một thời !fallen on evil days - sa cơ lỡ vận !to end (close) one's days - chết !every dog has his day - (tục ngữ) không ai là phải chịu cảnh khổ mãi; (ai giàu ba họ) ai khó ba đời !to give somebody the time of day - chào hỏi ai !if a day - không hơn, không kém; vừa đúng =she is fifty if she is a day+ bà ta vừa tròn 50 tuổi !it's all in the day's work - đó chỉ là chuyện thông thường vẫn làm hằng ngày thôi !to keep one's day - đúng hẹn - dành riêng ngày để tiếp khách (trong tuần) !to know the time of day - tỉnh táo; khôn ngoan, láu cá !to live from day to day - sống lay lất, sống lần hồi qua ngày !to make a day of it - hưởng một ngày vui !men of the day - những người của thời cuộc !to name the days - (xem) name !red-letter day - (xem) red-letter

English-Vietnamese dictionary > day
14 Geist

m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur Sg.; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit; Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit; Mann von Geist man of wit; vor Geist sprühen oder seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate; den oder seinen Geist aushauchen geh. euph. (sterben) give up the ghost; den Geist aufgeben umg. (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out; das / er geht mir auf den Geist umg. it / he really gets on my nerves, it’s / he’s driving me crazy; im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye; im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner; wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit; der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur Sg.; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes Pl. umg.; der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit; der Geist des Christentums etc. the spirit of Christianity etc.; es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit; in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of s.o.; daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition; ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts; böser Geist evil spirit, demon; der Böse Geist KIRCHL. the Evil One; hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted; bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; heilig

4. fig. Person: großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker); kleiner Geist small-minded person; dienstbarer Geist umg., hum. (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure; jemandes guter Geist s.o.’s guiding light; sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department; sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg.; scheiden III

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der Geist

(Gespenst) specter; ghost; phantom; spectre;

(Seele) animus; spirit;

(Verstand) brains; intellect; mind;

(Verstorbener) soul;

(Witz) wit

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[gaist]
m -(e)s, -er

1) no pl (= Denken, Vernunft) mind

der menschliche Géíst, der Géíst des Menschen — the human mind

Géíst und Materie — mind and matter

mit Géíst begabt — endowed with a mind

"Phänomenologie des Géístes" — "Phenomenology of the Spirit"

2) (REL = Seele, außerirdisches Wesen) spirit; (= Gespenst) ghost

Géíst und Körper — mind and body

seinen Géíst aufgeben or aushauchen (liter, iro) — to give up the ghost

der Géíst ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach (prov) — the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

der Heilige Géíst — the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der Géíst Gottes — the Spirit of God

der böse Géíst — the Evil One

der Géíst der Finsternis — the Prince of Darkness

gute/böse Géíster — good/evil spirits

die Stunde der Géíster — the witching hour

der gute Géíst des Hauses (geh) — the moving spirit in the household

von allen guten Géístern verlassen sein (inf) — to have taken leave of one's senses (inf)

jdm auf den Géíst gehen (inf) — to get on sb's nerves

in dem Schloss gehen Géíster um — the castle is haunted, the castle is walked by ghosts (liter)

3) (no pl = Intellekt) intellect, mind; (fig = Denker, Genie) mind

Géíst haben — to have a good mind or intellect; (Witz) to show wit

einen regen/lebhaften Géíst haben —

ein Mann von großem Géíst — a man of great intellect, a man with a great mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem Géíst — the speech was not particularly brilliant

das geht über meinen Géíst (inf) — that's way over my head (inf), that's beyond me (inf)

hier scheiden sich die Géíster — this is the parting of the ways

seinen Géíst anstrengen (inf) — to use one's brains (inf)

sie sind verwandte Géíster — they are kindred spirits

kleine Géíster (iro: ungebildet) — people of limited intellect; (kleinmütig) small-minded or petty-minded people

See:

→ unruhig

4) no pl (= Wesen, Sinn, Gesinnung) spirit

in kameradschaftlichem Géíst — in a spirit of comradeship

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer Géíst — this office has a friendly atmosphere

in seinem/ihrem Géíst — in his/her spirit

in jds Géíst handeln — to act in the spirit of sb

der Géíst der Zeit/der russischen Sprache — the spirit or genius (liter) of the times/of the Russian language

nach dem Géíst des Gesetzes, nicht nach seinem Buchstaben gehen — to go by the spirit rather than the letter of the law

daran zeigt sich, wes Géístes Kind er ist — that (just) shows what kind of person he is

5) no pl (= Vorstellung) mind

etw im Géíst(e) vor sich sehen — to see sth in one's mind's eye

sich im Géíst(e) als etw/als jd/an einem Ort sehen — to see or picture oneself as sth/as sb/in a place

im Géíste bin ich bei euch — I am with you in spirit, my thoughts are with you

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der

1) (a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) ghost

2) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) spirit

3) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) spirit

4) (an elf or fairy: a water-sprite.) sprite

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Geist¹

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈgaist]

m

1. kein pl (Vernunft) mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem \Geist the speech was no testament to a great mind

ihr \Geist ist verwirrt she's mentally deranged

seinen \Geist anstrengen to put one's mind to it

seinen \Geist aushauchen (euph geh) to breathe one's last

jdm [mit etw dat] auf den \Geist gehen (fam) to get on sb's nerves [with sth] fam

im \Geist[e] (in Gedanken) in spirit, in one's thoughts; (in der Vorstellung) in one's mind's eye, in one's thoughts

etw im \Geiste vor sich dat sehen to see sth in one's mind's eye, to picture sth

\Geist und Körper body and mind

der menschliche \Geist, der \Geist des Menschen the human mind

2. kein pl (Witz) wit

er sprühte vor \Geist he was as witty as could be

eine Rede voller \Geist und Witz a witty speech

\Geist haben to have esprit

ein Mann ohne/von \Geist a dull/witty man

\Geist versprühen to be scintillating

3. kein pl (Gesinnung) spirit

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer \Geist there's a spirit of cooperation in this office

an \Geist und Buchstaben einer S. gen halten to observe the spirit and letter of sth

der freie \Geist free thought

in kameradschaftlichem \Geist in a spirit of camaraderie [or comradeship]

in jds \Geist how sb would have wished

der \Geist der Zeit the spirit of the times [or age

4. (Destillat) spirit

5.

▶ seinen [o den] \Geist aufgeben (iron veraltet: sterben) to give up the ghost, to breathe one's last; (hum fam: kaputtgehen) to give up the ghost

▶ wes \Geistes Kind jd ist the kind of person sb is

▶ da [o hier] scheiden sich die \Geister opinions differ here

▶ der \Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

Geist²

<-[e]s, -e>

m

1. (Denker) mind, intellect

große \Geister stört das nicht (hum fam) that doesn't bother me/us etc.

kleiner \Geist small-minded person, person of limited intellect

2. (Charakter) spirit

ein guter \Geist an angel

der gute \Geist des Hauses the moving [or guiding] spirit of the household

ein unruhiger \Geist a restive spirit, a restless creature

verwandte \Geister kindred spirits

3. (Wesenheit) spirit

der böse \Geist the Evil One old

dienstbarer \Geist ministering spirit

der \Geist der Finsternis (geh) the Prince of Darkness

der \Geist Gottes the Spirit of God

der Heilige \Geist the Holy Ghost

4. (Gespenst) ghost

ihm erschien der \Geist seiner toten Mutter he was visited by the ghost of his dead mother

\Geister gehen hier um this place is haunted

wie ein \Geist aussehen to look very pale; krank a. to look like death warmed up [or AM over] fam; erschreckt a. to look as if one has seen a ghost

einen \Geist beschwören to invoke a spirit

böse/gute \Geister evil/good spirits

5.

▶ dienstbarer \Geist (hum fam) servant

▶ von allen guten \Geistern verlassen sein (fam) to have taken leave of one's senses

▶ jdm als Heiliger \Geist erscheinen, jdm den Heiligen \Geist schicken MIL, SCH (veraltet sl) to don fancy dress at night and thrash sb sleeping in bed

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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Geist m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur sg; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit;

Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit;

Mann von Geist man of wit;

vor Geist sprühen oder

seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate;

den oder

seinen Geist aushauchen geh euph (sterben) give up the ghost;

den Geist aufgeben umg (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out;

das/er geht mir auf den Geist umg it/he really gets on my nerves, it’s/he’s driving me crazy;

im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye;

im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner;

wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit;

der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur sg; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes pl umg;

der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit;

der Geist des Christentums etc the spirit of Christianity etc;

es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit;

in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of sb;

daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition;

ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts;

böser Geist evil spirit, demon;

der Böse Geist KIRCHE the Evil One;

hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted;

bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; → heilig

4. fig Person:

großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker);

kleiner Geist small-minded person;

dienstbarer Geist umg, hum (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure;

jemandes guter Geist sb’s guiding light;

sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department;

sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg; → scheiden C

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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-er m.

esprit n.

ghost n.

mind n.

soul n.

specter n.

spirit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Geist
15 geist

m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur Sg.; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit; Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit; Mann von Geist man of wit; vor Geist sprühen oder seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate; den oder seinen Geist aushauchen geh. euph. (sterben) give up the ghost; den Geist aufgeben umg. (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out; das / er geht mir auf den Geist umg. it / he really gets on my nerves, it’s / he’s driving me crazy; im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye; im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner; wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit; der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur Sg.; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes Pl. umg.; der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit; der Geist des Christentums etc. the spirit of Christianity etc.; es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit; in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of s.o.; daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition; ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts; böser Geist evil spirit, demon; der Böse Geist KIRCHL. the Evil One; hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted; bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; heilig

4. fig. Person: großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker); kleiner Geist small-minded person; dienstbarer Geist umg., hum. (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure; jemandes guter Geist s.o.’s guiding light; sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department; sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg.; scheiden III

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der Geist

(Gespenst) specter; ghost; phantom; spectre;

(Seele) animus; spirit;

(Verstand) brains; intellect; mind;

(Verstorbener) soul;

(Witz) wit

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[gaist]
m -(e)s, -er

1) no pl (= Denken, Vernunft) mind

der menschliche Géíst, der Géíst des Menschen — the human mind

Géíst und Materie — mind and matter

mit Géíst begabt — endowed with a mind

"Phänomenologie des Géístes" — "Phenomenology of the Spirit"

2) (REL = Seele, außerirdisches Wesen) spirit; (= Gespenst) ghost

Géíst und Körper — mind and body

seinen Géíst aufgeben or aushauchen (liter, iro) — to give up the ghost

der Géíst ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach (prov) — the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

der Heilige Géíst — the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der Géíst Gottes — the Spirit of God

der böse Géíst — the Evil One

der Géíst der Finsternis — the Prince of Darkness

gute/böse Géíster — good/evil spirits

die Stunde der Géíster — the witching hour

der gute Géíst des Hauses (geh) — the moving spirit in the household

von allen guten Géístern verlassen sein (inf) — to have taken leave of one's senses (inf)

jdm auf den Géíst gehen (inf) — to get on sb's nerves

in dem Schloss gehen Géíster um — the castle is haunted, the castle is walked by ghosts (liter)

3) (no pl = Intellekt) intellect, mind; (fig = Denker, Genie) mind

Géíst haben — to have a good mind or intellect; (Witz) to show wit

einen regen/lebhaften Géíst haben —

ein Mann von großem Géíst — a man of great intellect, a man with a great mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem Géíst — the speech was not particularly brilliant

das geht über meinen Géíst (inf) — that's way over my head (inf), that's beyond me (inf)

hier scheiden sich die Géíster — this is the parting of the ways

seinen Géíst anstrengen (inf) — to use one's brains (inf)

sie sind verwandte Géíster — they are kindred spirits

kleine Géíster (iro: ungebildet) — people of limited intellect; (kleinmütig) small-minded or petty-minded people

See:

→ unruhig

4) no pl (= Wesen, Sinn, Gesinnung) spirit

in kameradschaftlichem Géíst — in a spirit of comradeship

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer Géíst — this office has a friendly atmosphere

in seinem/ihrem Géíst — in his/her spirit

in jds Géíst handeln — to act in the spirit of sb

der Géíst der Zeit/der russischen Sprache — the spirit or genius (liter) of the times/of the Russian language

nach dem Géíst des Gesetzes, nicht nach seinem Buchstaben gehen — to go by the spirit rather than the letter of the law

daran zeigt sich, wes Géístes Kind er ist — that (just) shows what kind of person he is

5) no pl (= Vorstellung) mind

etw im Géíst(e) vor sich sehen — to see sth in one's mind's eye

sich im Géíst(e) als etw/als jd/an einem Ort sehen — to see or picture oneself as sth/as sb/in a place

im Géíste bin ich bei euch — I am with you in spirit, my thoughts are with you

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der

1) (a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) ghost

2) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) spirit

3) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) spirit

4) (an elf or fairy: a water-sprite.) sprite

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Geist¹

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈgaist]

m

1. kein pl (Vernunft) mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem \Geist the speech was no testament to a great mind

ihr \Geist ist verwirrt she's mentally deranged

seinen \Geist anstrengen to put one's mind to it

seinen \Geist aushauchen (euph geh) to breathe one's last

jdm [mit etw dat] auf den \Geist gehen (fam) to get on sb's nerves [with sth] fam

im \Geist[e] (in Gedanken) in spirit, in one's thoughts; (in der Vorstellung) in one's mind's eye, in one's thoughts

etw im \Geiste vor sich dat sehen to see sth in one's mind's eye, to picture sth

\Geist und Körper body and mind

der menschliche \Geist, der \Geist des Menschen the human mind

2. kein pl (Witz) wit

er sprühte vor \Geist he was as witty as could be

eine Rede voller \Geist und Witz a witty speech

\Geist haben to have esprit

ein Mann ohne/von \Geist a dull/witty man

\Geist versprühen to be scintillating

3. kein pl (Gesinnung) spirit

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer \Geist there's a spirit of cooperation in this office

an \Geist und Buchstaben einer S. gen halten to observe the spirit and letter of sth

der freie \Geist free thought

in kameradschaftlichem \Geist in a spirit of camaraderie [or comradeship]

in jds \Geist how sb would have wished

der \Geist der Zeit the spirit of the times [or age

4. (Destillat) spirit

5.

▶ seinen [o den] \Geist aufgeben (iron veraltet: sterben) to give up the ghost, to breathe one's last; (hum fam: kaputtgehen) to give up the ghost

▶ wes \Geistes Kind jd ist the kind of person sb is

▶ da [o hier] scheiden sich die \Geister opinions differ here

▶ der \Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

Geist²

<-[e]s, -e>

m

1. (Denker) mind, intellect

große \Geister stört das nicht (hum fam) that doesn't bother me/us etc.

kleiner \Geist small-minded person, person of limited intellect

2. (Charakter) spirit

ein guter \Geist an angel

der gute \Geist des Hauses the moving [or guiding] spirit of the household

ein unruhiger \Geist a restive spirit, a restless creature

verwandte \Geister kindred spirits

3. (Wesenheit) spirit

der böse \Geist the Evil One old

dienstbarer \Geist ministering spirit

der \Geist der Finsternis (geh) the Prince of Darkness

der \Geist Gottes the Spirit of God

der Heilige \Geist the Holy Ghost

4. (Gespenst) ghost

ihm erschien der \Geist seiner toten Mutter he was visited by the ghost of his dead mother

\Geister gehen hier um this place is haunted

wie ein \Geist aussehen to look very pale; krank a. to look like death warmed up [or AM over] fam; erschreckt a. to look as if one has seen a ghost

einen \Geist beschwören to invoke a spirit

böse/gute \Geister evil/good spirits

5.

▶ dienstbarer \Geist (hum fam) servant

▶ von allen guten \Geistern verlassen sein (fam) to have taken leave of one's senses

▶ jdm als Heiliger \Geist erscheinen, jdm den Heiligen \Geist schicken MIL, SCH (veraltet sl) to don fancy dress at night and thrash sb sleeping in bed

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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…geist m im subst; CHEM, GASTR spirit(s pl US);

Himbeergeist (white) raspberry brandy;

Mirabellengeist plum brandy

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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-er m.

esprit n.

ghost n.

mind n.

soul n.

specter n.

spirit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > geist
16 ojo

intj.

look out, beware, watch out.

m.

1 eye (anatomy).

mírame a los ojos cuando te hablo look at me when I'm speaking to you

poner los ojos en blanco (también figurative) to roll one's eyes

ojos de carnero (degollado) (figurative) pleading eyes

ojo de cristal glass eye (peninsular Spanish)

ojo de gallo corn (callo)

ojo morado black eye

ojos rasgados almond eyes

ojos saltones bulging eyes

ojo de vidrio glass eye (Am)

ojo a la virulé shiner (peninsular Spanish)

ojo a la funerala shiner (peninsular Spanish)

2 eye (agujero) (de aguja).

ojo de buey porthole (ventana)

ojo de la cerradura keyhole

el ojo del huracán the eye of the storm

el ministro está en el ojo del huracán (figurative) the minister is at the center of the controversy

ojo de pez fish-eye lens (photography)

3 hole.

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ojo

► nombre masculino

1 eye

2 (agujero) hole; (de aguja) eye

3 (cuidado, precaución) care

■ ¡ojo! careful!, watch out!

■ ojo con lo que hacéis behave yourselves!

4 (perspicacia) insight, eye

■ tiene buen ojo para vestirse he has a good eye for fashion

■ tiene mucho ojo para los negocios she's got a head for business

5 (enjabonado) wash

■ hay que darle un ojo (de jabón) it just needs a quick wash

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a ojo (aproximadamente) at a rough guess 2 (a primera vista) at a glance

a ojos vistas visibly

andar con cien ojos to keep one's wits about one

andarse con ojo to be very careful

costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg

cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one

echar el ojo a algo to lay eyes on something

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye

estar con cien ojos to keep one's wits about one

mirar con buenos ojos to look favourably on, approve of

no pegar ojo familiar not to sleep a wink

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

poner los ojos en blanco to swoon

saltar a los ojos to be evident

saltarle un ojo a alguien to poke somebody's eye out

tener buen ojo (para algo) to have a good eye (for something)

tenerle el ojo echado a algo to have one's eye on something

¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! it's so great to see you!

cuatro ojos familiar four-eyes

ojo a la virulé familiar black eye

ojo de buey MARÍTIMO porthole

ojo de la cerradura keyhole

ojo morado black eye

ojos saltones bulging eyes

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noun m.

eye

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SM

1) (Anat) eye

a ojo (de buen cubero) —

calculé a ojo (de buen cubero) cuántas personas había — I roughly calculated o made a rough guess at how many people were there

no hace falta medir la harina, échala a ojo — there's no need to weigh out the flour, just add roughly the right amount

- abrir los ojos a algo

- abrirle los ojos a algn

- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

- avivar el ojo

- mirar o ver algo con buenos ojos

- con los ojos cerrados

lo aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept it without a second thought

- cerrar los ojos a o ante algo

- tener ojo clínico

- costar un ojo de la cara

- dar en los ojos

- ser el ojo derecho de algn

- echar un ojo a algo/algn

- tener el ojo echado a algn/algo

le tiene echado el ojo a Elisa desde que llegó — he's had his eye on Elisa ever since he arrived

le tengo echado el ojo a ese vestido — I've got my eye on that dress

- tener a algn entre ojos

- hacer del ojo

- mirar o ver algo con malos ojos

veían con malos ojos que se hubiese nacionalizado español — they disapproved of him adopting Spanish nationality

- ¡no es nada lo del ojo!

- no pegué ojo en toda la noche

- se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas

- se le pusieron los ojos como platos

- poner ojos a algn

- en mis propios ojos

- no quitar ojo a algo/algn

- salir de ojo

- tener buen ojo para algo

- ser todo ojos

- a ojos vistas

- ojo por ojo, diente por diente

- ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

ojo a la funerala * —

ojo a la virulé * —

ojo a la pava — * shiner *

ojo amoratado — black eye

ojo de cristal — glass eye

ojo de pez — (Fot) fish-eye lens

ojo en compota — Cono Sur * shiner *

ojo mágico — magic eye

ojos almendrados — almond eyes
avizor 1., dichoso 2), niña
2) pl ojos (=vista)

pasar los ojos por algo — to look sth over

paseó los ojos por la sala — he looked round the hall

torcer los ojos — to squint

- a los ojos de algn

- clavar los ojos en algo/algn

- comerse o devorar a algn con los ojos

entrar por los ojos —

esa comida no me termina de entrar por los ojos — that meal is not exactly mouth-watering

los anuncios bien hechos nos entran por los ojos — well-made adverts captivate us

irse los ojos tras algo/algn —

se le fueron los ojos tras la chica — he couldn't keep his eyes off the girl

- tener los ojos puestos en algo

España tiene los ojos puestos en los novios reales — all eyes in Spain are on the royal couple

- recrear los ojos en algo/algn

- saltar a los ojos

3) (=cuidado)

¡ojo! — careful!, look out!

¡ojo! es muy mentiroso — be careful! he's an awful liar

ojo con el escalón — mind the step

hay que tener mucho ojo con los carteristas — one must be very careful of o beware pickpockets

ir con ojo — to keep one's eyes open for trouble

4) (=orificio) [de aguja] eye; [de queso] hole; [de puente] span

el ojo de la cerradura o LAm llave — the keyhole

un puente de cuatro ojos — a bridge with four arches o spans

ojo de buey — (Náut) porthole

ojo del culo — ** hole **, arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

ojo del huracán — eye of the hurricane

el presidente vuelve a estar en el ojo del huracán — the president is once again at the centre of a controversy

5) LAm (=depósito natural)

ojo de agua — pool, natural pool

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) eye

un niño de ojos negros — a boy with dark eyes

ojos rasgados — slanting eyes

de ojos saltones — bug-eyed

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

le guiñó el ojo — he winked at her

mirar fijamente a los ojos — to stare straight into somebody's eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima — he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept without a second thought

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad — in the eyes of society

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos — not to approve of something

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

ojo por ojo — an eye for an eye

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

b) ( vista)

bajó los ojos avergonzada — she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro — without looking up from her book

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

le eché el azúcar a ojo — I just put the sugar in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) — visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comer con los ojos — to ask for/take more than one can eat

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

- ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

- ojo avizor

- ojo de agua

- ojo de buey

- ojo de gallo

- ojo de gato

- ojo del culo

- ojo de pez

- ojo de vidrio or cristal

- ojo mágico

- ojo morado or moro or en tinta

2) ( perspicacia)

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

mucho ojo con lo que haces — be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

4) ( de aguja) eye

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

6) (Agr) ( en tubérculo) eye

7) ( de arco) archway; ( de puente) span

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= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex. He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex. Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

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* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* de los ojos = optical.

* de ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the hurricane.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de cristal = glass eye.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo de patio = light well.

* ojo descubierto = naked eye.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo medio = x-height.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

* ojos inquisidores = prying eyes.

* ojos irritados = bloodshot eyes.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* vendar los ojos = blindfold.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) eye

un niño de ojos negros — a boy with dark eyes

ojos rasgados — slanting eyes

de ojos saltones — bug-eyed

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

le guiñó el ojo — he winked at her

mirar fijamente a los ojos — to stare straight into somebody's eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima — he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados — I'd accept without a second thought

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad — in the eyes of society

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos — not to approve of something

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

ojo por ojo — an eye for an eye

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente — out of sight, out of mind

b) ( vista)

bajó los ojos avergonzada — she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro — without looking up from her book

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

le eché el azúcar a ojo — I just put the sugar in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) — visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comer con los ojos — to ask for/take more than one can eat

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

- ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

- ojo avizor

- ojo de agua

- ojo de buey

- ojo de gallo

- ojo de gato

- ojo del culo

- ojo de pez

- ojo de vidrio or cristal

- ojo mágico

- ojo morado or moro or en tinta

2) ( perspicacia)

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

3) (fam) (cuidado, atención)

mucho ojo con lo que haces — be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

4) ( de aguja) eye

5) (de tormenta, huracán) eye

6) (Agr) ( en tubérculo) eye

7) ( de arco) archway; ( de puente) span

* * *

= eye, face, eyeball.

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex: Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* cegar + los ojos = dazzle + eye.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.

* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.

* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.

* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.

* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* cuentagotas para los ojos = eyedropper.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* de los ojos = optical.

* de ojos azules = blue-eyed.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the hurricane.

* entrecerrar los ojos = squint.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la = apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* ojo de cristal = glass eye.

* ojo de la cerradura = keyhole.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* ojo del huracán, el = eye of the hurricane, the.

* ojo de patio = light well.

* ojo descubierto = naked eye.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* ojo lloroso = runny eye, watery eye.

* ojo medio = x-height.

* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

* ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

* ojos inquisidores = prying eyes.

* ojos irritados = bloodshot eyes.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind, ignorance is bliss.

* ojos vidriosos = glazed eyes.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sombra de ojos = eye shadow.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

* torcer los ojos = squint.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* vendar los ojos = blindfold.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

* * *

ojo

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) eye

un niño de ojos azules/verdes/negros a boy with blue/green/dark eyes

tiene los ojos rasgados or achinados she has slanting eyes

de ojos saltones bug-eyed

ojos de cordero degollado calf's eyes, doe eyes

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

me miró con aquellos ojazos negros she looked at me with those big dark eyes

le guiñó or ( Col) picó el ojo he winked at her

me miraba fijamente a los ojos he was staring straight into my eyes

no me quita los ojos de encima he won't take his eyes off me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of their sockets o out of his head

me miró con los ojos como platos she looked at me with eyes as big as saucers

aceptaría con los ojos cerrados I'd accept without a second thought o I wouldn't think twice about it

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it myself o with my own two eyes

¡dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

a los ojos de la sociedad in the eyes of society

abrirle los ojos a algn to open sb's eyes

abrir los ojos to open one's eyes

cerrar los ojos a algo to close one's mind to sth

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? ( Méx fam); where do you expect me to get the money from?

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash

irse por ojo ( Chi fam) «barco» to go down;

«persona» to be disappointed

no era nada lo del ojo (y lo llevaba en la mano) there was nothing to it o it was nothing serious ( iro)

no pegué/pegó (el or un) ojo en toda la noche I/he didn't sleep a wink

no ver algo con buenos ojos: sus padres no veían la relación con buenos ojos her parents did not approve of the relationship o did not view the relationship favorably

no ven con buenos ojos que te quites la chaqueta they don't approve of you taking your jacket off

¡ojo pelao! or ¡ojo de garza! ( Ven fam); watch out!

regalarse los ojos con algo to feast one's eyes on sth

sacarse un ojo ( Col fam): me saqué un ojo tratando de entenderlo I nearly went crazy trying to make sense of it

no te vayas a sacar un ojo there's no need to overdo it o ( colloq) to kill yourself

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara ( fam); to cost an arm and a leg ( colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de algn to be the apple of sb's eye

volverse or hacerse ojo de hormiga ( Méx fam); to do a vanishing trick ( colloq), to make oneself scarce ( colloq)

cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one

ver tb cuatro¹ (↑ cuatro (1))

ojo por ojo y diente por diente an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente out of sight, out of mind

2

(vista): tenía los ojos clavados en el crucifijo her eyes were fixed on the cross

bajó los ojos avergonzada she lowered her eyes in shame

sin levantar los ojos del libro without looking up from her book

alzó los ojos al cielo he lifted his eyes heavenward(s)

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él the eyes of all America are on him

no tiene ojos más que para ella he only has eyes for her

parche

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (Col, CS) al ojo at a guess

le eché el azúcar y la nata a ojo I just put the sugar and cream in without measuring it

a ojos vista(s) visibly

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas he's new, you can see it a mile off ( colloq)

comer con los ojos to ask for/take more than one can eat

tú comes con los ojos your eyes are bigger than your belly

comerse a algn con los ojos to devour sb with one's eyes

echarle or ( Col) ponerle el ojo a algo/algn to eye sth/sb up ( colloq)

le tengo echado el ojo a ese vestido I have my eye on that dress

echar un ojo a algo/algn ( fam); to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb

engordar or distraer el ojo ( Chi fam): engordé el ojo en la fiesta I had a great time eying up the talent at the party ( colloq)

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice

estar con un ojo al gato y el otro al garabato ( Méx fam); to have one's mind on two things at the same time

hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos ( fam); you have to keep your wits about you, you need eyes in the back of your head

írsele los ojos a algn: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women ( colloq)

estaban comiendo helados y al pobre niño se le iban los ojos they were eating ice creams and the poor kid was looking on longingly

mirar algo/a algn con otros ojos to look at sth/sb through different eyes o differently

tener a algn entre ojos ( fam); to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tener ojos de lince or ojo de águila to have eyes like a hawk

tener ojos en la nuca to have eyes in the back of one's head

ver algo con malos ojos to take a dim view of sth

Compuestos:

● ojo a la funerala or a la virulé

( Esp fam) ojo morado

● ojo avizor

ir/estar con ojo avizor to be alert

hay que estar con ojo avizor you have to keep your wits about you o be alert

● ojo de agua

( Méx) spring

● ojo de buey

porthole

● ojo de cristal

( Esp) glass eye

● ojo de gallo

corn

● ojo de gato

( Min) cat's-eye; ( Auto) ( Arg) cat's-eye

● ojo de la cerradura

keyhole

● ojo de pescado

( Méx) corn

● ojo de pez

fish-eye lens

● ojo de tigre

tiger's eye

● ojo de vidrio

( AmL) glass eye

● ojo en compota

(CS fam) ojo morado

● ojo en tinta

( fam) ojo morado

● ojo mágico

( AmL) spyhole, peephole

● ojo morado

black eye, shiner ( colloq)

le puse un ojo morado I gave him a black eye o a shiner

● ojo moro

( Méx) ojo morado

B

(perspicacia): ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he's pretty clever o sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con mucho ojo para los negocios a very clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico (ver bien) to have a good eye; (ser perspicaz) to be sharp o clever

C ( fam)

(cuidado, atención): mucho ojo con lo que haces be careful what you do

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open, you have to have your wits about you

¡ojo! que aquí te puedes confundir watch out o be careful, it's easy to make a mistake here

¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

[ S ] ojo, mancha or pinta wet paint

D (de una aguja) eye hacha² (↑ hacha (2))

E (de una tormenta, un huracán) eye

estar en el ojo del ciclón or del huracán to be in the thick of things

F

1 ( Agr) (en un tubérculo) eye

2 (en el queso) hole

G

1 (en el caldo) layer of fat

2 (de espuma) suds (pl), lather

H (de un arco) archway; (de un puente) span

* * *

ojo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) eye;

◊ un niño de ojos negros a boy with dark eyes;

mirar fijamente a los ojos to stare straight into sb's eyes;
no me quita los ojos de encima he won't take his eyes off me;
a los ojos de la sociedad in the eyes of society;
ojo de la cerradura keyhole;
ojo de buey porthole;
ojo de vidrio or (Esp) cristal glass eye;
ojo mágico (AmL) spyhole, peephole;
ojo morado or (Méx) moro or (CS fam) en tinta black eye;
costar un ojo de la cara (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq);
cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one;
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye;
ojo por ojo an eye for an eye
b) ( vista):

◊ bajó los ojos avergonzada she lowered her eyes in shame;

sin levantar los ojos del libro without looking up from her book;
a ojo (de buen cubero) or (AmS) al ojo at a guess;
echar un ojo a algo/algn (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb;
tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk
2 ( perspicacia):
◊ ¡vaya ojo que tiene! he's pretty sharp o on the ball!;

tener ojo para los negocios to have a good eye for business
3 (fam) (cuidado, atención): hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo you have to keep your eyes open;
◊ ¡ojo! que viene un coche watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

ojo
I sustantivo masculino
1 eye: mírame a los ojos, look into my eyes
tiene los ojos negros, she has black eyes
ojos rasgados/llorosos, almond/tearful eyes
2 (mirada) no levantaba los ojos del suelo, she didn't raise her eyes from the floor
3 (de aguja) eye
(de cerradura) keyhole
4 (de un puente) span
5 (precaución) ten mucho ojo al cruzar la calle, be very careful when you cross the street
6 (tino, acierto) ¡qué ojo tienes para las tallas!, you're such a good judge of sizes!
II exclamación careful!, watch out!
♦ Locuciones: a ojo (de buen cubero), at a guess: así, a ojo, creo que tiene unos 50 metros de alto, at a guess I'd say it's about 50 metres tall
a ojos vistas, visibly, clearly, openly: está envejeciendo a ojos vistas, she's clearly getting older
costar algo un ojo de la cara, to cost an arm and a leg
echar el ojo a algo, to have one's eye on sthg
echarle un ojo a algo/alguien, to keep an eye on sthg/sb
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the blink of an eye
mirar con buenos ojos, to approve of sthg
familiar no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
ver algo con malos ojos, to look unfavourably on sthg
' ojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arcada
- blanca
- blanco
- enchufada
- enchufado
- extraña
- extraño
- mal
- pegar
- pestaña
- rabillo
- amoratado
- cerradura
- cuenca
- derecho
- derrame
- guiñar
- lagrimal
- meter
- morado
- parpadear
- pasar
- sacar
- tuerto
- visión
English:
black
- bomb
- cost
- dodgy
- evil eye
- eye
- gleam
- in
- keyhole
- lid
- look out
- open
- patch
- poke out
- red
- socket
- steady
- swell up
- tit for tat
- watch
- wear
- white
- wink
- cat
- critically
- eyeful
- key
- poke
- port
- untrained
- wet

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ojo

♦ nm

1. [órgano] eye;

una chica de ojos azules a girl with blue eyes;

lleva un parche en el ojo he has an eyepatch;

guiñar o Col [m5] picar el ojo a alguien to wink at sb;

mírame a los ojos cuando te hablo look at me when I'm speaking to you;

no me atrevía a mirarla a los ojos I didn't dare look her in the eye;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging;

a los ojos de la ley/de la sociedad in the eyes of the law/of society;
también Fig
poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes;

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own eyes;

abrir (bien) los ojos [estar atento] to keep one's eyes open;

habrá que tener los ojos bien abiertos we'll have to keep our eyes open;
Fig
abrirle los ojos a alguien to open sb's eyes;

cerré los ojos y me decidí a comprar una casa I decided to ignore the consequences and buy a house anyway;

cerrar los ojos ante algo [ignorar] to close one's eyes to sth;

con los ojos cerrados [sin dudarlo] blindly, with one's eyes closed;

sabría ir allí con los ojos cerrados o [m5] vendados I could find my way there blindfolded o with my eyes closed;
Fam
mirar algo/a alguien con los ojos como platos to stare at sth/sb wide-eyed;

cuatro ojos ven más que dos four eyes are better than two;

Comp
Fam
¡dichosos los ojos que te ven! long time no see!;

Comp

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye;

Comp
Am
meter el ojo to pry, to snoop;

Comp

no pegar ojo not to get a wink of sleep;

Comp
CAm, Méx, Ven
pelar los ojos to keep one's eyes peeled;

Comp

ser el ojo derecho de alguien to be the apple of sb's eye;

Comp

¿es que no tienes ojos en la cara? are you blind?;

Comp

tener entre ojos a alguien to detest sb;

Comp

tener ojos de lince to have eyes like a hawk;

Comp
RP
tener ojos en la nuca [profesor] to have eyes in the back of one's head;
[partido político] to be stuck in the past, to be always looking backwards;
Comp

sólo tiene ojos para él she only has eyes for him;

Comp

valer o [m5] costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg;

Prov

ojo por ojo, diente por diente an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth;

Prov

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

Comp
RP ojo en compota [ojo morado] black eye; Esp ojo de cristal glass eye; Esp Fam ojo a la funerala shiner;
ponerle a alguien un ojo a la funerala to give sb a shiner;

ojo morado black eye;

ponerle a alguien un ojo morado to give sb a black eye;

ojos rasgados almond eyes;

ojos saltones: [m5] tiene los ojos saltones he's pop-eyed o US bug-eyed;

una niña de ojos saltones a girl with bulging eyes;
Am ojo de vidrio glass eye; Fam ojo a la virulé shiner; Fam
ponerle a alguien un ojo a la virulé to give sb a shiner

2. [mirada, vista]
los ojos expertos del relojero enseguida detectaron el problema the watchmaker's expert eye spotted the problem immediately;

alzar o [m5] levantar los ojos to look up, to raise one's eyes;

bajar los ojos to lower one's eyes o gaze, to look down;

los ojos se le iban detrás del muchacho/de la tarta she couldn't keep her eyes off the boy/the cake;

come más con los ojos que con la boca his eyes are bigger than his stomach;

mirar a alguien con ojos tiernos to look fondly at sb;

poner los ojos en alguien to set one's sights on sb;

Comp

a ojo (de buen cubero) roughly, approximately;

echo los ingredientes a ojo I just add roughly the right amount of each ingredient without measuring them all out;

a ojos vistas visibly;

Comp
Fam
comerse a alguien con los ojos to drool over sb;

Comp

echar el ojo a alguien/algo: le he echado un ojo a una compañera de clase I've got my eye on a girl in my class;

le tenía el ojo echado a aquella moto I had my eye on that motorbike;

Comp

echar un ojo a algo to keep an eye on sth;

Comp

entrar por los ojos: esos pasteles entran por los ojos those cakes look really mouthwatering;

Comp

mirar o [m5]ver algo/a alguien con buenos ojos to approve of sth/sb;

Comp

mirar o [m5]ver algo/a alguien con malos ojos to disapprove of sth/sb;

Comp

mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look differently at sth/sb;

Comp

no quitarle ojo a algo/alguien, no quitar los ojos de encima a algo/alguien not to take one's eyes off sth/sb;

Comp

donde pone el ojo, pone la bala he's a dead shot;

Comp

ojos de carnero o [m5] cordero (degollado) pleading eyes;

puso ojos de cordero degollado she looked at me with pleading eyes

3. [cuidado]
(ten) mucho ojo con lo que haces/al cruzar la calle be very careful what you do/when crossing the road;

hay que andar(se) con (mucho) ojo you need to be (very) careful;

Comp

hay que andar(se) con cien ojos you really have to keep your eyes open o be on your guard;

Comp

estar ojo avizor to be on the lookout

4. [habilidad, perspicacia]
es un tipo con mucho ojo o [m5] con buen ojo para los negocios he has an eye for a good deal, he has great business acumen;

tener (un) ojo clínico para algo to be a good judge of sth

5. [agujero, hueco] [de aguja] eye;
[de puente] span; [de arco] archway;
el ojo de la cerradura the keyhole;

el ojo de la escalera the stairwell;

el ojo del huracán the eye of the hurricane;
Fig
el ministro está en el ojo del huracán the minister is at the centre of the controversy

Comp
ojo de buey [ventana] porthole; Vulg ojo del culo Br arsehole, US asshole; Am ojo mágico peephole
6. Med ojo de gallo [callo] corn

7. Fot ojo de pez fish-eye lens

8. Méx, Ven ojo de agua spring

9. Ven ojo de gato cat's eye

♦ interj

be careful!, watch out!

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ojo

m ANAT eye;

abrir los ojos open one’s eyes;

abrir los ojos como platos open one’s eyes really wide;

con mis propios ojos with my own eyes;

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in an instant;

¡ojo! fam watch out!, mind! fam ;

andar con ojo fam keep one’s eyes open fam ;

a ojo roughly;

a ojos vistas visibly;

abrir los ojos a alguien fig open s.o.’s eyes;

cerrar los ojos ante algo turn a blind eye to sth;

no tener ojos en la cara fig be blind;

costar un ojo de la cara fam cost an arm and a leg fam ;

no pegar ojo fam not sleep a wink fam ;

echar el ojo a algo/alguien eye sth/s.o. up;

no quitar ojo de not take one’s eyes off;

comer(se) a alguien con los ojos fig devour s.o. with one’s eyes, ogle s.o.;

se le iban los ojos fig his/her eyes wandered;

mirar a algo con otros ojos fig look at sth differently;

no ver con buenos ojos have a low opinion of, not approve of;

tener mucho ojo para hacer algo be very good at doing sth;

tener ojo clínico have a good eye;

tener ojo clínico o

mucho ojo para descubrir errores have a good eye for mistakes, be good at spotting mistakes;

ojo por ojo y diente por diente an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;

ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what you don’t see won’t hurt you

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ojo nm

1) : eye

2) : judgment, sharpness

tener buen ojo para: to be a good judge of, to have a good eye for

3) : hole (in cheese), eye (in a needle), center (of a storm)

4) : span (of a bridge)

5)

a ojos vistas : openly, publicly

6)

andar con ojo : to be careful

7)

ojo de agua Mex : spring, source

8)

¡ojo! : look out!, pay attention!

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ojo¹ interj look out! / be careful!

¡ojo con esas copas! be careful with those glasses!

ojo² n

1. (órgano) eye

Carlos tiene los ojos azules Carlos has got blue eyes

2. (agujero) hole

a ojo roughly

con los ojos cerrados with your eyes closed

costar un ojo de la cara to cost an arm and a leg

echar el ojo a algo to set your heart on something

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye

entrar por los ojos to be tempting

no pegar ojo not to sleep a wink

ser el ojo derecho de alguien to be the apple of somebody's eye

cuatro ojos four eyes

ojo a la virulé black eye

Spanish-English dictionary > ojo
17 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

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verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

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

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

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= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

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

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

* * *

evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

* * *

evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
18 mirada

f.

look.

apartar la mirada to look away

dirigir o lanzar la mirada a to glance at

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at something)

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: mirar.

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mirada

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) look; (vistazo) glance

■ una mirada de odio a look of hate

■ échale una mirada a esto have a glance at this

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

aguantar la mirada a alguien to stare somebody out

apartar la mirada to look away

clavar la mirada en algo/alguien to stare at something/somebody, fix one's eye on something/somebody

devorar con la mirada to leer at

echar una mirada a algo/alguien to take a look at something/somebody

fulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebody

levantar la mirada to look up

mirada asesina evil look

mirada fija gaze

mirada perdida/vaga far-away look

mirada de soslayo sideways glance

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noun f.

look, glance, glare, gaze

* * *

SF

1) (=forma de mirar) look

tiene una mirada melancólica — he has a sad look about him

con una mirada triste — with a sad look in his eyes

tenía la mirada penetrante — she had a penetrating gaze

no podía resistir su mirada — I couldn't resist those eyes

con la mirada fija en el infinito — staring into space

- hay miradas que matan

2) (=acto) [rápida] glance; [detenida] gaze

le dirigió una mirada de sospecha — he gave her a suspicious look o glance, he looked o glanced at her suspiciously

le echó una mirada por encima del hombro — she gave him a condescending look, she looked at him condescendingly

era capaz de aguantarle o resistirle la mirada a cualquiera — he could outstare anybody, he could stare anybody out

nos dirigimos una mirada de complicidad — we glanced at each other knowingly

tuvo que aguantar las miradas compasivas de toda la familia — he had to suffer the pitying looks of the whole family

• echar una mirada de reojo o de soslayo a algo/algn — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sth/sb, cast a sidelong glance at sth/sb

mirada perdida, tenía la mirada perdida en el horizonte — she was gazing into the distance

tenían la mirada perdida de quienes están próximos a la locura — they had the empty look of people on the verge of madness

3) (=vista)

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — he looked around the room

• apartar la mirada (de algn/algo) — to look away (from sb/sth)

sin apartar la mirada de ella — without looking away from her

• bajar la mirada — to look down

• clavar la mirada en algo/algn — to fix one's eyes on sth/sb

• desviar la mirada (de algn/algo) — (lit) to look away (from sb/sth), avert one's eyes (from sb/sth); (fig) to turn one's back (on sb/sth)

es solo una excusa para desviar su mirada de los verdaderos problemas — it's just an excuse to turn their backs on the real problems

• dirigir la mirada a o hacia algn/algo — (lit) to look at sb/sth; (fig) to turn one's attention to sb/sth

dirigió la mirada a Rosa — he looked at Rosa

ahora están dirigiendo su mirada hacia los más necesitados — they are now turning their attention to those most in need

• echar una mirada a algn/algo — [varias veces] to keep an eye on sb/sth, check on sb/sth; [una sola vez] to have a look at sb/sth

échale una miradita al arroz de vez en cuando — keep an eye o check on the rice every now and then

echa una mirada a ver si te has dejado la luz encendida — have a look to see if you've left the light on

antes de irse a dormir les echó una mirada a los niños — before going to bed he had a look in on the children o he had a quick look at the children

le echó una última mirada a la casa antes de irse — she had a o one last look at the house before leaving

le deberíais echar una última mirada al examen — you should give your exam paper a final read through

• levantar la mirada — to look up, raise one's eyes

al vernos entrar levantó la mirada — on seeing us enter, he looked up o raised his eyes

no levantó la mirada del libro — he didn't take his eyes off the book

• tener la mirada puesta en algo — (lit) to have one's gaze fixed on sth; (fig) to be looking towards sth, have one's sights set on sth

• seguir algo/a algn con la mirada — to follow sth/sb with one's eyes

• volver la mirada — to look back

salió de la casa sin volver la mirada — she left the house without looking back

si volvemos la mirada hacia atrás, nos daremos cuenta de nuestros errores — if we look back we will realize our mistakes

volvió su mirada a Amelia — she looked round at Amelia o turned her eyes towards Amelia

volvió la mirada a su izquierda — he looked round to his left, he turned his eyes to the left
devorar 1)
4) pl miradas (=atención)

todas las miradas estarán puestas en el jugador brasileño — all eyes will be on the Brazilian player

me fui, huyendo de las miradas de todo el pueblo — I left, fleeing from the prying eyes of the whole village

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

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= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

Ex. After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex. The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex. A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

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* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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femenino

a) ( modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste — he had a sad look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante — he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill...

b) ( acción de mirar) look

lo fulminó con la mirada — she looked daggers at him

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria — he looked at her disapprovingly

sólo le eché una miradita por encima — I just had a quick glance at it

échale una miradita al arroz — have a quick look at the rice

c) ( vista)

tenía la mirada fija en el suelo — she had her eyes fixed on the ground

recorrió la habitación con la mirada — she cast her eyes over the room/she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella — (liter) his gaze settled on her (liter)

bajar/levantar la mirada — to look down/up

d) ( mira) sights (pl)

* * *

= gaze, glance, look, glimpse, peek, peep.

Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.

Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.

Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.

* agachar la mirada = look down.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* mirada a escondidas = sneak peek.

* mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek.

* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada de disgusto = scowl.

* mirada de enfado = scowl.

* mirada fija = stare.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* miradas curiosas = prying eyes.

* miradas indiscretas = prying eyes.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

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mirada

feminine

1 (modo de mirar) look

su mirada era triste/dulce he had a sad/tender look in his eyes

tiene una mirada penetrante he has a penetrating gaze

hay miradas que matan if looks could kill …

2 (acción de mirar) look

los vi intercambiar una mirada de soslayo I saw them exchange a sidelong glance

lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering look

le dirigió or lanzó una mirada reprobatoria he looked at her disapprovingly, he gave o threw her a disapproving look

quería huir de las miradas curiosas de los vecinos he wanted to get away from the neighbors' prying eyes

echa una mirada a ver si no nos dejamos nada take o have a quick look to make sure we haven't left anything behind

sólo le eché una miradita por encima I just had a quick glance at it

le voy a echar una mirada a tu trabajo I'm going to cast an eye over o take a look at your essay

échale una miradita al arroz have a little o quick look at the rice

voy a echarle una mirada a Gabriela a ver si sigue dormida I'm going to look in on Gabriela to see if she's still asleep

3

(vista): tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she was staring at the ground, she had her eyes fixed on the ground

con la mirada perdida en el horizonte (with) his eyes o gaze fixed on the horizon

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over o she looked around the room

su mirada se posó en ella ( liter); his gaze settled on her ( liter)

ni siquiera se molestó en levantar la mirada cuando le hablé he didn't even bother to look up when I spoke to him

seguía con la mirada los movimientos de la madre she followed her mother's movements with her eyes

4 (mira) sights (pl)

trabajar con la mirada puesta en el porvenir to work with one's sights set on the future

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mirada sustantivo femenino
a) ( modo de mirar) look;

◊ una mirada reprobatoria a disapproving look;

su mirada era triste he had a sad look in his eyes;
lo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him
b) (vistazo, ojeada) glance;

◊ echarle una mirada por encima a algo to take a quick glance at sth;

échales una mirada a los niños have a look at the children
c) ( vista):

◊ tenía la mirada fija en el suelo she had her eyes fixed on the ground;

recorrió la habitación con la mirada she cast her eyes over the room;
bajar/levantar la mirada to look down/up
mirada sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto de mirar) glance: lo abarcas con la mirada, you can take it in at a glance
2 (modo de mirar) look: tiene una mirada cruel, he has a cruel look
3 (vistazo) look, glance: déjame echar una mirada, let me have a look
♦ Locuciones: sostener la mirada, to stare
' mirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- concentrar
- desnudar
- desprenderse
- desviar
- dirigir
- dura
- duro
- fiel
- fulminar
- glacial
- gustillo
- hielo
- inexpresiva
- inexpresivo
- lanzar
- ojo
- penetrante
- realzar
- seductor
- seductora
- seguir
- significativa
- significativo
- tierna
- tierno
- torva
- torvo
- volver
- ablandar
- acusador
- alzar
- angustioso
- anhelante
- arrebatador
- ausente
- codicioso
- coqueto
- delator
- devorar
- errante
- feroz
- fijar
- franco
- frialdad
- fulminante
- furtivo
- hipnotizador
- huidizo
English:
angry
- approving
- backward
- cast
- cursory
- direct
- dirty look
- distant
- doubtful
- dour
- downward
- feminine
- fix
- fond
- forlorn
- frosty
- furtive
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glassy
- glazed
- glower
- grave
- indignant
- intense
- look
- look away
- magnetic
- murderous
- pained
- passing
- penetrating
- piercing
- searching
- shifty
- shoot
- sidelong
- sideways
- stare
- steady
- stony
- telling
- vacant
- vacantly
- venomous
- wander
- wild
- withering

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mirada nf

1. [acción de mirar] look;

fue el blanco de todas las miradas all eyes were on her;

apartar la mirada to look away;

dirigir o [m5] lanzar la mirada a to glance at;

fulminar con la mirada a alguien to look daggers at sb;

levantar la mirada to look up;

siguió con la mirada todos sus movimientos his eyes followed her every movement;

sostener la mirada de alguien to hold sb's gaze;

Comp

si las miradas mataran if looks could kill

2. [manera de mirar] [con cariño, placer, admiración] gaze;

mirada asesina glare;

me dirigió una mirada asesina she looked daggers at me;

mirada fija stare;

caminaba con la mirada fija en el suelo he walked along staring at the ground;

mirada furtiva peek;

le lanzó una mirada furtiva he looked at her out of the corner of his eye;

le dirigió una mirada lasciva he leered at her;

mirada perdida distant look;

tenía la mirada perdida she was staring into space

3. [vistazo, ojeada] look;

echar una mirada (a algo) to glance o to have a quick look (at sth);

¿le podrías echar una mirada a esta carta que he escrito? could you have a look at this letter I've written?;

echa una mirada a ver si está lloviendo have a look and see if it's raining

4. [intención, propósito]
tener puestas las miradas en algo to have one's sights set on sth

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mirada

f look;

echar una mirada take a look (a at);

ser el centro de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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mirada nf

1) : look, glance, gaze

2) expresión: look, expression

una mirada de sorpresa: a look of surprise

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mirada n

1. (en general) look

le dirigió una mirada de ternura he looked at her tenderly

2. (vistazo) glance

echó una mirada rápida al reloj he glanced at the clock

Spanish-English dictionary > mirada
19 black

1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/7327/black_out">black out

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[blæk] 1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) schwarz

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) dunkel

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) schmutzig

4) (without milk: black coffee.) schwarz

5) (evil: black magic.) schwarz,böse

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.)

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) schwarz
2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) das Schwarz

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) das Schwarz

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) der/die Schwarze
3. verb
(to make black.) schwärzen

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) auf die schwarze Liste setzen

- blackmail
5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) die Erpressung

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
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black

[blæk]

I. adj

1. (colour) schwarz

\black bear Schwarzbär m

as \black as night so schwarz wie die Nacht

to be beaten \black and blue grün und blau geschlagen werden

2. (dismal) schwarz fig, düster

\black despair tiefste Verzweiflung

to look as \black as thunder ein finsteres Gesicht machen; STOCKEX

B\black Friday/Monday/Tuesday Schwarzer Freitag/Montag/Dienstag

3. (filthy) schwarz, schmutzig

4. (people) schwarz

▪ to be \black Schwarze(r) f(m) sein

the \black vote die Stimmen pl der Schwarzen

5.

▶ to paint a [very] \black picture ein düsteres Bild malen

▶ to be not as \black as one is painted nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf sein

II. n

1. (person) Schwarze(r) f(m)

2. no pl (wearing black clothes)

to be dressed in \black in Schwarz gekleidet sein

3. (not in debt)

to be in the \black in den schwarzen Zahlen sein

III. vt

▪ to \black sth

1. (darken) etw schwarz färben

to \black sb's eye ( dated) jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen

to \black one's face sein Gesicht schwärzen [o schwarz anmalen]

to \black shoes Schuhe wichsen

2. BRIT (boycott) etw boykottieren

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[blk]
1. adj (+er)

1) (colour) schwarz

black man/woman — Schwarze(r) mf

black and blue — grün und blau

black and white photography/film — Schwarzweißfotografie f/-film m

the situation isn't so black and white as that — die Situation ist nicht so eindeutig schwarz-weiß or schwarzweiß

2) (= dirty) schwarz

3) (= wicked) thought, plan, deed schwarz

he's not so black as he's painted (prov) — er ist nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf

4) future, prospects, mood düster, finster

he painted the future in the blackest colours — er malte die Zukunft in den schwärzesten Farben

things are looking black for our project — es sieht für unser Vorhaben ziemlich schwarz or düster aus

maybe things aren't as black as they seem — vielleicht ist alles gar nicht so schlimm, wie es aussieht

in black despair — in tiefster Verzweiflung

this was a black day for... — das war ein schwarzer Tag für...

5) (fig: angry) looks böse

he looked as black as thunder — er machte ein bitterböses Gesicht

his face went black — er wurde rot vor Zorn

to be in a black mood — schlechte Laune haben

6) (Brit

during strike) to declare a cargo etc black — eine Ladung etc für bestreikt erklären

black goods — bestreikte Waren

2. n

1) (= colour) Schwarz nt

he's dressed in black — er trägt Schwarz

to wear black (in mourning) — Trauer or Schwarz tragen

it's written down in black and white —

a black and white (Art) (= film) — eine Schwarzweißzeichnung ein Schwarzweißfilm m

a film which oversimplifies and presents everything in black and white — ein Film, der durch seine Schwarzweißmalerei alles vereinfacht darstellt

to swear that black is white — schwören, dass zwei mal zwei fünf ist

2) (= black person) Schwarze(r) mf

3)

in the black (Fin) — in den schwarzen Zahlen

4) (CHESS ETC) Schwarz nt; (BILLIARDS) schwarzer Ball; (ROULETTE) Schwarz nt, Noir nt

5) (of night) Schwärze f

3. vt

1) (= blacken) schwärzen

to black one's face — sich (dat) das Gesicht schwarz machen

to black sb's eye — jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen or verpassen (inf)

2) shoes wichsen

3) (Brit trade union) bestreiken; goods boykottieren

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black [blæk]

A adj (adv blackly)

1. schwarz (auch Kaffee, Tee):

(as) black as coal ( oder ink) kohlrabenschwarz;

his hands were as black as coal seine Hände waren kohlschwarz;

the house went black im ganzen Haus ging das Licht aus;

suddenly everything went black plötzlich wurde mir schwarz vor Augen

2. dunkel(farben):

black in the face dunkelrot im Gesicht (vor Aufregung etc);

beat sb black and blue jemanden grün und blau schlagen;

he was black and blue all over er hatte am ganzen Körper oder überall blaue Flecken; → black eye

3. auch Black schwarz (dunkelhäutig):

black man Schwarze(r) m;

a black ghetto ein von Schwarzen bewohntes Getto

4. schwarz, schmutzig (Hände etc)

5. fig finster, düster:

look black düster blicken;

things are looking black, the outlook is black es sieht schlimm aus ( for mit, für);

black despair völlige Verzweiflung

6. böse:

a black day ein schwarzer Tag ( for für);

a black deed eine schlimme Tat;

black humo(u)r schwarzer Humor;

a black look ein böser Blick;

look black at sb, give sb a black look jemanden (böse) anfunkeln;

be in a black mood schlechte Laune haben;

he is not as ( oder so) black as he is painted er ist besser als sein Ruf

7. schwarz, ungesetzlich (Zahlungen etc)

8. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottiert

B s

1. Schwarz n (auch bei Brettspielen), schwarze Farbe:

dressed in black schwarz oder in Schwarz gekleidet

2. (etwas) Schwarzes:

in the black of the night in tiefster Nacht;

two blacks do not make a white (Sprichwort) es ist nicht richtig, Unrecht mit Unrecht zu vergelten

3. auch Black Schwarze(r) m/f(m)

4. Schwärze f, schwarzer Farbstoff

5. Schwarz n, schwarze Kleidung, Trauerkleidung f:

be in ( oder wear) black Trauer(kleidung) tragen

6. be in the black WIRTSCH

a) mit Gewinn arbeiten

b) aus den roten Zahlen heraus sein, schwarze Zahlen schreiben;

my account is in the black ich bin im Plus

7. WIRTSCH besonders Br Boykott m

C v/t

1. → blacken A 1, A 3

2. Schuhe (schwarz) wichsen

3. black sb’s eye jemandem ein blaues Auge oder umg ein Veilchen schlagen

4. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottieren

D v/i → blacken B

bl. abk

1. WIRTSCH bale

2. WIRTSCH barrel

3. black

4. block

5. blue

blk abk

1. black

2. block

3. bulk

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1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- black out

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adj.

schmutzig adj.

schwarz adj.

unsauber adj. v.

schwärzen v.

English-german dictionary > black
20 malo

adj.

1 bad, wrong.

2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.

3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.

4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.

5 bad, out of order, out of service.

m.

1 bad one.

2 bad guy, baddy.

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malo

► adjetivo

1 bad

■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!

■ este vino es muy malo this wine is very bad

■ es mala señal que no hayan llamado todavía it's a bad sign that they haven't phoned yet

2 (malvado) wicked, evil

■ es muy mala persona he's a nasty piece of work

3 (travieso) naughty

■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!

4 (nocivo) harmful

■ el tabaco es malo para la salud smoking is bad for you

5 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ no ha venido a trabajar porque está malo con gripe he's off sick with flu

6 (estropeado) off

■ este pescado ya está malo this fish has gone off already

7 (falso) false

■ este rubí es malo this ruby is false

8 (difícil) difficult

■ el tobillo es malo de curar ankles take a long time to heal

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain

■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de mala manera badly, rudely

estar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

estar de malas (malhumorado) to be in a bad mood 2 (desafortunado) to be unlucky

estar mala familiar to have one's period

estar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sick

lo malo es que... the trouble is that...

¡malo! bad news!

■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad news

poner malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad

ponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sick

por las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or not

por las malas by force

ser el malo de la película to be the baddy

mala educación bad manners plural

mala hierba weed

mala jugada dirty trick

mala pasada dirty trick

mala pata bad luck

malos tratos ill-treatment

mala voluntad ill will

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1. (f. - mala)
noun

villain, bad person
2. (f. - mala)
adj.

1) bad

2) evil

3) harmful

4) ill

5) poor, cheap

6) rotten

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malo, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing mal)
1) (=perjudicial) bad

es malo para la salud — it's bad for your health

- más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

2) (=imperfecto) bad

esta película es bastante mala — this is a pretty bad film

un chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke

este papel es malo para escribir — this paper is bad for writing

mala calidad — poor quality

es una tela muy mala — it's a very poor-quality material

joyas malas — fake jewels

• ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink

3) (=adverso) bad

he tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky

eso es una mala señal — that's a bad sign

-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"

malo sería que no ganáramos — it would be a disaster if we didn't win

lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
pata 1., 6)
4) (=desagradable) bad

un mal día — a bad day

el tiempo estuvo muy malo todo el verano — we had really bad weather all summer

un olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell

5) (=podrido)

esta carne está mala — this meat's off

6) (=reprobable) wrong

¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?

¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?

van por mal camino — they'll come to no good if they carry on like this

es una mala persona — he's a bad person

una bruja mala — a wicked witch
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)
7) (=travieso) naughty

¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!

8) (=enfermo) ill

mi hija está mala — my daughter's ill

tienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill

se puso malo después de comer — he started to feel ill after lunch

me puse malo de reírme — I nearly died laughing

tengo mala la garganta — I've got a sore throat

9) (=inepto) bad

ser malo para algo — to be bad at sth

soy muy mala para la física — I'm very bad at physics

10) (=difícil) hard, difficult

es un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame

es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat

11)

- a la mala

- andar a malas con algn

ponerse a malas con algn — to fall out with sb

- estar de malas

- venir de malas

- por las malas

2.

SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *

3.

SM

el malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil

* * *
I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

* * *

= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

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* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

* * *
I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

* * *

el malo

(n.) = bad guy, the

Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.

= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

* * *

malo¹ -la

adjective

[ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. mal² (↑ mal (2)) ]

Sentido I

A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› bad

la tela es de mala calidad the material is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor speller

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

B [ SER]

1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› bad

soy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› bad

C [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!

la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviews

están en mala situación económica they're going through hard times

lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic

en las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad

estar de malas (de mal humor) ( fam) to be in a bad mood; (desafortunado) ( esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas unwillingly

vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

D [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› bad

las malas compañías bad company

llegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much

E [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› bad

F [ SER]

1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› bad

hace un día muy malo it's a horrible day

nos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weather

hace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horrible

2 ( Chi fam) (feo) ugly

G [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›

ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)

H

1

(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very well

tienes mala cara you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me

2 [ SER] (serio, grave) serious

fue una mala caída it was a bad fall

no tiene nada malo it's nothing serious

3 [ ESTAR] (Esp, Méx fam) (enfermo) sick ( AmE), ill ( BrE)

el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)

4 [ ESTAR]

( Esp fam euf) ‹mujer› estoy mala I've got my period, it's the time of the month ( colloq euph)

me he puesto mala my period's started

I [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INF

esta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to iron

es muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

Sentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)

una mala mujer a loose woman

es una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala ( Chi fam): se lo quitaron a la mala they did him out of it ( colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)

un ataque a la mala a sneak attack

Sentido III (uso enfático) ( delante del n):

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● mala hierba

feminine weed

● mala idea

feminine

( Esp): tiene muy maloa idea she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

lo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

● mala leche

feminine ( fam):

lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

está de maloa leche ( Esp); she's in a foul mood ( colloq)

¡qué maloa leche, se ha puesto a llover! ( Esp); what a drag! it's started raining ( colloq)

● mala palabra

feminine ( esp AmL) rude o dirty word

● mala pasada

feminine dirty trick

me hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on me

los nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of me

● mala pata

feminine ( fam); bad luck

● mala sangre

feminine:

hacerse maloa sangre to get worked up ( colloq), to get into a state ( colloq)

● malas artes

fpl guile, cunning

todo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunning

● malas lenguas

fpl ( fam):

dicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …

● mala uva

feminine ( Esp) mala leche

● malos pensamientos

mpl bad o impure thoughts (pl)

● malos tratos

mpl (a persona, animal) maltreatment, ill-treatment; (a un niño, mujer) physical abuse, battery

malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abuse

malo² -la

masculine, feminine

( leng infantil or hum); baddy ( colloq)

uno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys

* * *

malo
◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

1
a) [ser] ( en general) bad;

◊ una novela mala a bad novel;

un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
b) ‹calidad/visibilidad› poor;

◊ tiene mala ortografía her spelling is poor;

estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;

( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;
◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;
◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
ver tb leche 3
3 [estar]
a) ( en mal estado) ‹ alimento›:

◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

b) (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE);

◊ el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind

* * *

malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).

♦ adj

1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;

traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;

es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;

¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;

una mala caída a nasty fall

2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;

una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;

tiene muy malas notas her Br marks o US grades are very poor o bad;

ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;

este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;

soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;

Comp
Hum
es más malo que hecho de encargo [producto, jugador] he's/it's truly awful o as bad as they come;

Prov

más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;

fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;

he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;

es mala señal it's a bad sign;

lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;

disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;

tener mala suerte to be unlucky;

¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!

Comp
Am mala palabra swearword
4. [malvado] wicked, evil;

es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;

tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;

eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;

¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;

anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go

5. [travieso] naughty;

¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;

el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently

6. [enfermo] ill, sick;

estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;

tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;

Comp

poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;

me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her

7. [desagradable] bad;

esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;

mal tiempo bad weather;

hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;
Esp
está muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day

8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;

la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;

la fruta se ha puesto mala the fruit has gone bad o Br gone off

9. [uso enfático]
ni un mal trozo de pan not even a crust of bread;

no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the village

10. [difícil]
el asunto es malo de entender the matter is hard o difficult to understand;

una lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily

11. Esp Fam Euf [con la menstruación]
estar/ponerse mala to be on/start one's period

♦ nm,f

el malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy

♦ interj

cuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains

♦ malas nfpl

está o [m5] se ha puesto a malas con él she's fallen out with him;

estar de malas to be in a bad mood;

por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;

lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;

por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;

Comp
Am
estar o [m5] andar de malas to be having a hard time;

Comp
Andes, CSur
en las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;

los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad

* * *

malo

I adj

1 bad

2 calidad poor

3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;

ponerse malo get sick, fall ill

4

:

por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;

estar de malas be in a bad mood;

por las malas by force;

andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

lo malo es que unfortunately

II m hum

bad guy, baddy

* * *

malo, -la adj, ( mal before masculine singular nouns)

1) : bad

mala suerte: bad luck

2) : wicked, naughty

3) : cheap, poor (quality)

4) : harmful

malo para la salud: bad for one's health

5) (using the form mal) : unwell

estar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble

6)

estar de malas : to be in a bad mood

malo, -la n

: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)

* * *

malo¹ adj

1. (en general) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un cantante malo a bad singer

hace un día malo the weather's bad

2. (travieso) naughty [comp. naughtier; superl. naughtiest]

es un niño muy malo he's a very naughty boy

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

ayer estuve malo I was ill yesterday

4. (pasado) off

creo que este yogur está malo I think this yoghurt is off

5. (malvado) evil

tiene cara de ser malo he looks evil

estar de malas to be in a bad mood

ser malo en/para algo to be bad at something

mala hierba weed

malo² n villain

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to give somebody the evil eye

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to give somebody the evil eye

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