Mal in english

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

Example: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Example: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Example: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Example: 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.Example: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Example: 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.Example: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Example: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Example: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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» corregir un mal = correct + a wrong .

Example: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.

» de los males, el menor = the lesser of two evils .

Example: In this winner-take-all system, voters are left to choose between the lesser of two evils.

» echar el mal de ojo = give + Nombre + the evil eye ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look ; jinx ; lay + a whammy on .

Example: Now, generally, if you stare at someone for too long, you may be accused of giving them the evil eye.

Example: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth.

Example: I would also like to know how to put the evil eye on a person as the person in question has contributed in ruining my life and deserves it.

Example: He kept staring so I stared back and then gave him a dirty look and didn't look back.

Example: She's afraid of becoming too involved with anyone for fear that she'll 'jinx' them like she 'jinxed' her husband.

Example: But if you call them by the name of the thing they are impersonating, you can lay a whammy on them.

» eje del mal = axis of evil [Expresión muy usada por el Presidente Bush americano para referirse a Iraq, Irán y Corea del Norte por promover el terrorismo internacional] .

Example: States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.

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

Example: Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.

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

Example: Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.

» elevarse por encima del bien y del mal = rise above + good and evil .

Example: It is the story of Michel, who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions.

» el mal del terrorismo = the evil of terrorism .

Example: Both Sharon and Bush speak from the same book when it comes to fighting what they both call the 'evil' of terrorism.

» el menor de dos males = the lesser of two evils .

Example: In this winner-take-all system, voters are left to choose between the lesser of two evils.

» estar por encima del bien y del mal = stand above + good and evil ; be above good and evil .

Example: No one stands above good and evil -- no human being, no social class, no influential interest group, no cartel, no police apparatus, no army, and no state.

Example: Any religion or ideology that is above good and evil produces enormous evil.

» evitar el mal = shun + evil .

Example: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.

» fuente del mal = source of evil .

Example: Usually the source of evil is something intangible, like social unrest, revolution, or war, which threatens to bestialise, or de-humanise society.

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

Example: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.

» hacer el mal = do + evil ; do + bad .

Example: We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño.

Example: Regardless of the opinion on whether or not she did good or bad for the country, the truth is she was human and humans sometimes get things wrong.

» mal de amores = heartache ; lovesick ; heartbreak ; broken heart .

Example: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Example: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days.

Example: If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone -- just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another.

Example: Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships.

» mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease .

Example: Scientists suspect that iron accumulation plays a role in neurodegenerative processes such as Parkinson's disease.

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

Example: A heavy toll on life is included among the evils of war.

» mal menor = lesser evil .

Example: On the other hand, going sole source is a lesser evil than being 'listed' (as opposed to being stocked) by a distributor.

» mal social = societal ill .

Example: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.

» menos mal que = be just as well that ; be a good job that ; be a good thing that .

Example: Maybe it's just as well that it's night time: at least there won't be anything to distract me.

Example: It's a good job that we didn't put any money on the outcome, because we were quite wrong = Menos mal que no apostamos dinero por el resultado, porque estabamos completamente equivocados.

Example: It's a good thing that I have the type of job where your criminal record has no bearing on your success = Menos mal que tengo un tipo de trabajo en donde los antecedentes penales no inciden en el éxito.

» no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining ; be a blessing in disguise ; to every cloud, there is a silver lining ; turn out for + the best (in the end) .

Example: The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.

Example: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.

Example: As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

Example: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.

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

Example: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.

» para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil .

Example: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.

Example: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.

Example: The article is entitled 'Online communication: for good or evil?'.

» para colmo de males = to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to cap it all (off) ; to top things off .

Example: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Example: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.

Example: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.

Example: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.

Example: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.

Example: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.

Example: To top things off, we had to put one of our dogs down on November 10th.

» para mal = for the worse ; for (all) the wrong reasons ; in a bad way .

Example: Books have the power to alter people for the worse as well as for the better.

Example: Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships.

Example: But, be aware that everyone will be talking about you (not necessarily in a bad way) because you're the only thing interesting going on.

» para peor de males = but to make matters worse .

Example: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

» ser un mal necesario = be a necessary evil .

Example: I view the state - at least as we contemporarily conceive of it - as, at best, a necessary evil.

» tener mal de amores = be lovesick .

Example: Being 'lovesick' is possibly one of the most painful experiences in life; not only is it manifested mentally, but we feel distinct physical pain as well.

» tener mal de ojo = be jinxed .

Example: So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.

» un mal menor = the lesser of two evils .

Example: In this winner-take-all system, voters are left to choose between the lesser of two evils.

malo² = bad ; poor ; wrong ; trashy ; naughty ; evil ; crummy ; lame. 

Example: 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.Example: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Example: 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.Example: 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'.Example: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Example: 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.Example: 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'.Example: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

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» acabar en malas manos = end up in + the wrong hands .

Example: It is often very difficult to ensure that aid and money sent to war zones does not end up in the wrong hands.

» acabar mal = come to + a bad end .

Example: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

» aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo = take + the bad with the good ; take + the good and bad .

Example: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.

Example: When she started to well up, Usher added fuel to the flames by saying, 'You have to be able to take the good and bad in this business'.

» algo anda mal = something is amiss .

Example: 'You've noticed something is amiss!' she grinned, tapping her forehead.

» algo va mal = something is amiss .

Example: 'You've noticed something is amiss!' she grinned, tapping her forehead.

» andar mal de la cabeza = have + a screw loose ; be soft in the head .

Example: Watching her, you can't quite decide whether she is a genius or just has a screw loose.

Example: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.

» andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good ; get up to + no good .

Example: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.

Example: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.

» aplicar mal = misapply  .

Example: Even proximity searching, if misapplied, can result in too broad a set.

» atravesar una mala racha = go through + a bad patch ; go through + a tough patch ; go through + a difficult patch ; go through + a rough patch ; have + a rough time ; have + a rough ride ; go through + a low patch ; go through + a rough time .

Example: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.

Example: If you are going through a rough patch in your relationship and are looking for ways to mend it, I've got them.

Example: Unfortunately the company was going through a difficult patch and I was made redundant.

Example: My marriage is going through a rough patch and I am at a loss as to what to do.

Example: I've been having a rough time these past two months getting over a breakup.

Example: They have had a rough ride, but Austrian sweet wines are back with a vengeance.

Example: Many women find they go through a low patch after they give birth, feeling tired and weepy.

Example: If you have followed along with me over the years you may know that I went through heartbreak, divorce, depression and some rough times over the past few years.

» atravesar un mal momento = go through + a bad patch ; go through + a tough patch ; go through + a difficult patch ; go through + a rough patch ; go through + a low patch ; go through + a rough time .

Example: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.

Example: If you are going through a rough patch in your relationship and are looking for ways to mend it, I've got them.

Example: Unfortunately the company was going through a difficult patch and I was made redundant.

Example: My marriage is going through a rough patch and I am at a loss as to what to do.

Example: Many women find they go through a low patch after they give birth, feeling tired and weepy.

Example: If you have followed along with me over the years you may know that I went through heartbreak, divorce, depression and some rough times over the past few years.

» atravesar un momento malo = go through + a bad patch ; go through + a tough patch ; go through + a difficult patch ; go through + a low patch ; go through + a rough time .

Example: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.

Example: If you are going through a rough patch in your relationship and are looking for ways to mend it, I've got them.

Example: Unfortunately the company was going through a difficult patch and I was made redundant.

Example: Many women find they go through a low patch after they give birth, feeling tired and weepy.

Example: If you have followed along with me over the years you may know that I went through heartbreak, divorce, depression and some rough times over the past few years.

» a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens .

Example: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction = "A veces las cosas salen mal" es la historia de dos compañeros de piso: Halifax, un ex-periodista con un pasado oscuro y con una exesposa que no ve desde hace mucho, y Shakra, un compañero de universidad obcecado en la destrucción de Halifax .

» averiguar por las malas = find out + the hard way .

Example: Perhaps you have already painfully found out the hard way how a 'half-brained' solution can be worse than none at all.

» bastante malo = third rate [third-rate] .

Example: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.

» bicho malo = nasty piece of work .

Example: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

» bicho malo nunca muere = a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in! .

Example: However, like my professor likes to say, 'A bad penny always turns up'.

Example: To make matters worse, Rebecca seems to be after Mark, turning up like a bad penny at every social event that he and Bridget are attending.

Example: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.

» caerle mal a = get on + Posesivo + bad books ; get on + Posesivo + bad side .

Example: She is a friendly and sweet human being but if you get on her bad books you will witness the angry feminist side of hers.

Example: At times, she may also be deceptive, overbearing, irritable, and even tyrannical, particularly if you get on her bad side.

» caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way ; can't/couldn't stand + the sight of [También se usa la construcción "can't/couldn't stand + Posesivo + sight"] ; can't/couldn't stand + Nombre .

Example: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.

Example: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.

Example: I just can't stand her mom and hate when she visits.

» calcular mal = misjudge  ; miscalculate  .

Example: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.

Example: Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Por otro lado, el impresor podría no haber encargado suficiente papel para imprimir el libro entero, bien porque lo calculó mal o porque no podía permitirse el lujo de comprarlo todo de una vez.

» chico malo = bad boy .

Example: It is unlikely that anything else can quite lift him to that level of visibility ever again, especially considering that he is not quite the babelacious, bad-boy hunk he once was.

» chiste de mal gusto = off-colour joke ; heavy-handed joke .

Example: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language.

Example: Because he neither believes nor does what he preaches, others find him repugnant, one of the reasons for their heavy-handed jokes at his expense.

» chiste malo = shaggy dog story .

Example: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

» cine de mala muerte = flea house ; fleapit .

Example: We cannot live there, we have a small child and I'm not allowing her to sleep in a flea house!.

Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741.

» citar mal = misquote  .

Example: The titles can be easily misquoted.

» colesterol malo = bad cholesterol .

Example: Diet and exercise are usually recommended to lower bad cholesterol and improve good cholesterol levels.

» comentario de mal gusto = off-colour remark .

Example: There's nothing wrong with a joke or the occasional off-colour remark, but these comments from Mr Newman are beyond the pale.

» comenzar con mal pie = get off on + the wrong foot ; make + a bad start .

Example: As you know, several weeks ago in our first encounter we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, when I called you an idiot.

Example: We made a bad start to the season but now we're doing well.

» comenzar mal = get off on + the wrong foot ; make + a bad start .

Example: As you know, several weeks ago in our first encounter we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, when I called you an idiot.

Example: We made a bad start to the season but now we're doing well.

» comportarse mal = misbehave  ; act up .

Example: Websites are just like children, they only seem to misbehave when you have visitors.

Example: Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school.

» comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to ; be shitty to .

Example: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.

Example: Well, if you'd asked five years ago, I'd have said yes, that women are naturally inclined to be shitty to each other.

» comprender mal = misunderstand  .

Example: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.

» con cara de mala leche = scowling .

Example: It was as if a scowling Zeus, the weather god, were hurling lightning and flinging hail at hapless concertgoers in the middle day of the music festival.

» concebir mal = misconceive  .

Example: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.

» con mala fama = disreputable  .

Example: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.

» con mala reputación = disreputable  .

Example: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.

» con malas intenciones = in a bad way .

Example: But, be aware that everyone will be talking about you (not necessarily in a bad way) because you're the only thing interesting going on.

» con malos modales = gruffly .

Example: The cabin attendant shook her head mournfully and gruffly handed me a chickpea salad, bread roll and fruit salad.

» con mal tiempo = in bad weather .

Example: You should pay extra attention to planning your journey in bad weather.

» control de las malas hierbas = weed control .

Example: Large paved areas can be difficult to keep weed free, and until recently chemicals were the main option for weed control.

» con una mala iluminación = poorly-lit .

Example: Never walk unaccompanied at night in poorly-lit streets or along deserted streets.

» con un soporte técnico malo = poorly-supported .

Example: Certain types of devices are poorly supported by Ubuntu for various reasons.

» creer que estar mal = feel + wrong .

Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.

» cuando hace mal tiempo = in bad weather .

Example: You should pay extra attention to planning your journey in bad weather.

» culillo/culito de mal asiento = live wire [Dicho de una persona] .

Example: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.

» culo de mal asiento = live wire [Dicho de una persona] .

Example: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.

» dar de mala gana = begrudge ; grudge .

Example: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Example: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

» dar mala espina = give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes .

Example: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.

Example: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.

» dar mala impresión = look + bad .

Example: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

» dar malas vibraciones = give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes .

Example: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.

Example: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.

» dar mal rollo = give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes .

Example: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.

Example: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.

» dárse Algo muy mal a Uno = be rubbish at .

Example: Why are some people so good at everything while some are rubbish at everything?.

» dársele Algo muy mal a Uno = be terrible at .

Example: Ring-necked doves are terrible at constructing nests and the eggs often fall out.

» dar una mala reputación a Algo = give + Nombre + a bad rap .

Example: They give him a bad rap but he's is a very decent guy who feels very strongly about the country.

» dar (un) mal ejemplo = set + a bad example .

Example: Her racy photo is setting a bad example for younger women because she's conveying the message that women should use their body to get attention.

» decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that ; word had it that .

Example: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Example: Word had it that the village was among the most feared over claims of witchcraft practices.

» decidir de mala gana = reluctantly decide .

Example: However, with a job offer as a music teacher in Minnesota, the couple reluctantly decided to leave Colorado to start a family and take on a teaching career.

» decir con mal humor = spit out .

Example: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.

» decir de mala manera = object + peevishly .

Example: 'Don't turn on the light,' John objected peevishly as she moved toward the electric switch.

» dejar mal = make + Nombre + look bad .

Example: She says that she felt she had really worked hard and improved, but some of her opponents would go out of their way to make her look bad.

» dejar (muy) mal = leave + Nombre + in a sorry state (of affairs) ; leave + Nombre + in a bad way .

Example: Overfishing and poor management have left the world's seas in a sorry state.

Example: My partner suffered a pulmonary embolism which shocked the whole family and left her in a bad way.

» dejar un mal sabor = leave + a bad taste .

Example: And if it leaves a bad taste you need to wash it down.

» dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth .

Example: The second contract was more acceptable to me, and the publisher was very responsive to my concerns, but still the whole process did leave a bad taste in my mouth.

» de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.]  ; trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.]  ; poor-quality .

Example: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.

Example: 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'.

Example: Not all paper was watermarked, especially during the later hand-press period when much poor-quality printing paper was made without any marks.

» de mala fama = of bad repute ; notorious .

Example: A license shall not be granted to a person of bad repute.

Example: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.

» de mala gana = reluctantly ; grudgingly ; grudging ; begrudgingly ; unwillingly ; sullenly .

Example: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Example: Another point which we hope these introductory remarks make clear is that AACR2, even more than the 1967 version, is the result of give and take, of compromise, of negotiation, of concessions made graciously or grudgingly.

Example: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.

Example: Even if librarians can admit begrudgingly that comic books may deserve a rightful place in many libraries, innumerable fears come to mind = Aunque los bibliotecarios pueden admitir de mala gana que los comics pueden merecerse el lugar que les corresponde en muchas bibliotecas, las dudas que les asaltan son innumerables.

Example: Intellectuals have been unwillingly transformed into cultural commentators and cultural studies has replaced philosophy.

Example: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.

» de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head ; as mad as a wet hen .

Example: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head.

Example: He was mad as a wet hen throughout the procedure, but once he got over it, he was almost immediately back to his old self.

» de mala manera = peevishly ; gruffly .

Example: Finally, Willy is impatient and acts peevishly towards Linda for no good reason.

Example: The cabin attendant shook her head mournfully and gruffly handed me a chickpea salad, bread roll and fruit salad.

» de mala muerte = shitty [shittier -comp., shittiest -sup.]  ; shitty-ass .

Example: This was a shitty, horrible wedding gift, but I could be more or less excused for it due to my youthful impetuousnes.

Example: After a shitty-ass day, this is the one out of two things that can make me smile.

» de mala reputación = of bad repute ; notorious .

Example: A license shall not be granted to a person of bad repute.

Example: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.

» de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.]  ; nasty looking ; shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.]  ; angry-looking .

Example: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').

Example: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Example: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Example: I am 24, and my brow tends to be furrowed and angry-looking.

» de malas pulgas = in a grouch ; in a grouch mood .

Example: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.

Example: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.

» de mala uva = stroppy [stroppier -comp., stroppiest -sup.]  ; in a strop ; shirty [shirtier -comp., shirtiest -sup.,]  .

Example: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her.

Example: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.

Example: I'm at a shirty tiredness level where some chicken & then a good nap is preferable over sex.

» de mal carácter = ill-natured  .

Example: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.

» de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan ; out of the frying pan and into the fire .

Example: The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'.

Example: Further, your question about using hydrocortisone cream makes me think of the saying, 'out of the frying pan and into the fire'.

» de mal genio = bad-tempered ; grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.]  ; curmudgeonly ; crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.]  ; irascible  ; shrewish  ; short-tempered ; ill-natured  ; stroppy [stroppier -comp., stroppiest -sup.]  ; in a strop ; quick-tempered ; shirty [shirtier -comp., shirtiest -sup.,]  ; ill-tempered  ; liverish  ; ratty [rattier -comp., rattier -sup.]  ; narky [narkier -comp., narkiest -sup.]  .

Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.

Example: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Example: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.

Example: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Example: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.

Example: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Example: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Example: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.

Example: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her.

Example: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.

Example: Lawson was a quick-tempered young woman but she also had a good heart and liked to dance when the mood struck her.

Example: I'm at a shirty tiredness level where some chicken & then a good nap is preferable over sex.

Example: Ill-tempered girls were also twice as likely as even-tempered girls to be divorced women at midlife (26% vs. 12%).

Example: Some people, being excessively liverish, cannot refrain from fuming with rage and shouting abuse when they come across stories of injustice, ignorance and foul play in the newspapers.

Example: As soon as we entered the restaurant we were greeted by a ratty lady that was rude and discourteous and the meals were a disgrace to say the least.

Example: My husband would be a very angry man; the slightest thing irritates him and makes him narky.

» 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.]  ; off-colour ; sleazy [sleazier -comp., sleaziest -sup.]  .

Example: The author defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource, conceding that much of it is in bad taste.

Example: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Example: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.

Example: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.

Example: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.

Example: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.

Example: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

Example: 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'.

Example: Quite a lot of the humour and satire presented was considered off-colour or downright offensive by some.

Example: My first reaction was disgust that anyone would resort to such sleazy behavior.

» de mal humor = crotchety .

Example: 'She is a bit gruff, perhaps, but not bad... inconsistent, I'd say... one moment she was fine, and the next ... well ... crotchety'.

» de mal sabor = unbecoming .

Example: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.

» de mal vecino = unneighbourly [unneighborly, -USA] .

Example: Unneighbourly neighbours complaints have risen by a third in the last two years, now accounting for 1 in 3 of us having had some kind of disagreement with our neighbour.

» de mal vivir = disreputable  .

Example: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.

» dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot ; the best of a bad bunch .

Example: By eschewing politics, the film, like the book, lets Clinton off the hook, as the best of a bad lot in a context hopelessly debased by a dim and gullible electorate.

Example: Hiring a candidate just because they are the best of a bad bunch is a supremely costly mistake.

» despido por mala conducta = bad-conduct discharge .

Example: Prosecutors have dropped charges of rape and kidnapping against a gunnery sergeant, but he will get a bad-conduct discharge from the Marine Corps.

» despido por mal comportamiento = bad-conduct discharge .

Example: Prosecutors have dropped charges of rape and kidnapping against a gunnery sergeant, but he will get a bad-conduct discharge from the Marine Corps.

» diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose  .

Example: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.

» día malo = bad hair day .

Example: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.

» dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that ; (the) word on the street is that ; word has it that .

Example: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Example: Word on the street is that the hottest thing when it comes to fashion for men right now is pantyhose.

Example: He's a scary kid -- word has it that he burned down his old school and then was kicked out of every other school in his home state.

» dinero mal habido = ill-gotten gains  .

Example: A related myth is that such profits are synonymous with ill-gotten gains.

» dormir mal = sleep + badly ; sleep + bad .

Example: The children slept badly due to the mosquitoes and because we slept on the ground = Los niños durmieron mal por los mosquitos y porque dormimos en el suelo..

Example: Many regretful traffic accidents are related either directly or indirectly to sleep bad and a bad sleep hygiene = Muchos lamentables accidentes de tráfico se deben directa o indirectamente a dormir mal y a los malos hábitos del sueño.

» el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer augura mal tiempo = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning [En inglés británico se utiliza shepherd y en americano sailor] .

Example: The old adage of 'red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning', has bearing only in the Northern Hemisphere.

» el colmo de la mala suerte = the last straw of bad luck .

Example: Be nice because we've been through a lot and are having a bad time and think this is the last straw of bad luck.

» el exceso es malo = you can have too much of a good thing .

Example: Despite the fact that Vitamin C is essential to good health, you can have too much of a good thing.

» empezar a oler mal = 

Mal synonyms

base in spanish: base, pronunciation: beɪs part of speech: noun awry in spanish: torcido, pronunciation: ɜraɪ part of speech: adverb damage in spanish: dañar, pronunciation: dæmədʒ part of speech: noun reprehensible in spanish: reprensible, pronunciation: reprɪhensəbəl part of speech: adjective deplorable in spanish: deplorable, pronunciation: dɪplɔrəbəl part of speech: adjective erroneous in spanish: erróneo, pronunciation: eroʊniəs part of speech: adjective criminal in spanish: criminal, pronunciation: krɪmənəl part of speech: adjective, noun amiss in spanish: mal, pronunciation: əmɪs part of speech: adverb inside in spanish: dentro, pronunciation: ɪnsaɪd part of speech: adverb, noun false in spanish: falso, pronunciation: fɔls part of speech: adjective fallacious in spanish: erróneo, pronunciation: fəleɪʃəs part of speech: adjective immoral in spanish: inmoral, pronunciation: ɪmɔrəl part of speech: adjective inappropriate in spanish: inapropiado, pronunciation: ɪnəproʊpriɪt part of speech: adjective haywire in spanish: loco, pronunciation: heɪwaɪr part of speech: noun misguided in spanish: equivocado, pronunciation: mɪsgaɪdɪd part of speech: adjective improper in spanish: incorrecto, pronunciation: ɪmprɑpɜr part of speech: adjective unethical in spanish: poco ético, pronunciation: əneθɪkəl part of speech: adjective mistaken in spanish: equivocado, pronunciation: mɪsteɪkən part of speech: adjective mis in spanish: mal, pronunciation: mɪs part of speech: noun untimely in spanish: prematuro, pronunciation: əntaɪmli part of speech: adjective incorrect in spanish: incorrecto, pronunciation: ɪnkɜrekt part of speech: adjective inaccurate in spanish: incorrecto, pronunciation: ɪnækjɜrət part of speech: adjective untrue in spanish: falso, pronunciation: əntru part of speech: adjective wrongly in spanish: erróneamente, pronunciation: rɔŋli part of speech: adverb inopportune in spanish: inoportuno, pronunciation: ɪnɑpɜrtun part of speech: adjective unsuitable in spanish: inadecuado, pronunciation: ənsutəbəl part of speech: adjective unseasonable in spanish: inoportuno, pronunciation: ənsizənəbəl part of speech: adjective out of order in spanish: fuera de servicio, pronunciation: aʊtʌvɔrdɜr dishonorable in spanish: deshonroso, pronunciation: dɪsɑnɜrəbəl part of speech: adjective incorrectly in spanish: incorrectamente, pronunciation: ɪnkɜrektli part of speech: adverb condemnable in spanish: condenable, pronunciation: kəndemnəbəl part of speech: adjective wrongheaded in spanish: equivocado y obstinado, pronunciation: rɔŋhedɪd part of speech: adjective dishonourable in spanish: deshonroso, pronunciation: dɪʃɑnɜrəbəl part of speech: adjective ill timed in spanish: mal tiempo, pronunciation: ɪltaɪmd ill-timed in spanish: inoportuno, pronunciation: ɪltaɪmd wrongfulness in spanish: ilicitud, pronunciation: rɔŋfəlnəs part of speech: noun the matter in spanish: el asunto, pronunciation: ðəmætɜr legal injury in spanish: lesiones legales, pronunciation: ligəlɪndʒɜri part of speech: noun