Mala in english
Bad
pronunciation: bæd part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: bæd part of speech: adjective
In gestures
malo1 = villain ; meany.
Example: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Example: So I got him a new one and am not such a meany after all.more:
» malo, el = bad guy, the .
Example: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.» malos, los = baddies, the .
Example: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.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.more:
» 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 = develop + an odour .
Example: If you run as much as I do, you will know that these armbands will eventually get dirty and/or start to develop odor.» empezar 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.» empezar 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.» encontrarse mal = feel + rotten ; feel + bad ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather ; feel + wrong ; feel + shitty ; feel + ill ; feel + sick .
Example: He feels rotten because he has to face his parents and tell them he was kicked out of yet another school. Example: Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad. Example: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long. Example: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said. Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens. Example: Add to that the fact that I've been feeling shitty for days and you have the makings of major drama. Example: I suppose rest helps, but I soon get tired and feel ill again once I've done something physical. Example: Why in the hell do I have a scratchy throat and feel congested but I don't feel sick?.» en las malas se conoce a los amigos = a friend in need is a friend indeed .
Example: It is heartening to hear that people have been lending unwavering support to that country, proving that a friend in need is a friend indeed.» en mala compañía = in bad company .
Example: Both the prosecution and the defence agreed that Aquilina was hanging around in bad company which landed him in court.» en mala forma = in bad nick ; in bad shape ; in bad form .
Example: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Example: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Example: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.» en malas condiciones = in poor condition ; in bad condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form ; ratty [rattier -comp., rattier -sup.] .
Example: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions. Example: A major programme of map restoration is in progress as a considerable part of the map collection is in bad condition. Example: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Example: But he said that many of the properties appeared to be in poor shape, and many were vacant. Example: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Example: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why. Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» en malas manos = in the wrong hands .
Example: So in the wrong hands, this technology could spell doom for many innocent people.» en mal estado = in bad condition ; in poor condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form ; ratty [rattier -comp., rattier -sup.] .
Example: A major programme of map restoration is in progress as a considerable part of the map collection is in bad condition. Example: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions. Example: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Example: But he said that many of the properties appeared to be in poor shape, and many were vacant. Example: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Example: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why. Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» en mal estado de conservación = in a poor state of repair .
Example: They have had to close the nursery because it is in a poor state of repair.» en mal momento = at an inconvenient time .
Example: This forced update could happen at an inconvenient time so we recommend that you manually update when convenient.» entender mal = misunderstand ; misconceive ; mishearing ; get (hold of) + the wrong end of the stick ; get + Posesivo + wires crossed .
Example: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period. 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. Example: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon. Example: The Americans got totally the wrong end of the stick over this, they thought we'd kept it secret for six months when actually it was three weeks. Example: What I tried to put across to her was that she was getting her wires crossed between cause and effect.» escribir mal a máquina = mistype .
Example: German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.» escuchar mal = mishearing .
Example: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.» estar de mala hostia = be in an awful mood ; be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in a shitty mood ; be in a filthy mood .
Example: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood. Example: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Example: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Example: I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason. Example: Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.» estar de mala leche = be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in a shitty mood ; be in a filthy mood .
Example: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Example: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood. Example: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Example: I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason. Example: Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.» estar de malas = be in a bad mood ; be on bad terms ; be on unfriendly terms .
Example: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Example: He thinks her mother used witchcraft against him and they are on bad terms. Example: I still remember vividly us being on unfriendly terms back then, who knew we would end up this way?.» estar de mala uv = be in a shitty mood .
Example: I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason.» estar de mala uva = be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in an awful mood ; be in a filthy mood .
Example: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Example: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Example: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood. Example: Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.» estar en mala forma = be out of shape .
Example: He constantly nags his wife that she's out of shape and too fat.» estar en malas condiciones = be in (a) bad condition .
Example: The car appears to be in a bad condition, which is not helped by Penny, who pays no heed to the warning lights of the car.» estar en mal estado = be in (a) bad condition .
Example: The car appears to be in a bad condition, which is not helped by Penny, who pays no heed to the warning lights of the car.» estar mal = be wrong ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather .
Example: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back. Example: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long. Example: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said.» estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with .
Example: However, many airports still have poor connections with their metropolitan areas because of congestion.» estar mal con = be on + Posesivo + bad books ; get on + Posesivo + bad books ; get on + Posesivo + bad side .
Example: I had to quickly diffused the situation if I didn't want