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1 smell

1. smel noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) olor

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) olfateo, olfacción

2. smelt verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) oler

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) oler

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) oler, olfatear

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- - smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out

smell¹ n olor

I hate the smell of paint odio el olor a pintura

there's a lovely smell aquí huele muy bien

smell² vb oler

it smells of fish in here aquí huele a pescado

I can smell gas huele a gas

El pasado y participio pasado de smell es smelt

smell

tr[smel]

noun

1 (sense) olfato

2 (odour) olor nombre masculino; (perfume) perfume nombre masculino, aroma nombre masculino

■ I love the smell of roses me encanta el olor a rosas

■ this fish has a funny smell este pescado huele raro

■ there's a smell of gas huele a gas

■ pooh! what a smell! ¡qué peste!

transitive verb (pt & pp smelled o smelt)

1 oler

■ I can smell burning huelo a quemado

■ smell this perfume huele este perfume

2 figurative use olfatear

■ she smelt danger olfateaba el peligro

intransitive verb

1 oler

2 (have particular smell) oler (a)

■ it smells like orange huele a naranja

■ this food smells delicious esta comida huele muy bien

■ the room smelt of smoke la habitación olía a humo

■ you smell of beer hueles a cerveza

■ his feet smell le huelen los pies

■ his breath smells tiene mal aliento

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a smell of something olerse algo

I smell a rat aquí hay gato encerrado

smell ['smɛl] v, smelled or smelt ['smɛlt] ; smelling vt

: oler, olfatear

to smell danger: olfatear el peligro

smell vi

: oler

to smell good: oler bien

smell n

1) : olfato m, sentido m del olfato

2) odor: olor m

smell

n.

• hedor s.m.

• olfato s.m.

• olor s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) = husmear v.

• oler v.

• olfatear v.

• oliscar v.

smel
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noun

a) c ( odor) olor m

these roses have no smell — estas rosas no tienen perfume

there's a strong smell of garlic in here — huele mucho a ajo

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

b) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)

to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)

c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m

II
1.

(past & past p smelled or BrE also smelt) transitive verb

a) ( sense) oler*

I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)

we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado

b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear

c) ( recognize)

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

2.

vi ( give off odor) oler*

that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)

it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido

it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)

he smells — huele mal

his breath smells — tiene mal aliento

to smell OF something — oler* a algo

[smel] (vb: pt, pp smelled, smelt)
1. N

1) (=sense) olfato m

to have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato, tener un buen sentido del olfato

2) (=odour) olor m

it has a nice smell — tiene un olor agradable, huele bien

there's a smell of gas/of burning — huele a gas/a quemado

there was an unpleasant smell — había un olor desagradable

it eliminates cooking smells — elimina los olores de la cocina

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

3) (=sniff)

let's have a smell — déjame olerlo, déjame que lo huela

here, have a smell — huele esto

2. VT

1) (=perceive odour) oler

I can smell gas/burning — huele a gas/a quemado, hay olor a gas/a quemado

I could smell cigarettes on his breath — el aliento le olía a tabaco

dogs can smell fear — los perros pueden olfatear or oler el miedo

2) (=sniff) [person] oler; [animal] olfatear, oler

3) (fig)

he smelled trouble — se olió problemas

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

the press smelled a good story here — la prensa se olió que aquí había noticia
rat 1., 1)
3. VI

1) (=emit odour) oler

it smells good — huele bien

that flower doesn't smell — esa flor no tiene olor

it smells damp in here — aquí huele a humedad

to smell like sth — oler a algo

what does it smell like? — ¿a qué huele?

to smell of sth — (lit, fig) oler a algo

it smells of garlic — huele a ajo

it's beginning to smell of a cover-up — está empezando a oler a encubrimiento

if food smells off, throw it away — si la comida huele mal or a pasada, tírela

2) (=smell bad) oler

that man smells — ese hombre huele

your feet smell — te huelen los pies

her breath smells — le huele el aliento

3) (=have sense of smell)

since the operation she can't smell — desde que se operó ha perdido el sentido del olfato

4) (=sniff) [person] olisquear; [animal] olfatear

the dog smelled at my shoes — el perro olfateó mis zapatos

- smell out

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[smel]
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noun

a) c ( odor) olor m

these roses have no smell — estas rosas no tienen perfume

there's a strong smell of garlic in here — huele mucho a ajo

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

b) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)

to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)

c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m

II
1.

(past & past p smelled or BrE also smelt) transitive verb

a) ( sense) oler*

I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)

we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado

b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear

c) ( recognize)

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

2.

vi ( give off odor) oler*

that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)

it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido

it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)

he smells — huele mal

his breath smells — tiene mal aliento

to smell OF something — oler* a algo

English-spanish dictionary > smell
2 nasty

adjective

1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante

2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradable

3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) malo

4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) malo

5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feo, grave

6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) peligroso, difícil

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- nastily
- nastiness

nasty adj desagradable / malo

a nasty smell un olor desagradable

El comparativo de nasty se escribe nastier; el superlativo se escribe nastiest

nasty

tr['nɑːstɪ]

adjective (comp nastier, superl nastiest)

1 (unpleasant) desagradable, repugnante, horrible

■ what a nasty smell! ¡qué olor más desagradable!

2 (malicious) malintencionado,-a; (unkind) antipático,-a

■ she was really nasty to everyone se mostró muy antipática con todos

3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a

■ this bend is really nasty esta curva es muy peligrosa

4 (tricky) peliagudo,-a

■ it's quite a nasty little problem es un problemita bastante peliagudo

5 (serious) grave

■ a nasty cold un resfriado de cuidado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a nasty mind ser mal pensado,-a

to turn nasty ponerse feo,-a

nasty ['næsti] adj, - tier ; - est

1) filthy: sucio, mugriento

2) obscene: obsceno

3) mean, spiteful: malo, malicioso

4) unpleasant: desagradable, feo

5) repugnant: asqueroso, repugnante

a nasty smell: un olor asqueroso

nasty

adj.

• asqueroso, -a adj.

• feo, -a adj.

• indecente adj.

• malévolo, -a adj.

• repugnante adj.

• sucio, -a adj.

'næsti, 'nɑːsti
adjective -tier, -tiest

1)

a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; < habit> feo, desagradable

b) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundo

2) ( spiteful) < person> malo, asqueroso

that was a nasty thing to say! — fue una maldad decirle eso

they are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él

to have a nasty temper — tener* muy mal carácter

what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)

3)

a) ( severe) <cut/injury/cough> feo; < accident> serio; ( stronger) horrible

I had a nasty shock — me llevé una sorpresa de lo más desagradable

b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligroso

c) ( unpleasant) <situation/experience> desagradable

['nɑːstɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar nastier) (superl nastiest)
1) (=unpleasant) [situation, experience, surprise] desagradable; [taste, smell] desagradable, repugnante; [habit, weather] desagradable, feo, malo

• it was a nasty business — fue un asunto desagradable

• I've got a nasty feeling that... — tengo la horrible sensación de que...

• history has a nasty habit of repeating itself — la historia tiene la mala costumbre de repetirse

• he had a nasty shock — se llevó un susto terrible

• the situation turned nasty — la situación se puso fea
taste 1., 2)
2) (=serious) [accident] serio, grave; [cut, wound] feo; [infection] fuerte; [disease] peligroso

• a nasty case of — un caso grave de

• she had a nasty fall — tuvo una mala caída

3) (=difficult) [question] difícil; [bend, junction] peligroso; [problem] complicado

• there was one nasty moment when... — se produjo un momento de tensión cuando...

4) (=spiteful) [person, remark] cruel, desagradable; [joke] de mal gusto, grosero

• a nasty-looking individual — un individuo mal encarado

• he's a nasty piece of work — es un canalla *

• to be nasty to sb — ser cruel con algn

don't be nasty to your little brother — no seas malo con tu hermanito

• a nasty trick — una mala jugada

• he turned nasty and started to shout — se puso agresivo y empezó a gritar

2.

N
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there were a few hidden nasties in my bill — había unas cuantas sorpresas desagradables en mi cuenta
video 3.
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['næsti, 'nɑːsti]
adjective -tier, -tiest

1)

a) <taste/smell/medicine> asqueroso, repugnante; < habit> feo, desagradable

b) <film/book> asqueroso, inmundo

2) ( spiteful) < person> malo, asqueroso

that was a nasty thing to say! — fue una maldad decirle eso

they are really nasty to him — son realmente malos or crueles con él

to have a nasty temper — tener* muy mal carácter

what a nasty trick! — qué canallada!; piece 2)

3)

a) ( severe) <cut/injury/cough> feo; < accident> serio; ( stronger) horrible

I had a nasty shock — me llevé una sorpresa de lo más desagradable

b) (difficult, dangerous) <question/exam> peliagudo, muy difícil; <corner/intersection> muy peligroso

c) ( unpleasant) <situation/experience> desagradable

English-spanish dictionary > nasty
3 sickening

adjective (causing sickness, disgust or weariness; very unpleasant or annoying: There was a sickening crunch; The weather is really sickening!) nauseabundo, repugnante, asqueroso, exasperante

sickening

tr['sɪkənɪŋ]

adjective

1 (disgusting) repugnante, asqueroso,-a; (horrifying) escalofriante, horrible; (nauseating) nauseabundo,-a

2 (annoying) irritante, exasperante

■ it's sickening da rabia

sickening ['sɪkənɪŋ] adj

: asqueroso, repugnante, nauseabundo

sickening

adj.

• apestoso, -a adj.

• asqueroso, -a adj.

• dulzarrón, -ona adj.

• empachoso, -a adj.

• empalagoso, -a adj.

• nauseabundo, -a adj.

'sɪkənɪŋ
adjective

a) (disgusting, discouraging)

it's sickening, isn't it? — da mucha rabia ¿no?; ( stronger) da asco ¿no?, es asqueante ¿no?

b) (nauseating, shocking) <smell/sight> nauseabundo; <thud/crash/crunch> escalofriante, horrible

['sɪknɪŋ]

1) (=disgusting) [sight, smell] nauseabundo, asqueroso; [cruelty, crime] espeluznante, repugnante; [waste] indignante, escandaloso

a sickening feeling of failure — una asqueante or insoportable sensación de fracaso

a sickening feeling of panic — un sensación de pánico atenazadora

2) * (=annoying) [person, behaviour, situation] odioso, exasperante

3) (=unpleasant) [blow, crunch] tremendo

with a sickening thud — con un golpetazo tremendo

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['sɪkənɪŋ]
adjective

a) (disgusting, discouraging)

it's sickening, isn't it? — da mucha rabia ¿no?; ( stronger) da asco ¿no?, es asqueante ¿no?

b) (nauseating, shocking) <smell/sight> nauseabundo; <thud/crash/crunch> escalofriante, horrible

English-spanish dictionary > sickening
4 bad

bæd
comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) malo

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

3) (unpleasant: bad news.) malo

4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) malo, podrido, pasado

5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) malo, perjudicial, nocivo, pernicioso

6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) que duele; enfermo

7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal

8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave

9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) incobrable

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- badly
- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad

bad adj

1. malo

the weather was bad hizo mal tiempo

I've got some bad news tengo malas noticias

2. grave / fuerte

a bad accident un accidente grave

a bad headache un fuerte dolor de cabeza

a bad cold un resfriado fuerte

3. malo / podrido / pasado

this peach is bad este melocotón está podrido

to be not bad estar bien / no estar mal

this book's not bad at all este libro no está nada mal

how are things? Not bad ¿cómo va todo? Bien

to be bad at something ser malo en algo / darse mal algo

I'm bad at maths soy malo en mates / se me dan mal las mates

to be bad for you ser malo / ser malo para la salud

smoking is bad for you fumar es malo

to go bad podrirse / echarse a perder

this ham has gone bad este jamón se ha echado a perder

El comparativo de bad es worse; el superlativo es worst

bad

tr[bæd]

adjective (comp worse, superl worst)

1 malo,-a (before masc noun) mal

■ he made a bad decision tomó una mala decisión

■ he arrived at a bad time llegó en un mal momento

2 (rotten) podrido,-a, pasado,-a

3 (serious) grave

■ they had a bad accident tuvieron un accidente grave

4 (harmful) nocivo,-a, perjudicial

■ cigarettes are bad for your health el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud

5 (polluted) viciado,-a, contaminado,-a

6 (naughty) malo,-a, travieso,-a

7 (aches, illnesses) fuerte, intenso,-a

■ he's got a bad headache tiene un fuerte dolor de cabeza

8 (tooth) cariado,-a

noun

1 lo malo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

too bad! ¡mala pata!, ¡qué lástima!

to be bad at (skill, subject) ser malo,-a en

■ he's bad at English es malo en inglés

■ I'm really bad at Maths soy nulo para las mates

to be in a bad way estar hecho,-a un Cristo

to be in somebody's bad books estar en la lista negra de alguien

to come to a bad end acabar mal

to feel bad encontrarse mal

to feel bad about something saberle mal a alguien algo

■ I feel bad about the accident me sabe mal lo del accidente

to go bad (food) estropearse, alterarse

to go from bad to worse ir de mal en peor

to have a bad leg tener la pierna lisiada

to look bad (person) tener mala cara 2 (situation) pintar mal

to take the bad with the good estar a las duras y a las maduras

bad cheque cheque nombre masculino sin fondos

bad debt deuda incobrable

bad news malas noticias nombre femenino plural 3 figurative use mal bicho

bad ['bæd] adv badly

bad adj

1) : malo

2) rotten: podrido

3) serious, severe: grave

4) defective: defectuoso

a bad check: un cheque sin fondos

5) harmful: perjudicial

6) corrupt, evil: malo, corrompido

7) naughty: travieso

8)

from bad to worse : de mal en peor

9)

too bad! : ¡qué lástima!

bad n

: lo malo

the good and the bad: lo bueno y lo malo

bad

adj.

• dañado, -a adj.

• desgraciado, -a adj.

• falso, -a adj.

• fatal adj.

• maleta adj.

• malo, -a adj.

• podrido, -a adj.

I bæd
adjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

1)

a) ( of poor quality) malo

bad example — mal ejemplo m

b) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)

to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf

I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres

to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte

2)

a) ( unpleasant) malo

I've had a bad day — he tenido (un) mal día

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

it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal

b) ( unsatisfactory) malo

you've come at a bad moment — vienes en (un) mal momento

that's not bad at all! — no está nada mal!

it'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas

it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir

if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella

c) ( harmful) malo

to be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud

3)

a) <behavior/manners> malo

b) ( evil) malo

anyone who likes children can't be all bad — si le gustan los niños no puede ser tan malo

4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte

he has a bad cough — tiene mucha tos

5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido

to go bad — echarse a perder

6) ( afflicted)

she's got a bad knee — tiene problemas con la rodilla

how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)

to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)

7) ( sorry)

I feel bad about not having written to her — me da no sé qué no haberle escrito

it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte

II

mass noun

all the bad that he's done — todo el mal que ha hecho

there's good and bad in everybody — todos tenemos cosas buenas y malas

you have to learn to take the bad with the good — hay que aprender a aceptar lo bueno y lo malo

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq)

to need something real bad — necesitar algo desesperadamente

if you want it bad enough — si de verdad lo quieres

she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)

[bæd]
1. ADJ
(compar worse) (superl worst)
1) (=disagreeable) malo

I've had a bad day at work — he tenido un mal día en el trabajo

to taste bad — saber mal, no saber bueno

she looked as if she had a bad smell under her nose — parecía como si algo le oliera mal

• to go from bad to worse — ir de mal en peor
mood II, 1., temper 1., 1), time 1., 7)
2) (=poor, inferior) malo

her English is bad — habla inglés mal

his handwriting is bad — tiene mala letra

business is bad — el negocio va mal

• to be bad at sth — ser malo para algo

I was bad at sports — era muy malo para los deportes, los deportes se me daban mal

• he was a bad driver — era un mal conductor

• that's not a bad idea — esa no es una mala idea

• I'm a bad liar — no sé mentir

• bad light stopped play — se suspendió el partido debido a la falta de luz

• it would make me look bad in the press — daría una mala imagen de mí en la prensa

• he wasn't bad- looking — no estaba mal

• bad management — mala administración

• this wine's not bad at all — este vino no está nada mal

• too bad, it's too bad you couldn't get tickets — es una pena or una lástima que no hayas podido conseguir entradas

"that was my drink!" - "too bad!" — -¡ésa era mi bebida! -¡qué le vamos a hacer!

if you don't like it, (that's) too bad! — si no te gusta, ¡peor para ti!

• the firm has had a bad year — la empresa ha tenido un mal año

3) (=serious, severe) [accident, mistake] grave; [headache] fuerte

she's got a bad cold — está muy resfriada, tiene un resfriado fuerte

the traffic was bad today — hoy había mucho tráfico

4) (=unfavourable) malo

the plane was diverted due to bad weather — el avión fue desviado debido al mal tiempo

you've come at a bad time — vienes en un mal momento

things are looking bad for the government — las cosas se están poniendo feas para el gobierno

it'll look bad if we don't go — quedará mal que no vayamos
book 1., 1)
5) (=harmful) malo

he was a bad influence — era una mala influencia

• to be bad for sth/sb, smoking is bad for you or for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud, fumar perjudica la salud

soap is bad for the skin — el jabón no es bueno para la piel

6) (=wicked) [person, behaviour] malo

you bad boy! — ¡qué niño más malo eres!

they're a bad lot * — no son buena gente

he said a bad word — ha dicho una palabrota

• it's too bad of you! — ¿no te da vergüenza?

it's really too bad of him! — ¡realmente no tiene vergüenza!
language 1., 5)
7)

• to feel bad about sth (=sorry) —

I feel bad about hurting his feelings — me sabe mal haber herido sus sentimientos (=guilty)

are you trying to make me feel bad? — ¿estás intentando hacer que me sienta culpable?

don't feel bad (about it), it's not your fault — no te preocupes, no es culpa tuya

8) (=ailing)

I feel bad — me siento mal

he has a bad back — está mal de la espalda

• to be in a bad way, the economy is in a bad way — la economía va mal

he looked in a bad way — tenía mal aspecto

9) (=rotten) [food] podrido; [milk] cortado; [tooth] picado

• to go bad — pasarse, estropearse
blood
10) (Econ) [cheque] sin fondos

• a bad debt — una deuda incobrable or de pago dudoso

2.

N lo malo

parents can have a powerful influence for good or bad — los padres pueden tener mucha influencia para lo bueno y para lo malo

there's good and bad in this news — esta noticia tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo

there is both good and bad in every human being — hay una parte buena y una parte mala en cada ser humano

to take the bad with the good — aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo

3.

ADV
*
he's hurt bad — está malherido

she took it bad — se lo tomó a mal

if you want it that bad you can pay for it yourself — si tanto lo quieres, comprátelo tú

to need sth real bad — necesitar algo desesperadamente

• the way she looks at him, you can tell she's got it bad — por la forma en que lo mira, se nota que está colada por él *

• to be in bad with sb, he's in bad with the law — tiene problemas con la ley

4.

CPD

bad apple N — (=person) manzana f podrida

bad guy * N — (=baddy) (in film, story) malo m ; (=criminal) delincuente m

bad hair day * N — (=bad day) mal día m

• to have a bad hair day — (bad day) tener un mal día; (with messy hair) tener el pelo todo revuelto
BAD
"Malo" shortened to "mal"
► Malo must be shortened to mal before a masculine singular noun:
He was in a bad mood Estaba de mal humor
Position of "malo"
► Mal/ Mala {etc} precedes the noun in general comments. Here, there is no comparison, implied or explicit, with something better:
I'm afraid I have some bad news for you Me temo que traigo malas noticias para usted
I've had a bad day today Hoy he tenido un mal día ► Malo/ Mala {etc} follows the noun when there is an implicit or explicit comparison with something good:
... his only bad day in the race...... su único día malo en la carrera...
Ser/Estar malo
► Use malo with ser to describe inherent qualities and characteristics:
Smoking is bad for your health Fumar es malo para la salud
This is a very bad film Esta película es malísima ► Use malo with estar to describe unpleasant food or else to mean "unwell":
The food was really bad La comida estaba malísima
He's been unwell lately Ha estado malo últimamente
Estar mal
► Use estar with the adverb mal to give a general comment on a situation that seems bad or wrong:
Cheating in your exams is really bad Está muy mal que copies en los exámenes
In the space of an hour I've signed fifty books. Not bad En una hora he firmado cincuenta libros. No está mal
I managed to come second, which wasn't bad He conseguido acabar segundo, lo que no estuvo mal For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bæd]
adjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

1)

a) ( of poor quality) malo

bad example — mal ejemplo m

b) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)

to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf

I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres

to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte

2)

a) ( unpleasant) malo

I've had a bad day — he tenido (un) mal día

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

it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal

b) ( unsatisfactory) malo

you've come at a bad moment — vienes en (un) mal momento

that's not bad at all! — no está nada mal!

it'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas

it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir

if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella

c) ( harmful) malo

to be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud

3)

a) <behavior/manners> malo

b) ( evil) malo

anyone who likes children can't be all bad — si le gustan los niños no puede ser tan malo

4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte

he has a bad cough — tiene mucha tos

5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido

to go bad — echarse a perder

6) ( afflicted)

she's got a bad knee — tiene problemas con la rodilla

how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)

to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)

7) ( sorry)

I feel bad about not having written to her — me da no sé qué no haberle escrito

it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte

II

mass noun

all the bad that he's done — todo el mal que ha hecho

there's good and bad in everybody — todos tenemos cosas buenas y malas

you have to learn to take the bad with the good — hay que aprender a aceptar lo bueno y lo malo

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq)

to need something real bad — necesitar algo desesperadamente

if you want it bad enough — si de verdad lo quieres

she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)

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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

•

- 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

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