worst in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for worst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.worst [Am wərst, Brit wəːst] ADJ

II.worst [Am wərst, Brit wəːst] ADV

III.worst [Am wərst, Brit wəːst] N

IV.worst [Am wərst, Brit wəːst] VB trans

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See also badly, bad

badly <comp worse, superl worst> [Am ˈbædli, Brit ˈbadli] ADV

I.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Am bæd, Brit bad] ADJ The usual translation of bad, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun.

2.2. bad (unsatisfactory):

bad
malo
you've come at a bad moment
vienes en (un) mal momento
it's been a bad year for wine/the tourist industry
ha sido un mal año de vinos/para el turismo
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 was bad that nobody visited her
estuvo muy mal que no fuera nadie a verla
(it's) too bad we don't have a car inf
¡qué lástima que no tengamos coche!
too bad you didn't think of that earlier! inf
¡haberlo pensado antes! inf
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 inf
si no le gusta, peor para ella
I was here first — too bad! inf
yo llegué antes — ¡pues mala suerte!

II.bad [Am bæd, Brit bad] N

III.bad [Am bæd, Brit bad] ADV esp Am inf

I.ill <iller illest> [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] ADJ

II.ill [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] ADV no comp

III.ill [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] N

ill- [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] PREFIX

ill. → illustrated, illustration(s)

ill-favored, ill-favoured Brit [Am ˌɪlˈfeɪvərd, Brit ɪlˈfeɪvəd] ADJ arch or liter

ill-humored, ill-humoured Brit [Am ˈɪlˈˌ(h)jumərd, Brit ˌɪlˈhjuːməd] ADJ form

ill-equipped [Am ˌɪləˈkwɪpt, Brit ɪlɪˈkwɪpt] ADJ

ill-suited [ˌɪlˈsuːtəd, ˌɪlˈsuːtɪd] ADJ

ill-starred [Am ˈɪl ˈˌstɑrd, Brit] ADJ liter

ill-omened [Am ˈɪl ˈˌoʊmənd, Brit] ADJ liter

worst in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for worst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.worst [wɜ:st, Am wɜ:rst] ADJ

II.worst [wɜ:st, Am wɜ:rst] ADV

III.worst [wɜ:st, Am wɜ:rst] N no pl

See also badly, bad

badly <worse, worst> [ˈbædli] ADV

I.bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADJ

II.bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADV inf

III.bad <worse, worst> [bæd] N no pl

II.ill [ɪl] ADV form (badly)

ill-favored ADJ Am, ill-favoured ADJ Brit

ill-informed [ˈɪlɪnˌfɔ:md] ADJ

ill-advised [ˌɪlədˈvaɪzd] ADJ

ill-treat [ˌɪlˈtri:t] VB trans

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ill-equipped [ˌɪlɪˈkwɪpt] ADJ

worst Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
en el peor de los casos
the best/worst in the world
el mejor/peor del mundo
the shoemaker's wife is always worst shod
en casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo prov
the worst thing that can happen is
lo más que puede suceder es que +subj
but the worst thing of all was ...
pero lo peor de todo fue...
we were lumbered [or stuck] with the worst part
nos encasquetaron la parte peor
to get the best/worst of it
llevarse la mayor/peor parte
you're going to come off worst
vas a salir perdiendo
I'm the worst student in the class
soy el último de la clase
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I felt overpowered with the weight of the worst ingratitude.
www.scoop.co.nz
However, when they are locked in cages with society's worst and treated like cattle in a factory farm, they come out forever changed.
www.alternet.org
He added that it was downright uglybuilt in the thirties, one of the worst periods for design.
en.wikipedia.org
The worst part, when something doesn't hit, is you know you'll have a lot of time twiddling your thumbs thinking about what's next.
news.nationalpost.com
The worst ones laughed at her piles of paper, but they stopped when they realized that it was neither a joke nor craziness (103).
en.wikipedia.org
In the worst case, reactive elements can interact with the system and with each other to create resonant conditions, resulting in system instability and severe overvoltage fluctuations.
en.wikipedia.org
At worst, central sleep apnea may cause sudden death.
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In the worst-case scenario this can lead to malware infecting the system (when allowing a dangerous activity) or system error (when blocking an activity needed by the system).
en.wikipedia.org
But if this has been arguably the most chastening year of his hurling life, he looks back on the worst of it as an education.
www.independent.ie
Hurray being the best at being the worst!
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