worse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for worse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.worse [Am wərs, Brit wəːs] ADJ comp of bad

1.1. worse condition/singer/insult:

worse
peor
cheer up! it could be worse
¡anímate! podría ser peor
these scissors are worse than useless
estas tijeras no sirven para nada
the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse
la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores
he could've been hurt or worse
podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor
to get worse
empeorar
the music got worse
la música empeoró or fue de mal en peor
his hearing is getting worse and worse
oye cada vez menos
his golf is getting worse and worse
cada vez juega peor al golf
things are getting worse and worse
las cosas van de mal en peor
things are getting worse and worse
las cosas están cada vez peor
if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse
si te rascas, es peor
to make things worse, it started snowing
por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar
what was worse was that …
peor aún fue que …
to be the worse for drink
estar borracho
they looked none the worse for their trying day
no tenían mal aspecto a pesar del día que habían pasado
there's nothing worse than …
no hay nada peor que …

II.worse [Am wərs, Brit wəːs] ADV

III.worse [Am wərs, Brit wəːs] N

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

worse-off <pred worse off> [ˌwɜːrsˈɔːf, ˌwɜːsˈɒf] ADJ

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

worse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for worse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.worse [wɜ:s, Am wɜ:rs] ADJ

II.worse [wɜ:s, Am wɜ:rs] N no pl

III.worse [wɜ:s, Am wɜ:rs] ADV

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

worse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

bad enough, but his brother is worse
si él es malo, peor es su hermano
he was none the worse for it
no le había pasado nada
to get worse and worse
ser cada vez peor
to be the worse for wear person
estar desmejorado
to be the worse for wear thing
estar desgastado
you'll see, it will get even worse
y verás, será peor aún
his bark is worse than his bite
perro que ladra no muerde prov
his bark is worse than his bite
perro ladrador, poco mordedor prov
the remedy is worse than the disease
es peor el remedio que la enfermedad prov
his bark is worse than his bite
perro ladrador, poco mordedor prov
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Proper recovery procedures were unknown, and a pilot's instinct to pull back on the stick served only to make a spin worse.
en.wikipedia.org
But there is something much worse than a breach of pedantry and linguistic lack of logic.
www.independent.co.uk
They are generally completely incompetent and make the situations they are summoned to help far worse.
en.wikipedia.org
Even worse are the cases where nervy or impatient hostage-takers don't get what they want immediately.
www.independent.co.uk
Attempts to gloss over the significance of race or even to deny its reality only make problems worse.
en.wikipedia.org
As predicted by the researchers, suppressors showed significantly worse performance on a memory test for the orally presented information.
en.wikipedia.org
Worse, it provoked the general feeling that it would have been better if the game had never come out, instead resting forever as the dictionary definition of vapourware.
www.wired.co.uk
This means essentially so-so: getting better little by little or not getting any worse.
en.wikipedia.org
The worse offender in this case is damage to the skin from outdoor sun bathing, indoor tanning and normal unprotected sun expose when outdoors either working or playing.
www.emaxhealth.com
Somehow, making these monsters so much worse makes me feel better, and makes my life seem more bearable.
en.wikipedia.org

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