mala uva in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mala uva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mala uva N f Spain

mala uva → mala leche

See also mala leche

mala leche N f inf

lo hizo con mala leche Spain Mex Ven

he did it deliberately o to be nasty

lo hizo con mala leche Spain Mex Ven

he did it knowing it would hurt (o cause trouble etc.)

está de mala leche Spain

she's in a foul mood inf

¡qué mala leche, se ha puesto a llover! Spain

what a drag! it's started raining inf

Translations for mala uva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tener mala uva inf

to be nasty

tener mala uva inf

to be a nasty piece of work inf

estar de mala uva inf

to be in a (foul) mood inf

cuando está de mala uva no hay quien la aguante

she's unbearable when she's in a mood o in one of her foul moods

Translations for mala uva in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bitchiness

mala uva f Spain inf

Translations for mala uva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

uva N f

uva

grape

un racimo de uvas

a bunch of grapes

dar las uvas inf si no te das prisa nos van a dar las uvas

if you don't hurry up we'll be here all day o all night o until the cows come home inf

de uvas a peras inf

once in a blue moon

estar de mala uva inf

to be in a (foul) mood inf

cuando está de mala uva no hay quien la aguante

she's unbearable when she's in a mood o in one of her foul moods

tener mala uva inf

to be nasty

tener mala uva inf

to be a nasty piece of work inf

tomar las uvas

to see the New Year in (by eating one grape on each chime of the clock)

mala N f Chil inf

me ha agarrado mala

he's taken a dislike to me

le tiene mala

she has something against him

malo¹ (mala) ADJ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. → mal

1. malo [ser] (en calidad):

malo (mala) producto

bad

malo (mala) producto

poor

malo (mala) película/novela

bad

la tela es de mala calidad

the material is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía

her spelling is bad o poor

tiene mala ortografía

she's a bad o poor speller

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov

better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2.1. malo [ser] (incompetente):

malo (mala) alumno/actor

bad

soy muy mala para los números

I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2.2. malo [ser] padre/marido/amigo:

malo (mala)

bad

3. malo [ser] (desfavorable, adverso):

malo (mala)

bad

¡qué mala suerte!

what bad luck!

¡qué mala suerte!

how unlucky!

la obra tuvo mala crítica

the play got bad reviews

están en mala situación económica

they're going through hard times

lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico

the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic

en las malas AmS un amigo no te abandona en las malas

a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad

estar de malas inf (de mal humor)

to be in a bad mood

estar de malas (desafortunado) esp. LatAm

to be unlucky

por las malas

unwillingly

vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas

you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

4. malo [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial):

malo (mala) hábitos/lecturas

bad

las malas compañías

bad company

llegas en mal momento

you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol

it's not good to sunbathe so much

5. malo [ser] (sin gracia):

malo (mala) chiste

bad

6.1. malo [ser] (desagradable):

malo (mala) olor/aliento

bad

hace un día muy malo

it's a horrible day

nos hizo mal tiempo

we had bad weather

hace tan malo Spain

it's such horrible weather

hace tan malo Spain

the weather's so horrible

6.2. malo [ser] Chil inf (feo):

malo (mala)

ugly

7. malo [estar] (en mal estado) alimento:

ese pescado/queso está malo

that fish/cheese has gone bad

ese pescado/queso está malo

that fish/cheese is off Brit

8.1. malo [estar] (desmejorado, no saludable):

tienes mal aspecto

you don't look very well

tienes mala cara

you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color

he looks terribly pale to me

8.2. malo [ser] (serio, grave):

malo (mala)

serious

fue una mala caída

it was a bad fall

no tiene nada malo

it's nothing serious

8.3. malo [estar] inf (enfermo):

malo (mala) Spain Mex

sick Am

malo (mala) Spain Mex

ill Brit

el pobre está malito

the poor thing's not very well inf

8.4. malo [estar] Spain inf, euph mujer:

estoy mala

I've got my period

estoy mala

it's the time of the month inf, euph

me he puesto mala

my period's started

9. malo [ser] (difícil):

malo de + infinit.

difficult to +  infinit.

esta tela es mala de planchar

this material is difficult to iron

es muy malo de convencer

he's very difficult o hard to persuade

es muy malo de convencer

it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

10. malo [ser] (en sentido ético) persona:

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano!

you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo

don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me inf

una mala mujer

a loose woman

es una mujer muy mala

she's a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala Chil inf se lo quitaron a la mala

they did him out of it inf

pasó la cámara a la mala

she sneaked the camera through inf

un ataque a la mala

a sneak attack

11. malo [estar] (uso enfático) attr:

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café

they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse

there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on inf

See also mal⁴, mal³, mal², mal¹

mal⁴ N m

1. mal PHILOS:

mal

evil

el bien y el mal

good and evil

el bien y el mal

right and wrong

líbranos del mal

deliver us from evil

2. mal (daño, perjuicio):

no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo

I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo

you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal

her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal

what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

3. mal (inconveniente, problema):

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad

the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo

pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios prov

desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure prov

nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga prov

every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos prov … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos

… but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? iron

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos

all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta prov

problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

4.1. mal MED liter (enfermedad):

mal

illness

4.2. mal MED (epilepsia):

el mal

epilepsy

cuando le da el mal

when she has a fit

5. mal (pena):

mal

trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males

don't come to me with your troubles

mal³ ADV

1. mal (de manera no satisfactoria):

mal hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido

badly

canta muy mal

she sings very badly

canta muy mal

she's a very bad singer

canta muy mal

she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal

he didn't express himself very well

se expresó mal

he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal

I can hardly hear you

te oigo muy mal

I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal

the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes

his exams went badly

de mal en peor

from bad to worse

2. mal (desventajosamente):

se casó muy mal

she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa

they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal

the business isn't doing very well

3. mal (desfavorablemente):

mal

badly

mal

ill

no hables mal de ella

don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo

he thinks ill of everyone

4.1. mal (de manera errónea, incorrecta):

mal

wrong

mal

wrongly

lo has hecho mal

you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito

my name has been misspelt

mi nombre está mal escrito

my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal

you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal

I misunderstood you

te entendí mal

I didn't understand you properly

4.2. mal (de manera reprensible):

mal

badly

obró o procedió mal

he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla

it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal

she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más

if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

5. mal (difícilmente):

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado

you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6. mal en locs:

hacer mal LatAm (a la salud), los fritos hacen mal al hígado

fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal

I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

mal que bien o Chil mal que mal inf

somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese

whether I/you/we like it or not

(menos mal) aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal!

they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo!

it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró!

it's a good thing she didn't find out!

¡menos mal que no se enteró!

it's a good job she didn't find out! Brit inf

estar a mal con alg.

to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal

to take sth to heart

mal² ADJ invariable

1.1. mal:

estar mal (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

to be bad o ill

estar mal (anímicamente)

to be o feel low inf

estar mal (anímicamente)

to be o feel down inf

me siento mal

I don't feel well

me siento mal

I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago

I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado

he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido

she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza!

he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal

things like that really upset me

1.2. mal (incómodo, a disgusto):

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir?

are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal

you aren't comfortable there

2. mal inf en frases negativas (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual):

no está nada mal

he's/she's not at all bad inf

3. mal (desagradable):

mal oler/saber

bad

aquí huele mal

there's a horrible smell in here

aquí huele mal

it smells in here

no sabe tan mal

it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal

this milk smells bad o off

4. mal (insatisfactorio):

los soufflés siempre me quedan mal

my soufflés never turn out right

estoy o quedé o salí muy mal en esta foto

I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado

that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara

the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal

I wouldn't mind winning a million

5. mal (incorrecto):

mal

wrong

la fecha está mal

the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo

I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono

it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo

it was wrong of you not to help him

6. mal (indicando escasez) (estar mal de algo):

estamos mal de dinero

we're hard up inf

estamos mal de dinero

we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz

we have hardly any rice (left)

estamos mal de arroz

we're low on o almost out of rice

mal¹ ADJ

mal → malo

malo² (mala) N m (f) inf, child language

malo (mala)

baddy inf

uno de los malos

one of the baddies o bad guys

mala uva in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mala uva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

estar de mala uva inf

to be in a bad mood

tener mala uva inf

to be bad-tempered

Translations for mala uva in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to have a mean streak

tener muy mala uva

Translations for mala uva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

uva N f

uva

grape

uva pasa

raisin

Phrases:

de uvas a peras inf

once in a blue moon

estar de mala uva inf

to be in a bad mood

tener mala uva inf

to be bad-tempered

I.malo (-a) peor, pésimo ADJ (precediendo un sustantivo masculino: mal)

1. malo (en general):

malo (-a)

bad

mala gestión

mismanagement

malas palabras

bad words

tengo mala cabeza para los números

I am no good with numbers

eres malo de entender

you are difficult to understand

fumar es malo para la salud

smoking is bad for your health

de mala gana

unwillingly

me gusta la casa, lo malo es que es demasiado cara

I like the house, the problem is that it is too expensive

tener mala mano para algo

to have no talent for sth

siempre anda con malas mujeres

he is always with flighty women

se casó sin decirnos ni una mala palabra

he/she got married without saying a single word to us

es malo para madrugar

he is bad at getting up early

malo sería si no llegáramos a una solución

it would be really bad if we did not find a solution

tener mala suerte

to be unlucky

hace un tiempo malísimo

the weather is really bad

el trabajo en las minas es muy malo

the work in the mines is very hard

me vino de malas

it happened at a very inconvenient time for me

la chapa de este coche es mala

the bodywork of this car is poor

hacer un trabajo de mala manera

to do a job badly

2. malo ser (falso):

malo (-a)

false

3. malo ser (malévolo):

malo (-a)

nasty

tener mal genio

to have a bad temper

una mala persona

a nasty person

venir de malas

to have a hostile attitude

4. malo estar (enfermo):

malo (-a)

ill

caer malo

to become ill

5. malo ser (travieso):

malo (-a)

naughty

6. malo estar:

malo (-a) (estropeado)

spoilt

malo (-a) (leche)

off Brit

malo (-a) (leche)

gone bad [or sour]

malo (-a) (ropa)

worn-out

Phrases:

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov

better the devil you know

II.malo (-a) peor, pésimo ADV

si no pagas voluntariamente tendré que intentarlo por las malas

if you don't pay voluntarily I will have to take steps to force you to

hoy te llevo al dentista aunque sea por las malas

today I am taking you to the dentist even if I have to drag you there

podemos llegar a un acuerdo por las buenas o por las malas

we can reach an agreement by fair means or foul

estoy a malas con mi jefe

I am at daggers drawn with my boss

se pusieron a malas por una tontería

they fell out with each other over an insignificance

andar a malas

to be on bad terms

han vuelto a fallar un penalti, hoy están de malos

they have failed to score a penalty again, today they are out of luck

III.malo (-a) peor, pésimo N m (f)

malo (-a) (persona)

bad man m

malo (-a) (persona)

bad woman f

malo (-a) CINE

baddie

los malos de la peli

the bad guys

uva

uva

It is customary in Spain on New Year's Eve at exactly twelve seconds to midnight to eat one (white) uva (grape) for every campanada (chime of the bell), which can be heard on television at intervals of one second. This is supposed to bring good fortune for the coming year.