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worse meaning in Spanish

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worse (comparative form of bad)
adjective
[UK: wɜːs]
[US: ˈwɝːs]

peoradjectiveIt gets worse. = Se pone peor.

bad [worse, worst] (faulty; not functional)
adjective
[UK: bæd]
[US: ˈbæd]

defectuosoadjective

bad [worse, worst] (not suitable or fitting)
adjective
[UK: bæd]
[US: ˈbæd]

inapropiadoadjective

bad [worse, worst] (tricky; stressful; unpleasant)
adjective
[UK: bæd]
[US: ˈbæd]

desagradableadjectiveOne thing I've long wanted to say to you: you have bad breath. = Desde hace tiempo que te quería decir una cosa: tu aliento es desagradable.

bad [worse, worst] (unfavorable; negative)
adjective
[UK: bæd]
[US: ˈbæd]

maloadjectiveJohn is bad. = John es malo.

ill [worse, worst] (having an urge to vomit)
adjective
[UK: ɪl]
[US: ˈɪl]

maladjectiveI felt ill. = Me sentí mal.

ill [worse, worst] (in poor health, suffering from a disease)
adjective
[UK: ɪl]
[US: ˈɪl]

enfermoadjectiveHe is ill. = Él está enfermo.

mareadoadjective

wrong [worse, worst] (immoral)
adjective
[UK: rɒŋ]
[US: ˈrɒŋ]

maloadjectiveStealing is wrong. = Robar es malo.

wrong [worse, worst] (incorrect)
adjective
[UK: rɒŋ]
[US: ˈrɒŋ]

equivocadoadjectiveI was wrong. = Estaba equivocado.

erradoadjective

erróneoadjectiveNothing is wrong. = No hay nada erróneo.

falsoadjectiveIt's absolutely wrong. = Es completamente falso.

incorrectoadjectiveThis is wrong. = Es incorrecto.

worse things happen at sea phrase

más se perdió en Cubaphrase

que todos los males sean esosphrase

worsen [worsened, worsening, worsens] (intransitive: get worse)
verb
[UK: ˈwɜː.sən]
[US: ˈwɝː.sən]

desmejorarseverb

empeorarseverb

worsen [worsened, worsening, worsens] (transitive: make worse)
verb
[UK: ˈwɜː.sən]
[US: ˈwɝː.sən]

desmejorarverb

empeorarverbThe situation worsened. = La situación empeoró.

ir de mal en peorverb

peorarverb

worsening (worse situation, see also: deterioration)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜː.sən.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈwɝː.sən.ɪŋ]

empeoramientonoun
{m}

for better or worse (No matter what the future may hold)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ɔː(r) wɜːs]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈbe.tər ɔːr ˈwɝːs]

a las duras y a las maduraspreposition

en la fortuna y en la adversidadpreposition

en las buenas y en las malaspreposition

go from bad to worse verb

ir de mal a peorverb

ir de mal en peorverb

make matters worse (worsen an already difficult situation)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ˈmæ.təz wɜːs]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈmæ.tərz ˈwɝːs]

para colmoverb

para más inriverb

one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless)
phrase

perro ladradorphrase

perro que ladra no muerdephrase

poco mordedorphrase

the cure is worse than the disease (The solution to a problem produces a worse net result)
phrase

el remedio es peor que la enfermedadphrase

es peor el remedio que la enfermedadphrase