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mala meaning in English

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de mala gana adverb

grudgingly(in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire)
adverb
[UK: ˈɡrʌ.dʒɪŋ.li] [US: ˈɡrʌ.dʒɪŋ.li]

reluctantly(in a reluctant manner)
adverb
[UK: rɪ.ˈlʌk.tənt.li] [US: rə.ˈlək.tənt.li]

unwillingly(in an unwilling manner)
adverb
[UK: ʌn.ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.li] [US: ʌˈn.wɪ.lɪŋ.li]

de mala muerte adjective

seedy [seedier, seediest](disreputable; run-down)
adjective
[UK: ˈsiː.di] [US: ˈsiː.di]

dicen las malas lenguas phrase

rumour has it(there is a rumor that...)
phrase
[UK: ˈruː.mə(r) hæz ɪt] [US: ˌruː.mər ˈhæz ˈɪt]

en las buenas y en las malas preposition

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]

Estrecho de Malaca proper noun
{m}

Strait of Malacca(strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra)
proper noun

gato himalayo noun
{m}

Himalayan(cat breed)
noun
[UK: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈleɪən] [US: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈleɪən]

Guatemala proper noun

Guatemala City(capital of Guatemala)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɡwɑː.tə.ˈmɑː.lə ˈsɪ.ti] [US: ˌɡwɑː.tə.ˈmɑː.lə ˈsɪ.ti]

Guatemala proper noun
{f}

Guatemala(country in Central America)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɡwɑː.tə.ˈmɑː.lə] [US: ˌɡwɑː.tə.ˈmɑː.lə]

hacer juegos malabares verb

juggle [juggled, juggling, juggles](manipulate objects artistically)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒʌɡ.l̩] [US: ˈdʒʌɡ.l̩]

hacer malabarismos verb

juggle [juggled, juggling, juggles](manipulate objects artistically)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒʌɡ.l̩] [US: ˈdʒʌɡ.l̩]

Himalaya proper noun

Himalayas(a mountain range of south-central Asia)
proper noun
[UK: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈlaɪəs] [US: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈlaɪəs]
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia about 50 million years ago. = El Himalaya se formó por la colisión de las placas tectónicas de la India y Eurasia hace alrededor de 50 millones de años.

himalayo adjective

Himalayan(of or relating to the Himalayas)
adjective
[UK: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈleɪən] [US: ˌhɪ.mə.ˈleɪən]

jugar una mala pasada verb

backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires](fail)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪr]

ley de la indefectible mala voluntad de los objectos inanimados proper noun
{f}

Sod's law(rule, see also: Murphy's law)
proper noun

lunatomalacia noun
{f}

Kienbock's disease(disease of the wrist)
noun

oso del Himalaya noun
{m}

Asian black bear(Ursus thibetanus)
noun

oso malayo noun
{m}

sun bear(Helarctos malayanus)
noun

quien mala cama hace en ella se yace verb

make one's bed and lie in it(to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences)
verb

ramalazo noun
{m}

effeminacy(the quality of being effeminate)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfe.mɪ.nə.si] [US: ɪ.ˈfe.mɪ.nə.si]

fit [fits](sudden outburst of emotion)
noun
[UK: fɪt] [US: ˈfɪt]

gust [gusts](any rush or outburst)
noun
[UK: ɡʌst] [US: ˈɡəst]

República de Guatemala proper noun

Republic of Guatemala(official name of Guatemala)
proper noun

salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor preposition

out of the frying pan, into the fire(get from an already bad situation to a worse one)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˈpæn ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

salir de Málaga y entrar en Malagón preposition

out of the frying pan, into the fire(get from an already bad situation to a worse one)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˈpæn ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

traer mala suerte verb

jinx [jinxed, jinxing, jinxes](To bring bad luck to)
verb
[UK: dʒɪŋks] [US: ˈdʒɪŋks]

zarza himalayana noun
{f}

Himalayan blackberry(Rubus armeniacus)
noun

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