curse

curse
kə:s
1. verb
1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) maldecir
2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) blasfemar, decir palabrotas

2. noun
1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldición
2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) desgracia
curse1 n maldición / maleficio
a witch's curse un maleficio de una bruja
to put a curse on someone echar una maldición a alguien
curse2 vb maldecir
he was cursed by a witch le maldijo una bruja
he cursed his bad luck maldijo su mala suerte
El gerundio de curse se escribe cursing
curse
tr[kɜːs]
noun
1 (evil spell) maldición nombre femenino
2 (oath) palabrota
3 figurative use (cause of trouble) azote nombre masculino, plaga, lacra; (burden) cruz nombre femenino, carga
transitive verb
1 (put evil spell on) maldecir
2 (utter curses) maldecir; (swear at) insultar
I cursed him for making me late lo maldije por hacerme llegar tarde
intransitive verb
1 maldecir, decir palabrotas, blasfemar
noun the curse
1 (period) la regla
curse ['kərs] v, cursed ; cursing vt
1) damn: maldecir
2) insult: injuriar, insultar, decir malas palabras a
3) afflict: afligir
curse vi
: maldecir, decir malas palabras
curse n
1) : maldición f
to put a curse on someone: echarle una maldición a alguien
2) affliction: maldición f, aflicción f, cruz f
curse
n.
anatema s.m.,f.
juramento s.m.
maldición s.f.
maleficio s.m.
palabrota s.f.
reniego s.m.
voto (Jura) s.m.
v.
anatematizar v.
echar pestes de v.
imprecar v.
jurar v.
maldecir v.
(§pres: maldigo, maldices...) pret: maldij-
pp: maldicho
fut/c: maldir-•)
renegar v.
votar (Jurar) v.
kɜːrs, kɜːs
I
noun
a) (evil spell) maldición f

to put a curse on somebody — echarle una maldición a alguien

b) (oath) maldición f, palabrota f
c) (burden) maldición f

the curse of unemployment — la lacra del desempleo

d) (menstruation) (colloq & euph)

the curse — la regla


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (put spell on) maldecir*
b) (express annoyance at) maldecir*

curse her! — maldita sea!

c) (swear at) insultar
d) (afflict) (usu pass)

to be cursed WITH something — estar* aquejado de algo, padecer* de algo


2.
vi maldecir*, soltar* palabrotas
[kɜːs]
1. N
1) (=malediction, spell) maldición f

to put a curse on sb — maldecir a algn

a curse on it! — ¡maldito sea!

2) (=bane) maldición f , azote m

drought is the curse of Spain — la sequía es el azote de España

it's been the curse of my life — me ha amargado la vida, ha sido mi cruz

the curse of it is that ... — lo peor (del caso) es que ...

3) (=oath) palabrota f

to utter a curse — blasfemar

curses! * — ¡maldito sea!, ¡maldición!

4) * (=menstruation)

the curse — la regla, el período

2.
VT [+ luck, stupidity] maldecir; [+ person] echar pestes de

curse it! — ¡maldito sea!

I curse the day I met him — maldita sea la hora en que lo conocí

to be cursed with — padecer, tener que soportar

he seemed to be cursed with bad luck — parecía que la mala suerte le perseguía

to curse o.s. — maldecirse (for being a fool por tonto)

3.
VI blasfemar, echar pestes, soltar palabrotas

to curse and swear — echar sapos y culebras

* * *
[kɜːrs, kɜːs]
I
noun
a) (evil spell) maldición f

to put a curse on somebody — echarle una maldición a alguien

b) (oath) maldición f, palabrota f
c) (burden) maldición f

the curse of unemployment — la lacra del desempleo

d) (menstruation) (colloq & euph)

the curse — la regla


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (put spell on) maldecir*
b) (express annoyance at) maldecir*

curse her! — maldita sea!

c) (swear at) insultar
d) (afflict) (usu pass)

to be cursed WITH something — estar* aquejado de algo, padecer* de algo


2.
vi maldecir*, soltar* palabrotas

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