evil

evil
'i:vl
1. adjective
(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) malo, malvado

2. noun
1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) mal, maldad
2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) desgracia, plaga
- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer

evil adj malo / malvado
in the end, the evil witch dies al final, muere la bruja mala
evil
tr['iːvəl]
adjective
1 (wicked) malo,-a, malvado,-a
2 (harmful) malo,-a, pernicioso,-a, nocivo,-a
3 (foul - smell) horrible, fétido,-a, repugnante; (- temper) geniudo,-a, terrible, de perros; (- weather) malo,-a, de perros
4 (unlucky) aciago,-a, de mal agüero
noun
1 (wickedness) mal nombre masculino, maldad nombre femenino
good and evil el bien y el mal
the evils of drink los males de la bebida
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give somebody the evil eye echar mal de ojo a alguien
to have an evil tongue tener una lengua viperina
to speak evil of somebody hablar mal de alguien
evil ['i:vəl, -vɪl] adj, eviler or eviller ; evilest or evillest
1) wicked: malvado, malo, maligno
2) harmful: nocivo, dañino, pernicioso
3) unpleasant: desagradable
an evil odor: un olor horrible
evil n
1) wickedness: mal m, maldad f
2) misfortune: desgracia f, mal m
evil
adj.
dañino, -a adj.
dañoso, -a adj.
fatal adj.
malicioso, -a adj.
malo, -a adj.
malvado, -a adj.
maléfico, -a adj.
pernicioso, -a adj.
n.
mal s.m.
maldad s.f.
malicia s.f.

I 'iːvəl
adjective
a) (wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; <influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléfico

an evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico

b) (unpleasant) <smell> asqueroso

to put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto


II
mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m

the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males

['iːvl]
1. ADJ
1) (=wicked) [person, deed, thought] malvado; [reputation] de malvado; [spirit] maligno, maléfico; [influence] maléfico, funesto; [place, plan] diabólico; [hour, times] funesto; [effect] nocivo

to put the evil eye on sb, give sb the evil eye — echar el mal de ojo a algn

an evil spell — un maleficio

evil tongues may say that ... — las malas lenguas dirán que ...

he had his evil way with her — se aprovechó de ella, se la llevó al huerto hum

the evil weed(=tobacco) el vicio hum

2) (=nasty) [smell, taste] horrible

to put off the evil day — posponer el día funesto

to have an evil temper — tener un genio endiablado

2. N
1) (=wickedness) mal m

the conflict between good and evil — el conflicto entre el bien y el mal

there wasn't a trace of evil in her — no había ni un rastro del maldad en ella

the forces of evil — las fuerzas del mal

to speak evil of sb — hablar mal de algn

2) (=harmful thing) mal m

the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males

a necessary evil — un mal necesario

social evils — males mpl sociales

3.
CPD

evil spirit N — espíritu m maligno

* * *

I ['iːvəl]
adjective
a) (wicked) <demon/wizard> malvado, maligno; <deeds/thoughts/character> de gran maldad; <influence> maléfico, funesto; <plan/suggestion> diabólico, maléfico

an evil spirit — un espíritu maligno or maléfico

b) (unpleasant) <smell> asqueroso

to put off the evil day/hour — retrasar or posponer* el día/momento fatídico or funesto


II
mass & count noun (sin, wrong-doing) mal m

the lesser of two evils — el menor de dos males


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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