worse

worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mejorar/empeorar; volverse mejor/peor; dar un giro para mejor/peor
worse adj adv peor
the film was worse than I expected la película era peor de lo que esperaba
Es el comparativo de bad
worse
tr[wɜːs]
adjective
1 (comp of bad) peor
it could have been worse podría haber sido peor
it was much worse than I expected fue mucho peor de lo que esperaba
they were none the worse for their experience la experiencia no les ha perjudicado
adverb
1 (comp of badly) peor; (more intensely) más
they played worse than last week jugaron peor que la semana pasada
noun
1 lo peor
there's worse to follow aún falta lo peor
I've seen worse he visto casos peores
there's been a change for the worse ha habido un cambio a peor
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the worse for wear (worn, damaged) gastado,-a, viejo,-a 2 (tired) cansado,-a
the worse for drink borracho,-a
to be worse off (financially) andar peor de dinero 2 (physically) estar peor
to get worse empeorar
to get worse and worse ir de mal en peor
to go from bad to worse ir de mal en peor
to make matters worse para colmo de desgracias, por si fuera poco
worse luck! ¡mala suerte!
worse still lo que es peor, peor aún
worse ['wərs] adv comparative of bad or of ill : peor
to feel worse: sentirse peor
worse adj comparative of bad or of ill : peor
from bad to worse: de mal en peor
to get worse: empeorar
worse n
: estado m peor
to take a turn for the worse: ponerse peor
so much the worse: tanto peor
worse
adj.
• peor adj.
adv.
• peor adv.

I wɜːrs, wɜːs
adjective (comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that ... — peor aún fue que ...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura


II
adverb (comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo


III
noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado

[wɜːs]
1.
ADJ (compar)
of bad; peor

his essay is worse than yours — su trabajo es peor que el tuyo

• it could be worse — podría ser peor

• it's even worse than we'd predicted — es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticado

• to get worse — [weather, situation, crime] empeorar; [patient] empeorar, ponerse peor

my cold is getting worse — mi resfriado va a peor

my eyesight is getting worse — mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista

his behaviour is getting worse — su comportamiento es cada vez peor

to get worse and worse — ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor

things will get worse before they get better — las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta

it gets worse — (preparing sb for bad news) lo peor no es eso

• to make sth worse — empeorar algo

it'll only make matters or things worse — sólo empeorará las cosas

and, to make matters worse, ... — y, para colmo de desgracia, ...

• he appeared none the worse for his ordeal — no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia

• there's nothing worse than ... — no hay nada peor que ...

• to be worse off — (lit, fig) estar peor

he is now worse off than before — está peor ahora que antes

she's now worse off than before she changed jobs — está peor ahora que cuando cambió de trabajo

he'd be two pounds a week worse off — tendría dos libras menos a la semana

• it's like last time, only worse — es como la última vez, solo que peor

• to be the worse for drink — ir cargado de copas *

• what was worse — para colmo (de males)

bad, bark, better, wear
2.
ADV (compar)
of badly; peor

I sang worse than he did or than him — yo cantaba peor que él

you could or might do worse than give her a call — sería aconsejable que la llamarás

3.
N

it's a change for the worse — es un cambio a peor

there was worse to come, worse was to come — lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor

turn
* * *

I [wɜːrs, wɜːs]
adjective (comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that ... — peor aún fue que ...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura


II
adverb (comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo


III
noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado


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