Estoy mala leche hoy

Question

Yo he sido contar (¿y es contar el verbo correcto aquí?) que el frase 'tener mala leche' significa 'bad mood' -- más o menos. ¿Es eso verdad? ¿Hay otros ejemplos del frase? Por favor díme sí estos frases son correctos usando el frase: 'tengo mala leche': 'I am tempestous' 'Estoy mala leche': I am in a bad mood? Y también, donde es eso frase use, por todos partes?

¡Gracias para la ayuda!

Gracias por la ayuda* - Rey_Mysterio, Feb 24, 2011

gracias :) - renee83, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 1

I wouldn't use that phrase like that, we don't say "Estoy de mala leche", we use it to express that someone else is doing something with bad intentions, and we use it like this.

When somebody did something wrong like push someone else in a puddle and he/she tries to excuse him/her self saying that it was an accident, we say:

No te creo, lo hiciste de mala leche. (You did it with bad intentions.)

or

No le creo, lo hizo de mala leche.

We always use it to say that someone else wanted to do something with bad intentions.

Be in a bad mood means estar de malas which means that you are disgruntled or you have a bad temper.

What you are explaining equates to hacerlo a drede/a propósito/a la poste. I have never heard hacerlo de mala leche like that, but I don't rule it out. My options are quite acceptable and I have heard them many times. - gone, Feb 24, 2011

Bueno, pues aquí hacerlo de mala leche equivale a hacerlo adrede o a propósito, igual y por allá donde vives lo dicen como dices, yo tampoco había escuchado tal empleo de la frase, sin embargo yo dije lo que oigo y digo por acá en México. - Dakie, Feb 24, 2011

Como sea igual y lo que le dijiste le sirve para hablar en otro lado. - Dakie, Feb 24, 2011

La idea del foro es exactamente esa... que todos aprendamos. ¡Gracias! - gone, Feb 24, 2011

¡Gracias por tu respuesta y ejemplos- es muy útil! - renee83, Feb 25, 2011

Bien saberlo! - bomberapolaca, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 2

Estoy de mala leche means you are in a bad mood or you're having bad luck.

muy interesante! - amykay, Feb 24, 2011

not quite its more than that. - pacofinkler, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 3

I have also read "tener un humor de perros" for "to be in a bad mood."

¡intersante, yo nunca oí eso antes! - renee83, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 4

I recall hearing it used in a conversation among Spaniards - which may mean it is peculiar to Spain. The person who said it was speaking to a friend and she was saying that her father was in a bad mood that day. In English I think it's equivalent to "sour milk." as a euphemism for "bad mood."

Answer 5

Renee: This phrase is common in México but it is difficult to express,,better a native speaker answers this for you.

Paco, this is a family show... no sexual inuendos, please... lol - gone, Feb 24, 2011

Its directly relevant and absolutly not sexual. - pacofinkler, Feb 24, 2011

Ok, Paco.. Enlighten us... - gone, Feb 24, 2011

I'm going to back away from this as it is over my head! - pacofinkler, Feb 24, 2011