Mala divertida

Question

Looks like bad fun.

A girl they say is "bad fun". I guess she's a bad influence. Actually in English they say she has a nice body, and in Spanish they dubbed it "Es mala divertida".

Then I see ""Mejor una obra mala divertida que una buena" on google.

Better a work (of art) that's bad fun than one that's good.

Does it mean like, fun in a bad way - naughty or something? Gracias.

Answer 1

""Mejor una obra mala divertida que una buena" on google.

Better a bad play that is funny than a good one.

You got that completely wrong.

So "mala divertida" means "bad but funny"? I wonder what they mean about the girl? - jeezzle, Dec 19, 2011

Answer 2

A girl they say is "bad fun".

It would make more sense to say Ella es una mala diversión.

I like that. The thing here is that apparently the "mala divertida" thing is someting that Jeezle saw or heard from a native speaker. People do say the darndest things.... - Gekkosan, Dec 20, 2011

Answer 3

Jeezle, really dude: what does it take for you to place things in context? Why is this so difficult for you?

"Mala divertida" in and of itself is absolutely meaningless. It's an empty phrase. Now, depending on what you attach the words "mala" and "divertida" to, you could come up with all sorts of things.

Why don't you tell us just what is it that you have in mind, or what is it that you saw? Then we can make sense of it, and tell you whether it works the way you think it does.

I have provided you all the context that I have. They say she has a nice body and then dub it as "Mala divertida". That is the context I have. There is no more context than that. Thanks for your contribution. - jeezzle, Dec 19, 2011

Answer 4

Blondes have more fun?

Answer 5

I did not understand from your original post was in fact the context, and not your speculation.

You could say: esa chica es mala pero divertida. Obvious, right? Es una "mala divertida" could be interpreted as "she's a fun devil" or "she's a baddie but fun", or "she be baaaad, bro".

The girl is trouble, but she's fun to have around.

So it seems they are taking liberties using mala divertida, the same way we would be if I said a girl was "bad fun".... it's not an idiom just something they are using like that. - jeezzle, Dec 19, 2011

I think that's fair to say. - Gekkosan, Dec 19, 2011

Answer 6

Well another option might be that rather than saying that she's bad they could be just thinking about the possible consequences if they did anything more regarding their original thought re how she looks, they could be imagining the trouble they could get into from the boyfriend for instance?