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La Palabra Del Dia: "peor"

La Palabra Del Dia: "peor"

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peor ( peh-ohr' )

adverb ( worse )

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

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1. "¿Te sientes mejor o peor que la última vez?" preguntó el doctor.

"Do you feel better or worse than last time?" asked the doctor.

2. El equipo está jugando peor desde que se lesionó su mejor jugador.

The team is playing worse since their best player got injured.
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updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by rac1
Gracis princesa xx - ian-hill, Apr 19, 2015
De nada Ian. xo - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
I guess when one animal is not eating another animal, which is not shown in the picture, that's kindness and respect! I must go now and have some chicken ravioli for lunch :) - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Hola Missy. ♥♥ - rac1, Apr 19, 2015

18 Answers

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Este coche es peor que aquel. / This car is worse than that one.

Fue peor de lo que me esperaba. / It was worse than I had expected.

Hoy me encuentro mucho peor. / I feel much worse today.

Actuó peor que nunca. / His acting was worse than ever.

Cocina aún peor que su madre. / She’s an even worse cook than her mother.

updated Apr 21, 2015
posted by ian-hill
Great examples guapo, Thanks! xo - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
You are welcome guapita xx - ian-hill, Apr 19, 2015
nice, well thought out sentences for today's word, Sir ian xo - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Thank you princess xx - ian-hill, Apr 19, 2015
Hola, don Ian. ♥ - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
I often wonder how to say "even...something..than" So "aun...que" sounds good. Thanks - jennysk, Apr 19, 2015
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La casa les resultó peor de lo que pensaron, Tendrán que hacer varias reparaciones.

The house was worse than they thought. They will have to make several repairs. enter image description here

updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by jemamu
posted by jemamu
More natural might be, "The house turned out to be worse than they thought". :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
rac1 is right on the money. You could also eliminate "turned out" if you wanted to and just say "the house was worse than they thought" - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Thank you :) - jemamu, Apr 20, 2015
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La capacidad de prever "lo peor que puede pasar", nos puede ayudar para tomar las precauciones necesarias para sobrevivir una catástrofe; que siempre que permanecemos tranquilos.

The capacity to anticipate "the worst that can happen", can help us take the necessary precautions to survive a catastrophe; as long as we remain calm.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by languagenut
posted by languagenut
True...after we have prepared the best we can...we must remain calm and positive. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
Or turn us into nervous wrecks? - annierats, Apr 19, 2015
nice post. a typo with precausiones. just change the "s" into a "c" - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
...sobrevivir a/en catástrofe..siempre que permanezcamos tranquilos... :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Thanks for your corrections - I will correct my sentence now. I will try to remain calm -- jeje. - languagenut, Apr 19, 2015
De nada :) - Pablo064, Apr 20, 2015
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Durante nuestro vuelo, las cosas fueron de lo malo a lo peor de mal en peor- en el primer tramo deberíamos devolver tuvimos que volver a la puerta para que pudieran sacar a un pasanjero disruptivo- durante el segundo tramo el avión llegó con dos horas de retraso, y después de abordar, descubrieron que necesitaba reparaciones antes de que pudieramos salir.

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During our flight, things went from bad to worse- in the first leg we had to return to the gate so that they could remove a disruptive passanger passenger- during the second leg the airplane arrived with a delay of 2 hours, and after boarding, they discovered that it needed repairs before we could leave.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
de mal a peor? - annierats, Apr 19, 2015
Hopefully the rest of your vacation will be without such events. - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
I bit my lip before you left and didn't say all the things that could go wrong. Hopefully, like Amber said, the rest of your vacation will not be marked by troubling events. - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
...could be 'fueron de mal en peor'..tramo tuvimos que volver..sacar 'a' un pasajero..descubrieron..' Let's hope that everything gets better :D - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Muy bien. typo: passanger - should be passenger - languagenut, Apr 19, 2015
Nerve wracking flight. Hope that you have a relaxing vacation and that nothing else goes wrong. - languagenut, Apr 19, 2015
Clearly I was still not completely recovered from the flight this morning. Things have been going lovely since we arrived. Thanks Tiempo and Languagenut. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 19, 2015
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No te preocupes de si que que si podría ser peor, primero piensa de cual que manera podría mejorarse mejorar.

Don't worry about if it could be worse, first think about how it can improve.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
You are absolutely correct. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
From jubilado's Book of Wisdom (available in paperback) :) - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Thanks, TipaGal. It helps to have fans! - Jubilado, Apr 19, 2015
...no te preocupes de que si podría ser peor..primero piensa 'de que manera podría mejorar (còmo puede mejorar..)'... :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Gracias, tiempo. - Jubilado, Apr 19, 2015
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Quizás, este es el peor perdido esta sea la peor pérdida en básquetbol (o baloncesto) que alguna vez he escuchado.

This is, perhaps, the worst basketball loss that I've ever heard of.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
Sorry. Project may be sloppy. Don't have much time on the computer and this loss just came to mind when thinking about peor. - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Good enogh for my vote.♥ - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
Looks good to me too, Missy. ♥ - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
... esta sea la peor pérdida ..... ("perdido" can only be an adjective) - 005faa61, Apr 19, 2015
Great one, Missy! - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
thanks for comments and @JulianChivi thanks for corrections. - Sassette, Apr 20, 2015
OH dear, mm.. - annierats, Apr 20, 2015
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La frase que más me gusta de la canción de la serie de televisión "Amigos" es cuando dice que: "incluso en mi peor momento, soy el mejor contigo".

The phrase that I like best from the theme song of the television series "Friends", is when he says that: "even at my worst, I'm best with you."

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by crucesignatus
posted by crucesignatus
Correction: The part that I like best from the theme song.... The phrase "that more I like of" is not said in English. Sin embargo, buena idea. - Jubilado, Apr 19, 2015
Entendido. Muchas gracias Jubilado. - crucesignatus, Apr 19, 2015
Yes, that is a good phrase. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
Siempre preferí a Seinfeld ;) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Yo no tuve la oportunidad de ver ninguna de las series; pero sí de escuchar la canción de "Friends" que desde entonces me gustó. - crucesignatus, Apr 20, 2015
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Las peores noticias del día son las del naufragio de una embarcación llena de immigrantes illegales de Síria cerca de la costa Italiana. Parece que unos 700 personas murieron ahogadas en el Mediterráneo.

The worst news of the day are those of a shipwreck near the Italian coast, of a boat full of illegal immigrants from Syria. It seems that some 700 persons have died by drowning in the Mediterranean.

updated Apr 20, 2015
posted by annierats
This is horrible! I was just reading that. - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
didn't get the news yet today. sounds shocking :(. On another topic: Hola, amiga♥♥♥otra vez! - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
..que unas 700.. the indifference hurts more.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
un tragedia. Terrible news. - languagenut, Apr 19, 2015
Yes, dreadful. I want to point out that under international law it is not illegal to seek asylum if fleeing persecution or life-threatening situations. If they are from Syria, this is very likely. In Australia they are constantly talking about "illegals" - jennysk, Apr 20, 2015
but it is not correct in most cases. - jennysk, Apr 20, 2015
I couldn't agree more, Jenny, tiempo and languagenut. It's happening day after day here, the would be immigrants set off in the most unsuitable ''boats'' and suffer tragic consequences. - annierats, Apr 20, 2015
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Recuerdate, el peor día de tu vida solo durará veinticuatro horas aunque estas horas parezcan a un año.

Remember, the worst day of your life will only last 24 hours, although these hours may seem like a year.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Yes, you can count on time changing things. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
Hola, amiga!♥♥♥ - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
..recuerda.. Hola Annie :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Vale, Tiempo, vale. Gracias. - annierats, Apr 20, 2015
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En este año también en la alfombra roja de los Oscars pudimos ver , los mejores y peores vestidos de las estrellas de películas.

In this year also in the red carpet of the Oscars we could see, the best and worst garments of the movie stars .

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Sounds more natural, "This year's red carpet looks at the Oscars"..... :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
nice post. I'm so into the fashion on the red carpet; I could care less who wins an Oscar. - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
...pudimos ver los mejores... :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Apr 20, 2015
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¿Cuál es peor, inorancia o apatía?

Which is worse, ignorance or apathy? enter image description here

updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by Ranman
posted by Ranman
Good one, Bro. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
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Hay algo especial sobre cada lugar en el mundo. No he visitado un lugar feo hasta ahora. Podría ser que tengo suerte.

There’s something special about every place on earth. I have not visited an ugly place so far. It could be that I am lucky.

updated Apr 20, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
You could try Wolverhampton in England.. - annierats, Apr 19, 2015
It could very well be. jeje - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
I don't think I see the word of the day in your sentences, but nice sentences anyway. :) - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Good to see you back in form, Annie! - jennysk, Apr 20, 2015
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Bueno, las cosas podrían ser peores.

Well, things could be worse.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
posted by sanlee
Yes, this is always true. - annierats, Apr 19, 2015
Yes, I see the picture did not come through lol. - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
Sorry about that Sandy. ♥ - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
I'll keep telling myself that. I wonder why some participants have trouble getting their photos on. I had problems once but I figured it out and got it on eventually. - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Some pictures will just not stay on, for some reason. I tried this one a few times, and it was working when I left, but then it disappeared. Most of the time, I have better luck. :) - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
Tinypic is a bad place to getting photos? - crucesignatus, Apr 19, 2015
I use tinypic and it's never let me down (postimage.org did let me down at times so I stopped using that). Does anyone know if the problem your having is the hosting site or something about SD? - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
It's not SD..it's the pic. Sometimes they are copyrighted. - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
That happens to me too, a lot. I go back and check and it's not there anymore. - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
Hi Sandy, I voted you and everybody else up on this thread. - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
Gracias, Dani :) - sanlee, Apr 20, 2015
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No importa lo que haces porque en fin el resultado será lo mismo - Guatemala o Guatepeor.

It doesn´t matter what you do because in the end the result will be the same - bad or worse (a slangy expression using a play on words)

updated Apr 20, 2015
posted by 005faa61
Cool pun! - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
Love it. :) - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
Muy bien! - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
¡Pobres guatemaltecos! - Jubilado, Apr 19, 2015
thanks for the slangy thing but you shouldn't play with words :-) - Sassette, Apr 20, 2015
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De todos los diseños de vestido que he visto, éste es el peor.

Of all the dress designs I have seen, this is the worst.

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updated Apr 20, 2015
edited by Daniela2041
posted by Daniela2041
But she's blue, Dani...Smurflike :) - Sassette, Apr 19, 2015
Small typo: "Of" jejeje That is the absolute worst! ♥ - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
I love the shoes, just not with the dress, or should I say, The so-called dress. - rac1, Apr 19, 2015
¡Seguro! - Jubilado, Apr 19, 2015
Is that a dress, or something you go camping in? - jim5489, Apr 19, 2015
@rac1: Made the correction, gracias. - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
@ Jim: I think it's part of the tent----possible? - Daniela2041, Apr 19, 2015
Good one Dani. I will vote later as you are maxed out. - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
I mean the post, not the outfit. Es muy interesante para una fiesta de disfraces - sanlee, Apr 19, 2015
She's an attention getter. She got mine :) - Raja-jani, Apr 20, 2015
Not very flattering. - annierats, Apr 20, 2015