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"Malditos" is a form of "maldito", an adjective which is often translated as "darn". "Infelices" is a form of "infeliz", an adjective which is often translated as "unhappy". Learn more about the difference between "malditos" and "infelices" below.
maldito(
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dee
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (contemptible)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. darn (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese maldito perro no deja de ladrar.That darn dog won't stop barking.
c. wretched (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Los malditos mosquitos no nos dejaron dormir en toda la noche.Those wretched mosquitoes kept us awake all night.
2. (condemned)
infeliz, el infeliz, la infeliz(
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feh
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lees
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (sad)
a. unhappy (person or life)
Me sentía muy solo y muy infeliz.I was feeling very alone, and very unhappy.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. poor wretch
Toda la familia perdió la vida en el tornado. - ¡Pobres infelices!The whole family lost their lives in the tornado. - Poor wretches!
b. poor devil
Hace lo que puede pero las cosas nunca le salen bien a la pobre infeliz.She does what she can but things never work out for the poor devil.
a. fool
Le metieron un billete falso a ese infeliz de cajero del supermercado.They passed a fake bill to that fool of a cashier at the supermarket.
