bad news

bad news(
bahd
 
nuz
)
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. la mala noticia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We were shocked when the doctor gave us the bad news about grandma.Nos dejó impactados el médico cuando nos dio la mala noticia sobre la abuela.
a. las malas noticias
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
It seems like bad news is the only kind of news coming from that region of the world these days.Parece que las malas noticias son el único tipo de noticias que vienen de esa región del mundo en estos días.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(bad person)
a. el problemático
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la problemática
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(adjective)
Don't hang out with those boys. They're bad news.No te juntes con esos chicos. Son problemáticos.
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