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curse

la maldición

maldecir

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curse(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (evil spell)

a. la maldición

(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)

I think that old witch put a curse on me.Creo que esa vieja bruja me echó una maldición.

The young wizard tried everything he could to break the curse, but it was all in vain.El joven mago hizo todo lo que pudo para romper la maldición, pero todo fue en vano.

2. (swearword)

a. la palabrota

(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)

He stamped off, muttering curses under his breath.Se fue indignado, diciendo palabrotas entre dientes.

b. la maldición

(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)

Once the groans and curses had died down, we explained what had happened.Después de que se calmaron los lamentos y maldiciones, les explicamos lo que había pasado.

c. la vulgaridad

(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)

The curses in the video were muted.En el video censuraron las vulgaridades.

3. (affliction)

a. la lacra

(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)

Greed and selfishness are the curse of modern-day society.La codicia y el egoísmo son la lacra de la sociedad moderna.

b. la cruz

(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)

Being a celiac has been my curse.Siendo celíaca ha sido mi cruz.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to express anger at)

a. maldecir

He sat down to wait for the next train, cursing his bad luck.Se sentó a esperar el próximo tren, maldiciendo su mala suerte.

5. (to put a spell on)

a. echar una maldición a

I really don't believe that witches exist or that somebody can curse you.Realmente no creo en las brujas ni en que alguien te pueda echar una maldición.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (to swear)

a. soltar palabrotas

He burst into the room, shouting and cursing.Irrumpió en la sala, gritando y soltando palabrotas.

b. maldecir

Some people were crying. Others were cursing.Unos lloraban. Otros maldecían.

c. decir vulgaridades

I don't curse anymore. Now I just grumble.Ya no digo vulgaridades. Ahora solamente refunfuño.

curse

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (jinx, affliction)

a. la maldición

(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)

2. (swearword)

a. el maldición f, juramento

(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)

to put a curse on somebodyechar una maldición a alguien

a curse on…!¡maldito(a) sea…!

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (general)

a. maldecir

he is cursed with a violent tempertiene la desgracia de tener mal genio

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (general)

a. maldecir

curse [kɜːs]

noun

1 (malediction, spell) maldición (f)

to put a curse on sb maldecir a algn; a curse on it! ¡maldito sea!

2 (bane) maldición (f); azote (m)

drought is the curse of Spain la sequía es el azote de España; it's been the curse of my life me ha amargado la vida; ha sido mi cruz; the curse of it is that ... lo peor (del caso) es que ...

3 (oath) palabrota (f)

to utter a curse blasfemar; curses! ¡maldito sea!; ¡maldición!

4 (menstruation)

the curse la regla; el período

transitive verb

[+luck, stupidity] maldecir; [+person] echar pestes de

curse it! ¡maldito sea!; I curse the day I met him maldita sea la hora en que lo conocí; to be cursed with padecer; tener que soportar

she sat and wondered melodramatically why she had been cursed with greasy skin

he seemed to be cursed with bad luck parecía que la mala suerte le perseguía; to curse o.s. maldecirse;for being a fool por tonto;

intransitive verb

blasfemar; echar pestes; soltar palabrotas

to curse and swear echar sapos y culebras

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Phrases

curse word	la palabrota
the curse of the mummy	la maldición de la momia

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	cursing
Past:	curst

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	curse	cursed	will curse
you	curse	cursed	will curse
he/she	curses	cursed	will curse
we	curse	cursed	will curse
you	curse	cursed	will curse
they	curse	cursed	will curse