la cosa mala
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la cosa mala(
koh
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sah
mah
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. bad thing
¿Tuviste un accidente con el carro? - Sí, ¿por qué solo me pasan cosas malas?Did you have an accident with your car? - Yes, why do only bad things happen to me?
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
2. (colloquial) (a lot)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Se emborrachó cosa mala y tuvimos que llevarlo a su casa en un taxi.He got really drunk and we had to take him home in a taxi.
El pastel que me hiciste me gustó cosa mala. Me lo comí en un día.I really liked the cake you made for me. I ate it in just one day.
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