Showing results for mala leche. Search instead for la mala leche.
mala leche
- Dictionary
mala leche(
mah
-
lah
leh
-
cheh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (ill-temper)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bad mood
Mejor que no se lo comentes ahora porque está de mala leche.You'd better not mention it to him now because he's in a bad mood.
b. bad temper
Tienes que tener cuidado con esa mala leche. ¡A veces no hay quién te aguante!You need to be careful with that bad temper of yours. It's difficult for people to put up with you sometimes!
2. (colloquial) (resentful or devious intention)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Si lo vas a hacer con mala leche, prefiero que no me ayudes.If you're going to do it with such bad grace, I'd rather you didn't help me.
Siempre que se le pide un favor a tu hermano, lo hace con mala leche.Whenever we ask your brother for a favor, he does it grudgingly.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Todo lo que me pide hacer el jefe es hecho con mala leche para que falle.Everything my boss asks me to do is deliberately intended to make me fail.
No admitirlos al club por llevar zapatillas deportivas es pura mala leche.Not letting them into the club just because they were wearing sneakers is just mean.
3. (colloquial) (misfortune) (Panama) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. bad luck
¡No puedo creer mi mala leche! Perdí el celular, y ahora se me rompieron los anteojos.I can't believe I have such bad luck! I lost my cellphone, and now my glasses broke!
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate la mala leche using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
