mal humor

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be written "malhumor."
el mal humor(
mahl
 
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mohr
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. bad temper
Me divorcié de Miguel porque yo ya no soportaba su mala educación y su constante mal humor.I divorced Miguel because I couldn't stand his rudeness and constant bad temper any more.
b. temper
¡Menudo mal humor! ¿Qué demonios te pasa?What a temper! What the heck is wrong with you?
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
No te preocupes, Pepito. Tu prima Clara jugará contigo cuando se le pase el mal humor.Don't worry, Pepito. Your cousin Clara will play with you when she stops being in a bad mood.
Con ese mal humor no vas a hacer muchos amigos.You're not going to make many friends by being so ill-tempered.
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