Curse in spanish
Maldición
pronunciation: mɑldiθioʊn part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: mɑldiθioʊn part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
curse1 = maldición.
Example: The region's natural resource wealth has long been both a blessing and a curse.more:
» curse + descend upon = maldición + recaer.
Example: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined.» curse of + Nombre, the = pesadilla de + Nombre, la; cruz de + Nombre, la; ruina de + Nombre, la.
Example: The curse of professionalism is its tendency to distract the specialist's attention from his basic function by concentrating his thinking on a multiplicity of details.» lift + a curse = levantar una maldición, quitar una maldición.
Example: She has no faith in doctors, blames his paralysis on black magic and wishes to take him home so the curse can be lifted by faqirs.» resource curse, the = maldición de los recursos, la. [Expresión usada para referirse a aquellos países que aun siendo ricos en recursos naturales son pobres en cuestiones sociales, educativas, económicas, etc]
Example: Equatorial Guinea struck oil in 1995 and is usually cited as a textbook case of the resource curse -- or the paradox of plenty.» suffer from + a curse = pecar de, llevar una cruz.
Example: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined.curse2 = blasfemia, maldición, palabrota, taco, grosería.
Example: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.curse3 = maldecir, insultar, echar una maldición.
Example: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.