Evil in spanish
Mal
pronunciation: mɑl part of speech: noun, adjective
pronunciation: mɑl part of speech: noun, adjective
In gestures
evil1 = mal. [Nombre]
Example: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.more:
» axis of evil = eje del mal. [Expresión muy usada por el Presidente Bush americano para referirse a Iraq, Irán y Corea del Norte por promover el terrorismo internacional]
Example: States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.» be above good and evil = estar por encima del bien y del mal.
Example: Any religion or ideology that is above good and evil produces enormous evil.» be a necessary evil = ser un mal necesario.
Example: I view the state - at least as we contemporarily conceive of it - as, at best, a necessary evil.» beyond evil = infame, vil.
Example: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.» do + evil = hacer el mal.
Example: We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño.» evildoer = malhechor, malvado.
Example: If the evil-doing of men moves you to indignation and overwhelming distress, even to a desire for vengeance on the evildoers, shun above all things that feeling.» evil-doing = maldad, malicia, vileza, fechoría, perversidad.
Example: If the evil-doing of men moves you to indignation and overwhelming distress, even to a desire for vengeance on the evil-doers, shun above all things that feeling.» evils of war, the = males de la guerra, los.
Example: A heavy toll on life is included among the evils of war.» for good or (for) evil = para bien o para mal.
Example: The article is entitled 'Online communication: for good or evil?'.» lesser evil = mal menor.
Example: On the other hand, going sole source is a lesser evil than being 'listed' (as opposed to being stocked) by a distributor.» money is the root of all evil = el dinero es la fuente de todos los males, el dinero es el origen de todos los males.
Example: Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.» rise above + good and evil = elevarse por encima del bien y del mal.
Example: It is the story of Michel, who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions.» root of all evil, the = fuente de todos los males, la; origen de todos los males, el.
Example: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.» shun + evil = evitar el mal.
Example: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.» source of evil = fuente del mal.
Example: Usually the source of evil is something intangible, like social unrest, revolution, or war, which threatens to bestialise, or de-humanise society.» speak + evil of = hablar mal de.
Example: To speak evil of others is the sport practised by 99% of cowards, those who are afraid to solve their own problems face to face.» stand above + good and evil = estar por encima del bien y del mal.
Example: No one stands above good and evil -- no human being, no social class, no influential interest group, no cartel, no police apparatus, no army, and no state.» the evil of terrorism = el mal del terrorismo.
Example: Both Sharon and Bush speak from the same book when it comes to fighting what they both call the 'evil' of terrorism.» the lesser of two evils = de los males, el menor; el menor de dos males; lo menos malo; un mal menor.
Example: In this winner-take-all system, voters are left to choose between the lesser of two evils.evil2 = malo, malvado. [Adjetivo]
Example: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.more:
» evil eye, the = mal de ojo, el.
Example: In folklore and the occult the evil eye is generally thought to be a sign of trouble.» evil old woman = vieja malvada, bruja, vieja bruja.
Example: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.» evil-smelling = maloliente, apestoso, hediondo, fétido.
Example: Many of us nurse childhood memories of soggy broccoli, evil-smelling boiled Brussels sprouts and floppy carrots but, given the right treatment, vegetables are full of flavour and texture.» evil temper = humor de perros, humor de mil demonios, malafoyá.
Example: The three boys often watched him at a safe distance, and regretted that his evil temper made it impossible to be friendly with him.» evil-tempered = de un humor de perros, con un humor de perros, de un humor de mil demonios, con un humor de mil demonios.
Example: Plato expresses this in his parable of the man in a chariot driving two horses; one is good-tempered, the other evil-tempered, and the charioteer has all the trouble in the world to manage it.» give + Nombre + the evil eye = echar el mal de ojo, matar con la mirada.
Example: Now, generally, if you stare at someone for too long, you may be accused of giving them the evil eye.» put + the evil eye on = echar el mal de ojo, matar con la mirada.
Example: I would also like to know how to put the evil eye on a person as the person in question has contributed in ruining my life and deserves it.