Peor in english
pronunciation: wɜrst part of speech: adjective
peor = worse ; not-so-good ; low-end ; losingest.
Example: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.Example: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.Example: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.Example: Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.more:
» aun peor = worse ; worse still ; even worse ; worse still .
Example: Problems will still exist with telecommunications and postal services with differing prices and, worse, differing standards of service. Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes. Example: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets. Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.» cada vez peor = worsening .
Example: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.» cambiar a peor = turn for + the worse ; take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst ; change for + the worse ; turn for + the worst .
Example: Across the pond, things turned for the worse as a confluence of issues impacted markets. Example: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention. Example: By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worst but we didn't let that stop us having fun and after a few slips we made our way back to Ambleside. Example: He has changed for the worse since 2000, because defending a lie leads to bigger lies. Example: When we reached the top of the mountain we thought all our woes were over though the weather had now turned for the worst.» cambiar para peor = change for + the worse ; turn for + the worse ; take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst ; turn for + the worst .
Example: He has changed for the worse since 2000, because defending a lie leads to bigger lies. Example: Across the pond, things turned for the worse as a confluence of issues impacted markets. Example: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention. Example: By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worst but we didn't let that stop us having fun and after a few slips we made our way back to Ambleside. Example: When we reached the top of the mountain we thought all our woes were over though the weather had now turned for the worst.» convertirse en + Posesivo + peor enemigo = become + Posesivo + own worst enemy .
Example: There are many who think that towards the end of his life Gandhi became his own worst enemy and almost provoked his detractors into liquidating him.» de lo peor = at + Posesivo + very worst ; at + Posesivo + worst .
Example: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Example: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.» de los peores = low-end .
Example: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.» de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan ; out of the frying pan and into the fire .
Example: The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'. Example: Further, your question about using hydrocortisone cream makes me think of the saying, 'out of the frying pan and into the fire'.» el peor de todos = the worst of the lot .
Example: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.» en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest .
Example: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.» en el peor de los casos = at worst ; in the worst of circumstances ; at + Posesivo + very worst ; the worst case scenario ; at + Posesivo + worst ; in the worst case ; if (the) worst comes to (the) worst ; if (the) worse comes to (the) worst .
Example: Further changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst. Example: The lack of accessibility through normal channels does cause problems to librarians which can in the worst of circumstances make it seem as if the report is, indeed, unpublished. Example: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Example: The worst case scenario suggests that library and information services may be replaced by electronic information points analogous to the electronic cash points installed at banks. Example: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press. Example: Theoretical results demonstrate that planning is in the worst case intractable. Example: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed. Example: If worse comes to worst, you can always see if your employer may be amenable this time to giving you a cash advance.» esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor = hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst .
Example: You might be an optimist, but with software projects, as the saying goes, you can hope for the best but you should prepare for the worst. Example: While no one knows exactly what 2010-11 will bring, we can all hope for the best and plan for the worst.» esperar lo peor = expect + the worst .
Example: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.» estar peor = be worse off .
Example: Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.» hacer peor = make + Nombre + worse .
Example: Boils on the buttocks can be very painful, and the pressure from sitting can make the pain worse.» ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse .
Example: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.» lo peor de = the (full) brunt of .
Example: Almost 3,200 flights have already been cancelled for tomorrow -- when the full brunt of the storm is expected to hit New England states.» lo peor del = the armpit of the .
Example: He was seen as the white knight who saved the school by transforming it from 'the armpit of the district' to a good school.» lo peor está por llegar = the worst is yet/still to come .
Example: What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.» lo peor está por venir = the worst is yet/still to come .
Example: What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.» lo peor + ser + que = the worst thing + be + that .
Example: The worst thing was that no one took her seriously.» lo peor ya ha pasado = the worst is over now .
Example: The worst is over now and I wish you all the luck in the world.» lo que es aun peor = worse still .
Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.» lo que es peor = what's worse ; worse yet .
Example: And, what's worse, they have themselves failed to aggressively lobby for their own interests. Example: Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams afraid that we may fail or worse yet, afraid we may succeed.» los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre .
Example: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.» mucho peor = far worse .
Example: No matter how confusing these may be, special librarians should consider that the alternative of full exposure to liability would be far worse.» para peor de males = but to make matters worse .
Example: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.» peor afectado = worst-hit .
Example: The worst-hit region, according to state officials, was along the upper Rhine river.» peor aun = worse still ; even worse .
Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes. Example: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.» peor caso, el = worst case, the .
Example: The author describes the predicament of the new supervisor assuming the worst case, where the individual is not familiar with the department.» peor ... de, el = worst ... in, the [Superlativo del adjetivo bad (malo)] .
Example: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.» peor de los casos, el = worst case, the .
Example: The author describes the predicament of the new supervisor assuming the worst case, where the individual is not familiar with the department.» peor económicamente = worst off .
Example: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.» Posesivo + peor enemigo = Posesivo + worst enemy .
Example: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.» peor aun = worse still ; even worse .
Example: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes. Example: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.» pero lo peor de todo = but worst of all .
Example: She had dishonoured him and his village, but worst of all she had put herself in unimaginable danger.» prepararse para lo peor = batten down ; batten down + the hatches ; hold on to + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins ; get + ready for the worst ; brace + Reflexivo .
Example: New Orleans battens down for second storm. Example: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks. Example: It's basically: Hold on to the seat of your pants, because it's a roller coaster ride = Básicamente es que tenemos que atarnos los machos porque las vamos a pasar canutas. Example: He advised us to gird up our loins and set about making Pakistan worthy of its name. Example: We are hoping for the best, but getting ready for the worst. Example: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.» quedar peor = be a little worse prepared .
Example: Scouts will now be a little worse prepared after they were banned from carrying their traditional penknives due to the new law.» sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in .
Example: Although there are some bad stepparents in the real world, becoming a stepmother or stepfather does not inevitably bring out the worst in people.» salir peor = be a little worse off .
Example: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.» sentirse peor = feel + worse .
Example: The physicians interviewed said that they did not like asking people about suicidal thoughts because they were worried that it might make them feel worse.» ser lo peor de lo peor = be the lowest of the low .
Example: As opposed to alpha males and beta males, omega males are the lowest of the low; they're the type of men who shirk responsibility, refuse to grow up and generally avoid participating in the real world.» ser peor que = be sorrier than [Comparativo de sorry] ; compare + unfavourably .
Example: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes, even as things still are, otherwise the short history of universal education would be much sorrier than it is. Example: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.» ser + Posesivo + peor enemigo = be + Posesivo + (own) worst enemy .
Example: If you put a lot of effort into losing weight but just don't seem to get results, you may be your own worst enemy.» ser (sólo) el principio de algo (mucho) peor = be the thin edge of the wedge ; be the thin end of the wedge ; be the camel's nose (under the tent) .
Example: Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information. Example: It's the thin end of the wedge and we need to keep a good eye on it and make sure we do try and keep some control. Example: Politicians reject the use of marijuana for medical purposes because they believe it represents the 'camel's nose under the tent'.» superar la peor parte de Algo = break + the back of .
Example: The main objective of our proposal is to break the back of the financial crisis by sharply reducing mortgage foreclosures.» tener la peor suerte = get + the shit(tty) end of the stick ; get + the short end of the stick ; get + a raw deal ; get + a hard bargain .
Example: No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick. Example: Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up. Example: Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned. Example: So, anyway, we ended up paying $6,300 for the new piano and got a hard bargain for the old one.» terminar de hacer la peor parte de Algo = break + the back of .
Example: The main objective of our proposal is to break the back of the financial crisis by sharply reducing mortgage foreclosures.» tocar la peor suerte = get + the shit(tty) end of the stick ; get + the short end of the stick ; get + a raw deal ; get + a hard bargain .
Example: No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick. Example: Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up. Example: Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned. Example: So, anyway, we ended up paying $6,300 for the new piano and got a hard bargain for the old one.» y lo peor de todo = and worst of all .
Example: Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.