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Meaning of Amiss in Spanish :

amiss

1

mal

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, wrong, evil, badly, ill, poorly, poor
  • I was afraid they would take it amiss. Me temía que se lo tomaría a mal.
  • She took it amiss. Se lo ha tomado a mal.
  • Nobody you know will take it amiss. Nadie que la conozca lo tomará a mal.
  • A bit of bread wouldn't go amiss. Un pedazo de pan no caería mal.
  • Something is definitely amiss. Algo está definitivamente mal.
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errado

ADJ
Synonyms: wrong, erred

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1. Bad

bad

I)

malo

ADJ
Synonyms: wrong, evil, malignant, mean, harm, naughty, wicked
  • Maybe it wasn't as bad as you thought. Quizá no fue tan malo como creías.
  • We have to take the good with the bad. Tenemos que tomar lo bueno y lo malo.
  • I know it was bad. Sé que fue malo.
  • Come on, it couldn't have been that bad. Vamos, no pudo haber sido tan malo.
  • Of course something bad is going to happen to me. Claro que me va a pasar algo malo.
  • Let him in, the big, bad wolf. Deja entrar al lobo grande y malo.
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II)

mal

ADJ
Synonyms: wrong, evil, badly, ill, poorly, poor
  • I feel kind of bad but not really. Me siento un poco mal, pero no tanto.
  • You can see how bad it is here. Ves lo mal que están las cosas aquí.
  • I felt bad for you when we left. Me sentí mal por tí cuando nos fuimos.
  • This was a rescue mission that went bad. Era una misión de rescate que salió mal.
  • In an outfit like this, that's bad. En una unidad como ésta, está mal.
  • It does look really bad. Se ve muy mal.
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III)

grave

ADJ
Synonyms: serious, severe, major, fatal, gross
  • I want to know how bad this thing is. Quiero saber qué tan grave es la cosa.
  • It was a really bad mistake. Fue un grave error.
  • Bad for the motorcycle. Grave para la motocicleta.
  • Not recognizing things is bad. No reconocer las cosas es grave.
  • If it is, yes it is bad. Si es eso, entonces sí es grave.
  • Something really bad happened. Pasó algo muy grave.
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2. Wrong

wrong

I)

equivocado

ADJ
Synonyms: mistaken, misguided
  • And you are wrong. Y tú estás equivocado.
  • I could be wrong about this. Yo podría estar equivocado.
  • Maybe we're chasing the wrong guy. A lo mejor estamos persiguiendo al tipo equivocado.
  • I laughed on the wrong side of my face. Rei con el lado equivocado de la cara.
  • I could not have been more wrong. No podía estar más equivocado.
  • You are lighting the wrong end. Estás encendiendo el lado equivocado.
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II)

mal

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, evil, badly, ill, poorly, poor
  • And things could go very, very wrong. Y las cosas pueden salir muy mal.
  • Something could be wrong with it. Algo podría salir mal.
  • What we're doing is wrong. Lo que estamos haciendo está mal.
  • Said his calculations are never wrong. Dijo que sus cálculos nunca estaban mal.
  • There must be something wrong. No, algo debe andar mal.
  • I wrote down my friend's address wrong. Escribí mal la dirección de mi amigo.
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III)

incorrecto

ADJ
Synonyms: incorrect, wrongly, improper, incorrectly, inaccurate
  • He adorned the engagement ring in the wrong finger. Me puso el anillo en el dedo incorrecto.
  • But the process is wrong. Pero el proceso es incorrecto.
  • But unfortunately all of this is wrong. Pero desafortunadamente todo esto es incorrecto.
  • You gave me the wrong screwdriver. Me has dado el destornillador incorrecto.
  • It is a wrong answer. Es una respuesta incorrecto.
  • We are the wrong side. Nosotros somos el bando incorrecto.
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IV)

malo

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, evil, malignant, mean, harm, naughty, wicked
  • I swear we've done nothing wrong. Te juro que no hemos hecho nada malo.
  • Of course there's nothing wrong. Por supuesto, no pasa nada malo.
  • So there's nothing wrong with this. O sea que no hay nada malo en esto.
  • Something real wrong was going on. Algo realmente malo estaba pasando.
  • But he's never actually done anything wrong. Pero recuerda que en realidad nunca hizo nada malo.
  • There is nothing wrong with the camera. No hay nada malo con la cámara.
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V)

erróneo

ADJ
Synonyms: erroneous, incorrect, misleading, flawed
  • Wrong argument type for negation. Tipo de argumento erróneo para negación.
  • None of this was necessarily wrong. Nada de esto era necesariamente erróneo.
  • But you're the wrong sort of policeman. Pero es el tipo erróneo de policía.
  • That is absolutely wrong. Eso es totalmente erróneo.
  • All of that is wrong. Todo eso es erróneo.
  • Must have come to the wrong surgery. Debe haber ido al consultorio erróneo.
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VI)

errado

ADJ
Synonyms: erred, amiss
  • There must be something wrong with me. Tiene haber algo errado conmigo.
  • I always knew there was something wrong with her. Siempre supe que había algo errado en ella.
  • What you did was wrong. Lo que hicieron estuvo errado.
  • They were on the wrong side, too. Ellos también estaban en el lado errado.
  • Perfectly clear and perfectly wrong. Bien claro y bien errado.
  • I picked the wrong time to quit. Elegí el momento errado para dejar de fumar.
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VII)

pasa

ADJ
Synonyms: happens, passes, spends, goes, pass, passing, matter
  • Nothing is wrong with me. No pasa nada conmigo.
  • Nothing wrong with that. No pasa nada con eso.
  • We all know what's wrong. Todos sabemos lo que pasa.
  • I know, but there's nothing wrong with him. Lo sé, pero no le pasa nada.
  • Nothing wrong with my leg either. A mi pierna tampoco le pasa nada.
  • Nothing is wrong with me. No me pasa nada.
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VIII)

error

ADJ
Synonyms: error, mistake, bug, failed, failure, fault
  • They admitted they were wrong. Han reconocido su error.
  • He was wrong to, but he did it. Fue un error, pero lo hizo.
  • This is all wrong. Esto es un error.
  • I know you are wrong. Sé que estás en un error.
  • I got one wrong in geography this week. Cometí un solo error en geografía.
  • You must be in the wrong house. Debe tratarse de un error.
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IX)

problema

ADJ
Synonyms: problem, issue, trouble
  • I can see what's wrong. Ya veo cuál es el problema.
  • Nothing wrong with the anaesthetic. Ningún problema con la anestesia.
  • There is nothing wrong with her. Ella no tiene ningún problema.
  • I think there's something wrong with the machine. Creo que hay un problema con la máquina.
  • Because you knew what was wrong with you. Porque tú sabes cuál es tu problema.
  • There must be something wrong. Debe de haber algún problema.
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3. Evil

evil

I)

malvado

ADJ
Synonyms: wicked, vicious, villain, villainous
  • Fits the evil genius profile. Se ajusta al perfil de genio malvado.
  • You are up against an evil genius. Te enfrentas contra un genio malvado.
  • No one wants to show their evil side. Nadie quiere mostrar su lado malvado.
  • You may even learn to, understand your evil brother. Incluso pueden hacer que entiendas a tu malvado hermano.
  • There is no space for evil in it. No hay cabida para algo malvado en él.
  • And then turn evil again. Y luego volverá a convertirse en malvado nuevamente.
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II)

mal

NOUN
Synonyms: bad, wrong, badly, ill, poorly, poor
  • Their evil was incalculable. Su mal era incalculable.
  • This man was strong in his evil. Este hombre era fuerte en su mal.
  • My life, my job is to vanquish evil. Mi vida, mi trabajo, es vencer al mal.
  • This is the line that divides good from evil. Ésta es la línea que divide el bien del mal.
  • Just that you overcome evil. Al igual que vence al mal.
  • For good or evil they have ended. Para bien o para mal habían terminado.
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III)

maldad

NOUN
Synonyms: wickedness, malice, badness, iniquity, meanness, wrongdoing
  • That book is a magnet for evil. Ese libro es un imán de maldad.
  • I knew nothing of evil. No sabía nada de la maldad.
  • I knew nothing of evil. Yo no sabía nada de la maldad.
  • But there is evil in this world. Hay maldad en este mundo.
  • I am responsible for his evil. Soy el responsable de su maldad.
  • Maybe evil is ingrained, embedded in our souls. Quizá la maldad está metida dentro enquistada en nuestras almas.
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IV)

maligno

ADJ
Synonyms: malignant, malign
  • It is an evil universe. Este es un universo maligno.
  • Then it all turned evil. Hasta que se volvió maligno.
  • There is something here, something evil. Aquí hay algo, algo maligno.
  • I am evil tree. Soy un árbol maligno.
  • Whatever lies in that box is evil. Lo que hay en esa caja es maligno.
  • Folks say this place is evil. La gente dice que este lugar es maligno.
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V)

malo

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, wrong, malignant, mean, harm, naughty, wicked
  • You are not an evil man. No eres un hombre tan malo.
  • I did not marry an evil man. No me casé con un hombre malo.
  • I can be evil. Yo puedo ser malo.
  • Less evil than before. Menos malo que antes.
  • One is good and one is evil. Uno es bueno y el otro es malo.
  • My father is an evil man. Mi padre es un hombre malo.
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VI)

diabólico

ADJ
Synonyms: diabolical, devilish, vulture, fiendish, demonic
  • I will not be part of anything so evil. No seré parte de algo tan diabólico.
  • And the ultimate evil spirit. Y el supremo espíritu diabólico.
  • This place is evil. Es un lugar diabólico.
  • Where her evil son awaits. Dónde espera su diabólico hijo.
  • It was like evil! No, era como era como algo diabólico.
  • What an evil plan. Qué plan tan diabólico.
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VII)

perverso

ADJ
Synonyms: perverse, wicked, kinky, pervert, depraved
  • What your father did to you is evil. Lo que tu padre te hacía era perverso.
  • He was a really evil man. Era un hombre muy perverso.
  • They raised me to be evil. Me criaron para ser perverso.
  • Not an evil cat bent on taking over the world. No un gato perverso que quiere dominar el mundo.
  • Just as mean and evil as he can be. Tan malo y perverso como puede ser.
  • The truly evil part of this is your jealousy. Lo que es perverso de verdad son sus celos.
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VIII)

males

ADJ
Synonyms: evils, ills, wrongs, woes, ailments, maladies
  • The mother of all evil, speculation. La madre de todos los males es la especulación.
  • Money is the root of all evil. El dinero es la raíz de todos los males.
  • ... symbols of good vs evil come in primitives cultures. ... símbolo del bien contra el males común en culturas primitivas.
  • ... the root of all evil. ... la base de todos los males.
  • ... the route of all evil has obviously never had a ... ... la raíz de todos los males obviamente nunca ha tenido ...
  • Ah, the root of all evil. La raíz de todos los males.
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IX)

demonio

NOUN
Synonyms: demon, devil, hell, daemon, fiend
  • My son's soul was in the possession of evil. El alma de mi hijo estaba poseída por el demonio.
  • For evil is everywhere. Por el demonio en todo lugar.
  • An evil spirit lives in this house. Esta casa está poseída por el demonio.
  • My father never sees any evil. Mi padre nunca ve un demonio.
  • But they say that fire cleanses evil. Pero dicen que el fuego aleja al demonio.
  • There is an evil awakened in this land. Hay un demonio despierto en esta tierra.
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4. Badly

badly

I)

mal

ADV
Synonyms: bad, wrong, evil, ill, poorly, poor
  • Minus ten points for doing it badly. Menos diez puntos por hacerlo mal.
  • You deliberately made him play badly. Le hiciste tocar mal a propósito.
  • The day starts badly. Mal empieza el día.
  • Books are well written, or badly written. Los libros están bien escritos o mal escritos.
  • I have done everything too soon and too badly. Lo hice todo mal y pronto.
  • This is all going to end badly. Esto va a terminar mal.
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II)

gravemente

ADV
Synonyms: seriously, severely, gravely, critically, heavily, grievously
  • He was badly injured about the head and face. Fue herido gravemente en la cabeza y en la cara.
  • The city was badly damaged. La ciudad fue dañada gravemente.
  • The cat has been badly injured. El gato ha sido gravemente herido.
  • He was badly wounded, but he'll live to ... Fue gravemente herido, pero estará de ...
  • ... assistant of his, who had been badly injured. ... ayudante suyo, que había sido gravemente herido.
  • ... but the data points are badly damaged. ... pero los puntos de referencia están gravemente dañados.
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III)

malamente

ADV
  • ... but the faithful are abandoned and badly treated. ... los creyentes son abandonados y tratados malamente.
  • To say youfeel badly says that the mechanism. Decir que te sientes malamente es que el mecanismo.
  • Badly it is an adverb. Malamente es un adverbio.
  • It was jammed too badly by the explosion. La explosión lo atoró malamente.
  • Don't you feel badly. No te sientas malamente.
  • ... you say" I feel badly "meant that the mechanism ... ... dices "me siento malamente" quería decir que el mecanismo ...
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IV)

urgentemente

ADV
Synonyms: urgently, urgent, desperately, urgency, sorely
  • You need a writer, badly. Necesitas un guionista urgentemente.
  • A new declaration was badly needed when we began work on ... Se necesitaba urgentemente una nueva declaración cuando empezamos a trabajar en ...
  • You badly need a flash of genius. Necesitas urgentemente una cuota de ingenio
  • needs this treaty, and they need it badly. necesitan este tratado y lo necesitan urgentemente.
  • The construction sector badly needs a boost - renovations ... El sector de la construcción necesita urgentemente un estímulo -renovaciones ...
  • We badly need an international treaty on the management of the ... Necesitamos urgentemente un tratado internacional relativo a la gestión de la ...
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V)

desesperadamente

ADV
Synonyms: desperately, desperate, hopelessly, frantically
  • If he needs to win so badly, let him. Si necesita ganar tan desesperadamente, déjalo.
  • Only because you look like you need it so badly. Solo porque tu luces como que lo necesitas tan desesperadamente.
  • I so badly wished that you could hear my thoughts. Deseaba desesperadamente que pudieras escuchar mis pensamientos.
  • I need the money very badly. Necesito el dinero desesperadamente.
  • Needing rain so badly. Necesitar la lluvia desesperadamente.
  • Remember how you wanted it so badly you couldn't sleep the ... Recuerde como lo quería tan desesperadamente que no podía dormir ...
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5. Ill

ill

I)

enfermo

ADJ
Synonyms: sick, patient, diseased, ailing, sickly
  • I heard you're very ill. Oí que estabas muy enfermo.
  • He was so ill. Se puso tan enfermo.
  • I just feel ill. Sólo me siento enfermo.
  • I never got ill. Nunca he estado enfermo.
  • If somebody is very old, very weak or ill. Si alguien es muy viejo, muy débil o enfermo.
  • I am ill, as you guessed. Estoy enfermo, como piensas.
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II)

mal

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, wrong, evil, badly, poorly, poor
  • I felt so ill. Me sentí tan mal.
  • That makes you violently ill if you drink. Si bebes, esa droga te hace mal.
  • I had not thought so very ill of him. No lo había pensado tan mal de él.
  • You seem determined to think ill of him. Parece usted decidido a pensar mal de él.
  • Then no one could ever speak ill of you. Así nadie podría hablar mal de ti.
  • She was already ill anyway. De todos modos ya estaba mal.
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III)

mala

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, poor, mean, evil, malignant
  • I hold no ill will toward the man. No albergo mala voluntad contra él.
  • You could have been ill. Podrías haber estado mala.
  • Ill luck pursued me. La mala suerte me seguía.
  • One ill turn deserves another. Una mala jugada, merece otra.
  • ... so he was downright ill. ... por lo que era francamente mala.
  • ... supernatural soliciting cannot be ill cannot be good. ... incitación sobrenatural no puede ser mala no puede ser buena.
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IV)

iii

NOUN
Synonyms: iii, third, 3rd
  • I dated a ill. Yo salí con un III.
  • ... we have you on a class ill security breach. ... te tenemos en una brecha de seguridad de clase III.
  • Either a wired CI or a Title ill. O informantes con micrófonos o Título III.
  • ... that is because in "Part ill, " ... esto se debe a que en la "Parte III"
  • Phantom ill, '37, isn't ... Es un Phantom III-37, ¿no es así ...
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6. Poor

poor

I)

pobre

ADJ
Synonyms: meager, poor fellow
  • Get over here and help your poor mother. Anda a ayudar a tu pobre madre.
  • Leave him be, the poor guy. Déjalo, al pobre chico.
  • Poor among the poor. Pobre entre los pobres.
  • None need grow poor. Nadie debe crecer pobre.
  • Poor thing never saw the light of day. La pobre cosita nunca vio la luz del sol.
  • Alms for the poor. Una limosna para el pobre.
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II)

deficiente

ADJ
Synonyms: deficient, lacking, poorly, flawed, inadequate, impaired
  • Even as a beginning, it is poor. A pesar de que un comienzo, ésta es deficiente.
  • In view of the poor quality of included trials ... En vista de la calidad deficiente de los ensayos incluidos ...
  • Poor dietary intake of vitamins has been associated with ... La deficiente ingesta dietética de vitaminas se ha asociado con ...
  • Changes include poor healing, loss of ... Los cambios incluyen curación deficiente, pérdida de la ...
  • Poor communication, or no ... La comunicación deficiente, o nula, ...
  • Poor governance, and decisions ... La deficiente gobernabilidad y las decisiones ...
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III)

mala

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, mean, ill, evil, malignant
  • Your awareness of the situation is rather poor. Tu conciencia de la situación es un tanto mala.
  • Here this poor cat. Aquí estas gata mala.
  • My eyesight is poor. Mi vista es mala.
  • And a body will not work well with poor food. Y el cuerpo no funcionará bien con una mala alimentación.
  • And their security cameras are poor quality. Y las cámaras son de mala calidad.
  • It was raining and the visibility was poor. Llovía y la visibilidad era mala.
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IV)

escasa

ADJ
Synonyms: scarce, scant, insufficient, sparse, weak
  • Church attendance is poor among the youngsters. La asistencia a la iglesia es escasa entre la juventud.
  • With your poor skill, you shouldn't ... Con tu escasa habilidad, no deberías ...
  • ... information about the pesticides poor. ... información sobre los mismos era escasa.
  • ... four of them were of poor methodological quality. ... cuatro de los cuales eran de escasa calidad metodológica.
  • ... the quality of education is generally only poor or mediocre. ... la educación es generalmente de escasa o mediocre calidad.
  • ... of these irregularities to poor training of judges and ... ... de esas irregularidades a la escasa formación de los jueces y ...
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V)

mal

ADJ
Synonyms: bad, wrong, evil, badly, ill, poorly
  • He was in poor shape. Se veía muy mal.
  • And my health is poor. Y ando mal de salud.
  • You are always so nice and accepted my poor service. Usted es siempre tan agradable y aceptó mi mal servicio.
  • A mighty poor place for it. Vino a mal lugar para eso.
  • You have poor judgement. Usted tiene mal criterio.
  • I have poor taste in ribbons. Tengo muy mal gusto.
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VI)

poca

ADJ
Synonyms: little, low, walking, short, few
  • She is blind, poor thing, a cataract. Ella es ciega, una cosa poca, una catarata.
  • I have a poor head for study. Tengo poca cabeza para el estudio.
  • The tanks has very poor mobility, which limits ... Tiene muy poca movilidad, lo que limita ...
  • Their poor water retention capacity makes them prone to ... Su poca capacidad para retener agua los hace propensos al ...
  • The result is fatigue, poor endurance, an inability to ... El resultado es la fatiga, poca resistencia, incapacidad para ...
  • ... wounded in the middle of a field under poor cover. ... herido en el medio del campo debajo de poca cobertura.
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