maldecir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- curse noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
- damn interjection Used to express anger, frustration, or surprise.
- drat intj Used to express mild annoyance or frustration.
- swear verb To make a solemn promise or formal declaration, often under oath.
Senses
maldecir is used for these senses in English:
- bane (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
- curse (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
- curse To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
- curse To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
- damn To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
- damn (sometimes, vulgar) To curse; put a curse upon.
- drat (transitive) To damn or curse.
- swear (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
curse — full definition
- noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
- noun A rude or offensive word used to express anger.
- verb To wish harm on someone, or to swear angrily.