de mala muerte
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “of bad death”.
Adjective
[edit]- (idiomatic) crummy, shoddy, grotty, crappy, godforsaken, seedy
- un pueblo de mala muerte ― a one-horse town
- 2020 February 14, “Sin dinero para motel o condones: la crisis restringe sexualidad de jóvenes venezolanos”, in Newsweek[1]:
- De pelo y barba cuidados, este diseñador gráfico llega a desembolsar 100 dólares en una cita, sumando cena, tragos, taxis y motel. “Si la llevo para un ‘matadero’, no gasto mucho”, explica, refiriéndose a hoteles “de mala muerte”, su última opción.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
[edit]- Said of places, especially buildings such as hotels and bars, but also towns or areas
Further reading
[edit]- “de mala muerte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28