peor
worse off ; worse ; not-so-good ; low-end ; losingest.
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.
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.
The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.
aún peor
worse
worse still
even worse
worse still
Problems will still exist with telecommunications and postal services with differing prices and, worse, differing standards of service.
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.
Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.
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
This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.
cambiar para peor
change for + the worse
He has changed for the worse since 2000, because defending a lie leads to bigger lies.
de lo peor
at + Posesivo + very worst
at + Posesivo + worst
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.
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
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
The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Theoretical results demonstrate that planning is in the worst case intractable.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
ir de mal en peor
go from + bad to worse
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 [Normalmente precedido del artículo]
brunt of, the
However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
lo peor del
the armpit of the
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
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
What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.
lo peor ya ha pasado
the worst is over now
The worst is over now and I wish you all the luck in the world.
lo que es aun peor
worse still
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
And, what's worse, they have themselves failed to aggressively lobby for their own interests.
los peores + Nombre
the poorest + Nombre
The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
mucho peor
far worse
No matter how confusing these may be, special librarians should consider that the alternative of full exposure to liability would be far worse.
peor afectado
worst-hit
The worst-hit region, according to state officials, was along the upper Rhine river.
peor aun
worse still
even worse
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.
Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.
peor caso, el
worst case, the
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 [Superlativo del adjetivo bad (malo)]
worst ... in, the
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
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
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
In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
prepararse para lo peor
batten down
batten down + the hatches
New Orleans battens down for second storm.
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.
quedar peor
be a little worse prepared
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
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
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
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 peor que [Comparativo de sorry]
be sorrier than
compare + unfavourably
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.
Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.
tener la peor suerte
get + the shit(tty) end of the stick
get + the short end of the stick
get + a raw deal
No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick.
Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up.
Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned.
tocar la peor suerte
get + the shit(tty) end of the stick
get + the short end of the stick
get + a raw deal
No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick.
Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up.
Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned.
y lo peor de todo
and worst of all
Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
