How is the phrase para colmo de males translated from Spanish to English
Hacer una mala situación aún peor.
To make a bad situation even worse.
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English translation
Add insult to injury
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Para colmo de males, empezó a llover después de que perdimos el autobús. — To add insult to injury, it started raining after we missed the bus.
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No empeores las cosas riéndote de él. — Don't add insult to injury by laughing at him.
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Perder también el boleto sería el colmo. — Losing the ticket too would add insult to injury.
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“para colmo de males” translates into English as “Add insult to injury”. Add this word to your VibeLing vocabulary and lock it in with spaced repetition.
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Meaning of “para colmo de males”: Hacer una mala situación aún peor. In English — “Add insult to injury”.
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para colmo de males — Add insult to injury
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