How is the phrase para colmo de males translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Add insult to injury
phrase

Hacer una mala situación aún peor.

To make a bad situation even worse.

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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.

  • No empeores las cosas riéndote de él. — Don't add insult to injury by laughing at him.

  • Perder también el boleto sería el colmo. — Losing the ticket too would add insult to injury.

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