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156 months ago

anamaria crowe serrano (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Spanish > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

de mala muerte

Context:

EStaba en una taberna de mala muerte en los arrabales de la ciudad...

Keywords:

Context is literature. A man is hiding from the authorities in this tavern.

 

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156 months ago

  See profile wrote:

dive

My comment:

'A dive' is a possible (informal) translation for 'una taberna de mala muerte' - a seedy, or rundown tavern/bar, frequented by suspicious or shady characters...

156 months ago

  See profile wrote:

he was in a tavern that was a real dump/a total dump

My references:

Collins Robert Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

156 months ago

  See profile wrote:

seedy

My comment:

:)

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