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terrible timing

mal momento

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timing	n.	la sincronización	[INFO]
timing	n.	el engranaje de distribución
timing gear	n.	el engranaje de distribución
good timing	n.	momento adecuado ; momento oportuno ; buen momento
timing chain	n.	cadena de distribución
bug in timing	n.	el error en la sincronización	[INFO]
timing signal	n.	la señal de sincronización	[INFO]

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terrible
adj

1    (=very unpleasant)
[experience, accident, disease]   terrible, espantoso
it was a terrible thing to have happened      era terrible que hubiese sucedido algo así
it was a terrible thing to see      era horrible verlo
the terrible thing is that I've lost it      lo peor de todo es que lo he perdido

2    *   (=very bad)
[weather, food]   horrible, espantoso
her French is terrible      habla fatal el francés, habla un francés espantoso
"what was it like?" -- "terrible!"      --¿qué tal fue? --¡espantoso!
→ I'm terrible at cooking      se me da fatal la cocina *
I'm terrible at remembering names      se me da fatal recordar (los) nombres, soy malísimo para recordar (los) nombres
→ I've got a terrible cold      tengo un resfriado espantoso
→ I've had a terrible day at the office      he tenido un día malísimo or horrible en la oficina
→ to feel terrible      (=guilty, ill)   sentirse fatal or muy mal
→ to look terrible      (=ill)   tener muy mal aspecto
she looked terrible in that trouser suit      ese traje pantalón le quedaba fatal
→ I've got a terrible memory      tengo una memoria malísima
→ I've made a terrible mistake      he cometido un terrible error
→ you sound terrible, is something wrong?      ¡vaya tono!, ¿pasa algo?
→ we had a terrible time      lo pasamos fatal

3    *, as intensifier   (=great)
[pity, shame]   verdadero
→ I've been a terrible fool      he sido un verdadero imbécil
→ the garden is in a terrible mess      el jardín está hecho un verdadero desastre
→ it was or it came as a terrible shock      fue un golpe terrible
→ he's having terrible trouble with his homework      le está costando horrores or un montón hacer los deberes *

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terribly, terrier, terrine, tribe

"terrible timing": examples and translations in context


I know it's terrible timing, But I just got this urgent work thing.	Sé que es un momento terrible, pero tengo un trabajo urgente.
I know this is terrible timing, but the president has called and I have to leave.	Sé que es un momento terrible, pero el presidente ha llamado y tengo que irme.
It's terrible timing and I really wanted to come to work today.	Es terrible momento y realmente quería venir a trabajar hoy.
This - this is terrible timing... Just like people assume without a doubt that the events that occurred in the recent match were racially motivated, they will assume without a doubt that Khoury's court case is politically motivated.	Este -este es un terrible momento para que pasen la cosas... Así como la gente asume sin lugar a dudas que los acontecimientos que ocurrieron en el reciente partido tuvieron motivación racial, asumirán sin dudas que el caso judicial de Khoury tiene motivación política.
That guy really has terrible timing.	Este tío siempre es muy inoportuno.
I know this is terrible timing,	Sé que es muy inoportuno...

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