bad news | Idiomator

Meaning: News ofunpleasant,unfortunateorsadevents.2008August 5, Alex Perry, “Good News: Gorillas Thrive”, inTime:One of the rules of journalism is that news from Africa is alwaysbad news.2021December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Aylesbury (2009)”, inRAIL, number947, page61:The mainstream media hones in onbad newsstories where UK railways are concerned, yet gives scant attention to the many items of good news emerging from the network.; (idiomatic)Anirritating,troublesomeorharmfulobject,situationorindividual.Synonym:bad business2008January 12, Lynda Johnson, “Nude Photos: Britney Spears 5150 Leads to Paparazzi Picture Sale”, inNational Ledger, retrieved 10 Oct. 2008:Many are warning Spears that he isbad newsand is trying to use her.

Examples:

EN: Napoleon receives bad news.
ES: Napoleón recibe malas noticias.
EN: Returning home with bad news, the Marquis tells the Marquise about the theft of both jewels and 250,000 franks.
ES: Llegando mal, el marqués relata el robo de las joyas y de los 250 mil ffs.
EN: "I must inform you of bad news... "
ES: "Debo informar de malas noticias... "
EN: I have the difficult assignment Of delivering bad news.
ES: Tiene el difícil encargo de traer una mala noticia.
EN: Hey, listen, bad news, if I never see you again, it'll be soon enough for me.
ES: Escucha, malas nuevas, si jamás vuelvo a verte, será un buen momento para mí.
EN: But I've got some bad news for you.
ES: Tengo malas noticias para ti.
EN: - More bad news, Hay?
ES: - ¿Más noticias adversas, Hay?
EN: Ah, you're always bad news to me.
ES: - Tú no das más que disgustos.
EN: But she's bad news if I know it when I see it.
ES: Pero ella no es trigo limpio. Lo supe cuando la vi.
EN: Is it good news or bad news?
ES: ¿Son buenas o malas noticias?
EN: No bad news, mother?
ES: ¿Malas noticias, madre?
EN: What's the bad news?
ES: ¿Cuál es la mala noticia?
EN: It isn't really bad news?
ES: ¿No serán realmente malas noticias?
EN: It is bad news only it isn't bad news because maybe it is.
ES: Es una mala noticia, o tal vez lo sea.
ES: Es una mala noticia, o tal vez lo sea.
EN: There is the bad news.
ES: Mala noticia.

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