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mean spirted

Spanish translation: mal intencionado


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English term or phrase:mean spirited
Spanish translation:mal intencionado
Entered by: Roxana Cortijo
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13:26 Sep 21, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: mean spirted
He is impulsive, but not mean spirted
Susana Vivas
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
typpo: mean spirited / mal intencionado
Explanation:
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Roxana Cortijo
Local time: 09:02
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2typpo: mean spirited / mal intencionado
Roxana Cortijo
5no tiene mal corazón
Smartranslators
4 +1no tiene malas intencionesaykon
5pero no es malo / pero no desea el mal
Xenia Wong


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pero no es malo / pero no desea el mal


Explanation:
Sug.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
typpo: mean spirited / mal intencionado


Explanation:
suerte

Roxana Cortijo
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita Palatnik
1 min
  -> Gracias, Margarita

agree  Felix Ortiz
14 mins
  -> Gracias, Felix
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
no tiene malas intenciones


Explanation:
o intenciones malas...

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sus intenciones no son malas

aykon
Local time: 13:02
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: "Sus intenciones no son malas". Me gusta más que "mal intencionado", me suena más natural :)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
no tiene mal corazón


Explanation:
En España se dice así.

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Local time: 14:02
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