caer mal

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˌeɾ ˈmal/ [kaˌeɾ ˈmal]
  • Syllabification: ca‧er mal

Verb

caer mal (first-person singular present caigo mal, first-person singular preterite caí mal, past participle caído mal)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to be disagreeable, make a bad (or not so good) impression (a person)
    Synonyms: caer gordo, caer pesado
    Antonyms: caer bien, agradar, simpatizar
    Arnoldo siempre ha caído mal
    Arnoldo always has been unpleasant (to people)
    Les caigo mal a tus padres
    I don't please your parents
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to make for or cause a bad digestion (food)
    Synonym: caer de peso
    Antonyms: caer bien, hacer buen provecho
    La sandía me cae mal en la noche
    watermelon results in a bad digestion for me by night
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) to make unhappy or sad, to anger, to dissatisfy (news, advice, announcement)
    Synonym: caer de peso
    Antonym: caer bien
    La noticia le cayó mal al jefe, y está de mal humor
    The advice made the boss unhappy, and he's in a bad mood

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