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mal tiempo

bad weather

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phrase Uncommon #12,916
bad weather Usually refers to unpleasant or stormy weather. In some contexts, it can also mean a difficult time or rough period.
SP: El partido se canceló por el mal tiempo.
EN: The game was canceled because of the bad weather.

La fiesta se celebró a pesar del mal tiempo.

The party was held despite the bad weather.

Tenemos mal tiempo últimamente.

We've been having bad weather lately.

Tenemos suerte de no estar allí con el mal tiempo.

We're lucky we're not there in bad weather.

— Rebeca (1940)

Parece que se avecina mal tiempo.

It looks like bad weather is on the way.

— Psicosis (1960)

No pudieron nadar porque hizo mal tiempo.

They couldn’t swim because the weather was bad.

El avión se retrasó por causa del mal tiempo.

The plane was delayed due to bad weather.

El avión estuvo retrasado dos horas por el mal tiempo.

The plane was delayed two hours due to bad weather.

Tuvimos mal tiempo últimamente.

We've had bad weather lately.

Estoy harto de este mal tiempo.

I'm fed up with this bad weather.

Estaba demasiado ocupada sacando mi ropa para mal tiempo.

I was too busy getting my bad-weather clothes out.

Dijeron que el mal tiempo tuvo la culpa del accidente.

They said the bad weather was to blame for the accident.

Aprendí que con mal tiempo los peces no pican.

I learned that fish don’t bite when the weather’s bad.

Ayer hizo mal tiempo.

The weather was bad yesterday.

La familia atravesó por un mal tiempo después de la guerra.

The family went through a difficult time after the war.

El mal tiempo afectará la cosecha.

Bad weather will affect the harvest.

El avión se retrasó tres horas por el mal tiempo.

The plane was delayed three hours due to bad weather.

Siguió haciendo mal tiempo.

The weather continued to be bad.

Echaron la culpa del accidente al mal tiempo.

They blamed the accident on the bad weather.