🇬🇧🇪🇸 curse - maldecir : English Lesson

Meaning of "curse" ("maldecir"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To curse means to say rude or bad words, usually when you feel very angry, upset, or hurt. When someone curses, they are not using kind or polite language, and it can make other people feel uncomfortable or sad. It’s better to calm down and use respectful words instead of cursing.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The pirate wanted to curse, but the parrot kept squawking, "Use your nice words, matey!"

The dragon burned his own tail and started to curse, but the knight handed him a dictionary of polite words.

Our coach said, "If you miss the ball, don’t curse; just blame the wind and try again."

When the printer jammed again, Dad looked like he would curse, but he calmly said, "I strongly dislike this machine."

In our house, if you curse, you have to put a coin in the "nice-words piggy bank," so it’s getting very rich.

A cook drops soup on a white shirt. He sees the stain and begins to curse, to curse again, to curse once more, each louder than the last. A child copies that curse and shouts the same curse back. The cook stops, scoops the child up, and they both laugh, then clean the mess.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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