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de mala gana



Definitions

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de mala gana
     1. adv. reluctantly, grudgingly
Analysis
de
     1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
           Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
           la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
     2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
           Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
mala
     1. n-f. female equivalent of malo
     2. adj. feminine singular of malo
     3. n-f. suitcase
     4. n-f. mailbag
     5. n-f. mail, post
     malo
          1. adj. bad
          2. adj. evil, mean
          3. adj. sick
          4. n-m. bad guy; baddie; bad boy; bad person
gana
     1. n-f. (often, in the plural) desire (to do something)
           Tengo ganas de irme. (I've got an urge to leave.)
           Lo que me da la gana. (Whatever I feel like doing.)
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of ganar, it wins; it gains; it earns.
     ganar
          1. v. to gain
          2. v. to earn
          3. v. (sports) to win
          4. v. to defeat, to beat
          5. v. to reach; to attain



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