mal administrado
/mal administɾado/from spelling rules
The English phrase mismanaged is translated into Spanish as mal administrado.
mal administrado is used to describe something that has been handled or controlled in a poor or inefficient way.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mal (badly) and administrado (managed).
Which one should you use?
While mal administrado is a standard way to express this, mal gestionado is a common alternative often used specifically when discussing business or administrative processes.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, use mal administrada for a feminine singular noun and mal administradas for a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/mal administɾado/
Did you know?
- Spanish has a unique word, desmadre, to describe a situation that is so mismanaged it has become total chaos. It literally translates to 'un-mothering' or 'without a mother'.
- In Spanish, if something is truly mismanaged, people might call it a desastre or use the verb chapucear. The latter describes doing a job in a sloppy or haphazard way, often referred to as a chapuza.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, a person who mismanages things is called a manazas. This comes from the word manos meaning 'hands', suggesting they are clumsy with everything they touch.
Examples in context
- La empresa está mal administrada y necesita tomar medidas urgentes.The company is mismanaged and needs to take urgent measures.
- El proyecto fracasó debido a una pobre gestión por parte del equipo directivo.The project failed due to poor management by the executive team.
- Esa empresa está mal llevada, no me sorprende que esté en crisis.That company is mismanaged, it's no wonder it's in crisis.
- El evento fue un caos total, estuvo desorganizado desde el principio hasta el final.The event was a complete chaos, it was mismanaged from start to finish.
- La empresa de tecnología ha sido mal administrada, lo que ha llevado al despido de muchos empleados.The technology company has been mismanaged, leading to the dismissal of many employees.
- Parece que este proyecto fue desorganizado desde el principio.It seems like this project was mismanaged from the beginning.
- El mal liderazgo resultó en una pobre gestión del departamento.Poor leadership resulted in mismanagement of the department.
- En mi opinión, la asociación está mal llevada y necesita cambios urgentes.In my opinion, the association is mismanaged and requires urgent changes.
- El proyecto fue mal administrado por el equipo.The project was mismanaged by the team.
- Ese presupuesto fue mal administrado durante el año.That budget was mismanaged during the year.
- El recurso fue mal administrado y se agotó.The resource was mismanaged and ran out.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing their company's recent losses.
- LucíaDaniel, creo que el fondo común fue mal administrado.Daniel, I think the common fund was mismanaged.
- DanielEstoy de acuerdo, perdimos mucho dinero.I agree, we lost a lot of money.
- Lucía¿Quién crees que cometió los errores?Who do you think made the mistakes?
- DanielProbablemente fue el gerente anterior, Lucía.It was probably the previous manager, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
