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What does “Estar de mala leche” mean?

SpanishFood and drinkInformal

Estar de mala leche

Word for word

To be of bad milk

What it really means

To be in a foul mood. Swapping the verb changes everything: «tener mala leche» means having a nasty streak or, in some contexts, appalling luck.

How we say it in English

To be in a foul mood

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