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September 23, 2010, 04:47 AM
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Mal que no mejora empeora
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September 23, 2010, 12:30 PM
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@Robin: Por favor toma en cuenta que varias de las expresiones por las que preguntas no son conocidas por todos los usuarios, así que se necesita que expliques más y dés ejemplos para poder ayudar.
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September 23, 2010, 12:43 PM
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En este caso, más que "modismo" es un refrán que como María Moliner dice a veces en su diccionario es "de significado claro".
That is, A bad thing [illness, wrong, suffering, an evil, problem, misfortune...] that does not get better (does not improve), it gets worse. The idea is that "nothing remains in a stable condition in this universe". Unless you are improving, you are going to get worse. My French is pretty poor nowadays as I have not practiced for yeeears... so unless I start to practice, it will get worse. Or "Peter has a chronic sinusitis and since he is not treating it and taking proper care, it's getting worse..." La cosa va de mal en peor = This matter is going from bad to worse. Salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor... (Uy, que no me den cuerda, que si no paro, la cosa va a degenerar...) 
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