go bad

echarse a perder, estropearse

Estropearse por el paso del tiempo o por daños, hasta no poder comerse o usarse sin riesgo.

En inglés sencillo: To become too old or damaged to eat or use safely.

• The milk has gone bad.
• Meat can go bad quickly in hot weather.
• Will these berries go bad before Friday?

Sinónimos: spoil, rot

Expresiones frecuentes: go bad quickly, go bad overnight

volverse peligroso

Pasar una situación de ser segura o controlable a ser peligrosa.

En inglés sencillo: To change from safe or manageable to dangerous.

• The situation could go bad fast.
• Their rescue mission went bad when the bridge collapsed.
• We left before the deal could go bad and put us in danger.

Sinónimos: turn dangerous

Expresiones frecuentes: go bad suddenly, go bad fast

corromperse, echarse a perder

Empezar a comportarse mal, actuar sin honestidad o participar en delitos.

En inglés sencillo: To start behaving badly or become dishonest or involved in crime.

• He was once honest, but he went bad.
• The story follows a young officer who goes bad.
• Why do some decent people go bad when they gain power?

Sinónimos: turn bad, become corrupt

Antónimos: reform

Expresiones frecuentes: go bad eventually, go bad young