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Meanings of curse in English

Portuguese
palavrão
Catalan
paraulota
Spanish
garabato

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.

      palavrão
      Portuguese
      maldição
      Catalan
      maledicció
      Spanish
      maldición

      An evil spell.

            maldição
            Portuguese
            deusa da vingança
            Catalan
            desgràcia
            Spanish
            desgracia

            Something causing misery or death.

                  deusa da vingança
                  Portuguese
                  maldição
                  Catalan
                  condemna
                  Spanish
                  condena

                  An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group.

                        maldição
                        Usage of curse in English
                        1
                        Thyestes exalts over the fulfillment of another chapter in the inevitable curse.
                        Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough'
                        2
                        They had got the Nibelungen hoard; and with it the Nibelungen curse.
                        The Roman and the Teuton / A Series of Lectures delivered before...
                        3
                        The curse of militarism may make itself felt even in the school-room.
                        Prime Ministers and Some Others: A Book of Reminiscences
                        4
                        Maybe Drake is trying to direct the curse's power towards the Warriors.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        The fearful curse of the country, however, is the belief in witchcraft.
                        The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa
                        6
                        He said the curse of the age and the country was superficiality.
                        Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers
                        7
                        The curse, is compared to water; the remedy is compared to water.
                        Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
                        8
                        The great curse of the whole region is the habit of drinking.
                        The Land of the Kangaroo / Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey...
                        9
                        The liar and the murderer are joined together to receive the curse.
                        Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
                        10
                        Only love can destroy the curse on the Gold of the Gods.
                        Gold of the Gods
                        11
                        It was like one of those old incantations; almost like a curse.
                        Dust
                        12
                        And he cannot deceive me because of the power of the curse.
                        Twenty-Two Goblins
                        13
                        The golf clubs lean up against the wall and curse the weather.
                        The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II
                        14
                        Still is the curse heavy upon Khem and the people of Khem.
                        The World's Desire
                        15
                        And the curse shall be on thee till the day of reckoning.
                        The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
                        16
                        The curse of religious and political apostasy lay heavy on the land.
                        Tales and Sketches / Part 3 from Volume V of The Works of John G...