What is the Spanish word for "curse"?

Learn how to say "curse" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

curse

Spanish

maldición

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Alternative translations of "curse"

imprecación
anatema
execración
blasfemia

Examples of how to use "curse" in Spanish

English
An old witch put a curse on the village.
Spanish
Una vieja bruja lanzó una maldición sobre el pueblo.
English
They believed the necklace carried a curse.
Spanish
Creían que el collar llevaba una maldición.
English
The village fears an old family curse.
Spanish
El pueblo teme una antigua maldición familiar.
English
He said the curse would last forever.
Spanish
Dijo que la maldición duraría para siempre.
English
Breaking the curse required true courage.
Spanish
Romper la maldición requería verdadera valentía.

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