scandal

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BrE /ˈskændl/ AmE /ˈskændl/

noun en → es

1 PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL [singular] B1

a situation that causes public shock and disapproval because it is considered morally wrong or illegal

escándalo, escándalo público

  • a scandal

Collocations political scandal · financial scandal

  • The politician was involved in a major scandal.

    El político estuvo involucrado en un gran escándalo.

2 SHOCK [singular] B1

a situation that causes shock or surprise because it is unexpected and unusual

sorpresa, asombro

  • a scandal

Collocations personal scandal · family scandal

  • The news was a real scandal.

    La noticia fue un verdadero asombro.

3 Gossip [uncountable] B2

talk about private or secret information that is often untrue and causes embarrassment to the people involved

chisme, cotilleo

  • there's a lot of scandal

Collocations office scandal · school scandal

  • There was a lot of scandal about the new teacher.

    Había mucho chisme sobre el nuevo profesor.

1 TARGET [singular] B2

a person or thing that is being aimed at, attacked, criticized, etc.

objetivo, blanco

  • the scandal of

Collocations political scandal · financial scandal

  • The scandal of the government's policies.

    El escándalo de las políticas del gobierno.

2 Purpose [singular] B2

a person or thing that is intended to be achieved, used, etc.

objetivo, propósito

  • the scandal of

Collocations financial scandal · political scandal

  • The scandal of the charity was to help the poor.

    El objetivo de la caridad era ayudar a los pobres.