Example: Per acabar de complicar-ho, va ploure mentre conduíem.
Definition
"Per acabar de complicar-ho" is a Catalan expression used to indicate that something additional has happened, making a situation more complicated or difficult. It often introduces an event or factor that worsens an already complex or problematic circumstance.
Translations
To make matters even worse
Para complicarlo más
Om het nog ingewikkelder te maken
Pour compliquer encore les choses
Um es noch komplizierter zu machen
Etymology
The phrase "Per acabar de complicar-ho" comes from Catalan, where "per" means 'to' or 'in order to', "acabar" means 'to finish' or 'to complete', and "complicar-ho" means 'to complicate it'. Together, it literally suggests 'to finish complicating it', highlighting the addition of a new complicating factor. Did you know that this phrase is commonly used in everyday speech to humorously emphasize escalating troubles?
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To make matters even worse