"para colmo de los males" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Head templates: {{es-adv}} para colmo de los males
  1. (idiomatic) to make matters worse; to top it off Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: para colmo, para colmo de males
    Sense id: en-para_colmo_de_los_males-es-adv-jzLcmig0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2016 September 14, “Al rescate de El Arenal”, in El Deber Bolivia:",
          "text": "La circulación de buses de casi medio centenar de líneas en escasos minutos empeora la situación en el lugar, donde, para colmo de males, se dan cita cleferos, ebrios, delincuentes, prostitutas y los vendedores ambulantes, que, cuándo no, copan abusiva y arbitrariamente los espacios públicos.",
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