⚡️ What can I say with the word "mood"?
#DoubtsForLater
My students often bring up questions which I can't answer fully at the moment, so I save them and do research later.
Let's start by asking Gemini (Google's AI).
Me: What are the collocations with the word "mood"? I know "be in a good/bad mood", but I wonder if there are any others. For instance, is there something like "me puse de mal humor" using "mood", like "I got into a very bad move"?
GG: Here are some common collocations with the word "mood":
With verbs...
Be in a mood: To be feeling a particular way, often negative.
🗣 He's in a bad mood today.
Change mood: To alter one's emotional state.
🗣 Her mood changed suddenly.
Improve mood: To make oneself feel better.
🗣 Listening to music can improve your mood.
Spoil mood: To ruin someone's enjoyment or happiness.
🗣 The bad weather spoiled our mood.
With adjectives...
Good mood: Feeling happy or content.
Bad mood: Feeling unhappy or angry.
Moody: Often changing moods or being irritable.
Gloomy mood: Feeling sad or depressed.
With nouns...
Mood swing: A sudden change of mood, often from positive to negative.
Mood disorder: A mental health condition characterized by persistent or recurring mood disturbances.
Mood ring: A ring that changes color based on the wearer's body temperature, often used as a way to supposedly indicate mood.
In phrases...
In a mood to do something: Feeling inclined or ready to do something.
A mood killer: Something that ruins a good mood.
Regarding your specific question about "me puse de mal humor," while there isn't a direct equivalent using "mood" in English, you could say something like:
🗣 I got into a foul mood.
🗣 My mood soured.
🗣 I became irritable.