mal

/ˈmal/, [ˈmal]

bad, not good, wrong

Examples

El partido se pospuso a causa del mal tiempo.

The game was postponed because of the bad weather.

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Estoy siempre de mal humor.

I'm always moody.

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Quiero encontrar otra forma de salir de esta situación, aunque ésta tampoco está tan mal.

I want to find another way out of the situation, although this one isn't that bad either.

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Te juzgué mal.

I have misjudged you.

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El mal clima me impidió el ir a pescar.

The bad weather prevented me from going fishing.

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Ese niño aprendió a distinguir el bien del mal.

That child learned to tell good from bad.

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Me gusta estar triste. Sé que la mayoría de las personas intentan evitar cualquier tipo de sentimiento de tristeza. Pero yo pienso que eso está mal.

I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.

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Vamos, hijo. ¡Deja de pelear contra las fuerzas del mal durante diez minutos y ven a cenar!

Come on, son. Quit battling the forces of evil for ten minutes and come to dinner!

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A pesar del dolor puso a mal tiempo buena cara.

Despite the pain, he put on a brave face.

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Lamento haberte entendido mal.

I'm sorry I misunderstood you.

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Sus ropas siempre tienen mal olor.

His clothes always smell bad.

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Él es un mal mentiroso.

He's a bad liar.

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Me pregunto qué está mal.

I wonder what's wrong.

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Me siento muy mal por eso.

I feel awful about that.

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Él quedó mal.

He lost face.

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No fui a causa del mal tiempo.

Because of the bad weather, I didn't go.

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Debido al mal tiempo, la salida del avión se retrasó dos horas.

Because of the bad weather, the plane's departure was delayed by two hours.

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No he hecho nada mal.

I've done nothing wrong.

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Tiene el mal hábito de morder el lápiz.

He has the bad habit of chewing his pencil.

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Paulo, en la escuela hablaron mal de ti.

Paulo, they spoke ill of you in school.

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