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mal

/ˈmal/, [ˈmal]

bad, not good, wrong

Examples

  • José se mostró como una persona de mal carácter.

    José showed himself to be a person of bad character.

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  • Me parece que algo va mal.

    It seems to me that something is wrong.

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  • Lo que pueda ir mal, irá mal.

    Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.

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  • Picotear entre comidas es un mal hábito.

    Snacking between meals is a bad habit.

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  • Sé que está mal.

    I know it's wrong.

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  • ¿Qué tal si algo sale mal?

    What if something goes wrong?

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  • Tú calculaste mal.

    You're off in your reckoning.

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  • Pero ¿qué mal he hecho para merecerme todo esto?

    But what bad have I done to deserve all this?

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  • Tenemos que aceptar la vida, para bien o para mal.

    We must accept life, for good or for evil.

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  • Sabía que algo estaba mal.

    I knew something was wrong.

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  • Ese trabajo está mal hecho.

    That work is poorly done.

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  • Todos nuestros planes salieron mal.

    All our plans went wrong.

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  • Una vez que se empieza a fumar, es difícil dejar ese mal hábito.

    Once you start smoking, it is difficult to get rid of that bad habit.

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  • Me cayeron mal esas ostras que comí anoche.

    Those oysters I ate last night didn't agree with me.

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  • Debido al mal tiempo, mi profesor de piano me sugirió que vaya a casa temprano.

    Because of the bad weather, my piano teacher suggested that I go home early.

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  • Fue el mal clima lo que provocó su enfermedad.

    It was the bad weather that caused his illness.

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  • ¿Qué tan mal me veo?

    How bad do I look?

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  • Echaron la culpa del accidente al mal tiempo.

    They ascribed the accident to the bad weather.

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  • Me horroriza lo mal que se portan esos niños.

    I'm appalled at how badly those children behave.

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  • Lo lamento, algo salió mal.

    Sorry, something went wrong.

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