mal

/ˈmal/, [ˈmal]

bad, not good, wrong

Examples

Hemos pasado un mal rato.

We have had a bad time.

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Esa experiencia me dejó un mal sabor de boca.

That experience left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Pareciera que Tom está teniendo un mal día.

Tom looks like he's having a bad day.

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La mente es un buen sirviente, pero un mal maestro.

The mind is a good servant, but a poor master.

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Sé que bajar música del Internet sin pagar está mal, pero lo hago de todos modos.

I know that downloading music from the internet without paying is wrong, but I do it anyway.

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Me siento mal por ese sujeto.

I feel bad for that guy.

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Todo lo que podría ir mal fue mal.

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

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Tengo una novia que huele mal.

I have a smelly girlfriend.

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¿Te he llamado en mal momento?

Have I called you at a bad time?

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No distingue el bien del mal.

He doesn't know the difference between good and evil.

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Lo estás haciendo mal.

You are doing it the wrong way.

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Lo que hiciste estuvo mal.

What you did was wrong.

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Algo salió mal.

Something went wrong.

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Por mal comportamiento le echaron una semana del colegio.

He was suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.

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Este restaurante está mal administrado.

This restaurant is badly managed.

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Me da coraje que salgan mal las cosas.

It makes me mad that things go wrong.

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Este clima está teniendo un mal efecto en tu salud.

This climate is having a bad effect on your health.

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El avión llegó con retraso debido al mal tiempo.

The bad weather delayed the plane.

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¿Qué he hecho mal?

What did I do wrong?

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Tom tenía otro plan de contingencia en caso de que algo saliera mal.

Tom had a back up plan in case something went wrong.

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