mal

/ˈmal/, [ˈmal]

bad, not good, wrong

Examples

A Donald no le gustan las personas que hablan mal de los demás.

Donald doesn't like people who speak ill of others.

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Él siempre habla mal de su esposa.

He's always speaking badly of his wife.

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Tom no tiene mal aspecto.

Tom isn't bad-looking.

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Si algo va mal, simplemente échale la culpa al traductor.

If something goes wrong, just blame it on the translator.

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A menudo se dice que los dulces hacen mal a los dientes.

It is often said that sweets are bad for your teeth.

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No nos dejes caer en la tentación, y líbranos del mal.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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Me caes mal.

I don't like you.

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Tuve un mal sueño anoche.

I had a bad dream last night.

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Son primos, si no recuerdo mal.

They are cousins, if I remember rightly.

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Puso como excusa que su reloj estaba mal.

He made the excuse that his watch was wrong.

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¿Está mal comer gente?

Is eating people wrong?

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A juzgar por su expresión, él está de mal humor.

Judging from his expression, he's in a bad mood.

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Debido al mal tiempo, el juego fue cancelado.

Due to the bad weather, the game was called off.

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Algo anda mal con los frenos.

Something is wrong with the brakes.

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De acuerdo al anciano que conocí ayer, las cucarachas pueden comerse y no saben nada mal.

According to the old man I met yesterday, cockroaches can be eaten and don't taste all that bad.

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Algo anda mal con mi reloj.

Something is wrong with my watch.

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Me siento mal por no haber ido a su funeral.

I feel bad about not having gone to his funeral.

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Él meditó sobre el problema del bien y el mal.

He meditated on the problem of good and evil.

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Dabas mal ejemplo.

You gave a bad example.

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Lo que hizo estuvo mal.

What he did was wrong.

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