mal

English translation of mal

1 (estar) (enfermo) ill; (anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq); (incómodo) uncomfortable andar mal del estómago = to have trouble with one's stomach ¡este está mal de la cabeza! = he's not right in the head esas cosas me ponen mal = things like that really upset me Definition of ill in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ill in the US English dictionary Translate ill | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (fam) (en frases negativas) (refiriéndose al aspecto) no está nada mal = she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 (insatisfactorio) estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto = I look awful in this photograph le queda mal ese color = that color doesn't suit her

4 (estar) (incorrecto) wrong Definition of wrong in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wrong in the US English dictionary Translate wrong | into French | into German | into Italian

5 (indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo (de dinero/tiempo) = to be short of sth

1 (de manera no satisfactoria) [vestir/cantar/jugar] badly le fue mal en los exámenes = his exams went badly te oigo muy mal = I can hardly hear you el negocio marcha mal = the business isn't doing well de mal en peor = from bad to worse Definition of badly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of badly in the US English dictionary Translate badly | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (desfavorablemente) badly, ill hablar mal de algn = to speak badly o ill of sb Definition of badly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of badly in the US English dictionary Translate badly | into French | into German | into Italian

3 a (de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly te han informado mal = you've been badly o wrongly informed te entendí mal = I misunderstood you Definition of wrong in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wrong in the US English dictionary Translate wrong | into French | into German | into Italian b (de manera reprensible) [obrar/partarse] badly haces mal en no ir a verla = it's wrong of you not to go and see her me contestó muy mal = she answered me very rudely Definition of badly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of badly in the US English dictionary Translate badly | into French | into German | into Italian

4 (desagradable) [oler/saber] bad aquí huele mal = there's a horrible smell o it smells in here Definition of bad in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bad in the US English dictionary Translate bad | into French | into German | into Italian

5 (en locs) hacer mal
(AmL) (a la salud) esto hace mal al hígado = this is bad for the liver el pescado me hizo mal = the fish didn't agree with me menos mal
¡menos mal! = thank goodness! ¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! = it's just as well they told him in time! tomarse algo a mal = to take sth to heart

1 [Fil] evil el bien y el mal = good and evil, right and wrong Definition of evil in the British & World English dictionary Definition of evil in the US English dictionary Translate evil | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (daño, perjuicio) el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal = her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 (cosa dañina) ill, evil los males sociales = the social ills no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining Definition of ill in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ill in the US English dictionary Translate ill | into French | into German | into Italian

4 [Med] (liter) (enfermedad) illness tiene mal de amores (fam) = he's lovesick mal de (las) altura(s) = altitude sickness, mountain sickness Definition of illness in the British & World English dictionary Definition of illness in the US English dictionary Translate illness | into French | into German | into Italian

5 (pena) trouble Definition of trouble in the British & World English dictionary Definition of trouble in the US English dictionary Translate trouble | into French | into German | into Italian

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