Usage examples of "cattivo" in Italian with translation to English

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Tom era un cattivo studente. Tom was a bad student.
Lui era un cattivo musicista. He was a poor musician.
Lui era un musicista cattivo. He was a wicked musician.
L'imperatore Nero era un tiranno estremamente cattivo. Emperor Nero was an extremely evil tyrant.
Una volta in questo villaggio viveva un ragazzo cattivo. Once there lived a naughty boy in this village.
Lei è di cattivo umore. She is in a bad mood.
Lui è abbastanza vecchio da distinguere buono e cattivo. He is old enough to tell good from evil.
Tom ha l'alito cattivo. Tom has bad breath.
Il pesce ha un cattivo odore. The fish smells bad.
Questa carne ha un cattivo odore. This meat smells bad.
Il latte ha un cattivo sapore. The milk has a bad taste.
Tom era stanco e di cattivo umore. Tom was tired and in a bad mood.
I suoi vestiti fanno sempre cattivo odore. His clothes always smell bad.
Tom ha intenzione di andare malgrado il cattivo tempo. Tom plans to go in spite of the bad weather.
Non è potuto venire a causa del cattivo tempo. Because of the bad weather, he couldn't come.
Non so come mai stamattina sono di cattivo umore. I don't know why I'm in a bad mood this morning.
La donnola è conosciuta per il suo cattivo odore. The weasel is noted for its bad smell.
Puoi dire che è un bugiardo, ma non che sia un uomo cattivo. You may call him a liar, but you cannot call him a bad man.
Come gli scenziati continuano a ripetere, non c'è necessariamente qualcosa di buono o di cattivo in ogni scoperta scientifica. As scientists keep insisting, there is neither good nor bad in any scientific discovery.
Fumare è una cattiva abitudine. Smoking is a bad habit.
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