Usage examples of "Mal" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él está de mal humor. He is in an angry mood.
Estoy siempre de mal humor. I'm always moody.
Algunos remedios nos caen mal. Some medicine does us harm.
Él es un héroe mal reconocido. He is an unsung hero.
Me siento muy mal por él. I feel very sorry for him.
Estoy harto de este mal tiempo. I'm fed up with this wet weather.
Mal de muchos, consuelo de todos Two in distress makes sorrow less
No dije que estuviera mal comer. I didn't say it wasn't OK to eat.
Ahora me siento mal por ella. Now I feel sorry for her.
Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. Two in distress make sorrow less.
Se me da mal el latín. I'm not good at Latin.
Me sentí mal por el niño. I felt sorry for the boy.
Son primos, si no recuerdo mal. They are cousins, if I remember rightly.
La mujer es el mal del hombre. A woman is the woe of man.
A buen fin no hay mal principio. All's well that ends well.
Sus comentarios mal intencionados enardecieron la discusión. His nasty comments fueled the argument.
A buen hambre no hay mal pan Anything tastes good when you're hungry
Más vale estar solo que mal acompañado It's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
Tom se quejaba sobre su mal salario. Tom complained about his low salary.
No hay mal que cien años dure Nothing goes on for ever
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