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

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Tom es un mal cocinero. Tom is a bad cook.
No he hecho nada mal. I've done nothing wrong.
El mal a veces gana. Evil sometimes wins.
No hables mal de otros. Don't speak ill of others.
Este restaurante está mal administrado. This restaurant is badly managed.
El mal escribano le echa la culpa a la pluma It's a poor workman who complains about his tools
Mary despertó mal del estómago. Mary woke up feeling sick in stomach.
El Mal de Alzheimer afecta principalmente a personas mayores de 60 años. Alzheimer's disease affects mainly people older than 60 years.
La familia atravesó por un mal tiempo después de la guerra. The family had a hard time after the war.
Nunca hablo mal de nadie. I never speak poorly of anyone.
Es una tarea difícil elegir qué está "bien" o "mal", pero has de hacerlo. It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it.
Mi madre dice que los niños japoneses no son malos, pero viven muy lejos y por eso Papá Noel no les trae regalos. Menos mal que yo nací en España. My mother says Japanese kids aren't naughty, but they live very far away, so Santa Claus doesn't bring them gifts. Thank goodness I was born in Spain.
Ella estaba de mal humor. She was in a bad temper.
Su nombre fue deletreado mal. Her name was spelled wrong.
El bien gana siempre al mal. Good always wins over evil.
Lo atrapé hablando mal de mí. I caught him speaking ill of me.
Debo de haberme expresado mal. I must have expressed myself badly.
Los agricultores sufrieron pérdidas de cosecha debido al mal tiempo. Farmers suffered crop losses from poor weather.
Hola. Me encuentro algo mal. Hi. I feel kind of sick.
Tom falleció el pasado invierno después de una larga batalla contra el mal de Alzheimer. Tom passed away last winter after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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