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

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Esto no es algo malo. This isn't a bad thing.
Creo que hice algo malo. I think I did something wrong.
Tom tiene un lado bueno y uno malo. Tom has a good side and an evil side.
Él no viene al trabajo porque está malo. He doesn't come to work because he's ill.
Él era un músico malo. He was a poor musician.
Si sigues bebiendo así te pondrás malo. If you keep on drinking like that, you'll get sick.
Distinguir lo bueno de lo malo es difícil. To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.
Eres más lento que el caballo del malo. You're slower than a villain's horse.
No seas un niño malo. Don't be a bad boy.
Él no hizo nada malo. He did nothing wrong.
Es fácil distinguir lo bueno de lo malo. It is easy to distinguish good from evil.
Soy muy malo en los deportes. I am very poor at sports.
Mi perro se comió una servilleta de papel. Me pregunto si se pondrá malo. My dog ate a paper towel. I wonder if he'll get sick.
Fumar es malo para ti. Smoking is bad for you.
Cometer errores no siempre es malo. To make mistakes is not always wrong.
El único conocimiento útil es el que nos enseña cómo buscar lo que es bueno e impedir lo que es malo. The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.
En realidad, soy malo para hablar. Actually, I am poor at talking.
No te das cuenta de cuán importante es la salud hasta que te pones malo. You do not realize how important health is until you get sick.
Tom es un chico malo. Tom is a bad boy.
No hay nada malo en ello. There is nothing wrong with this.
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