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

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Antes só que mal acompanhado Better alone than in bad company
O mal às vezes vence. Evil sometimes wins.
Eu estou tão cansado que mal posso andar. I am so tired that I can hardly walk.
Eu devo ter me expressado mal. I must have expressed myself badly.
Iremos aí buscar-vos mal o vento abrande. We'll be down to get you as soon as the winds let up.
Comer demais faz mal à saúde. Eating too much is bad for the health.
Não se nasce com o mal; este é aprendido. You're not born evil; you learn how to be evil.
Ele mal pode falar um pouco de inglês. He can hardly speak any English.
Não fale mal dele na sua ausência. Don't speak badly of him in his absence.
Eu me sinto mal por ele. I feel bad for him.
A pobreza é a raiz de todo o mal. Poverty is the root of all evil.
A água mal tinha fervido quando ela colocou os ingredientes. The water hardly began to boil when she added the ingredients.
Seria injusto se o tratássemos tão mal. It would be unfair if we treated him so badly.
Eu me sinto mal por esse cara. I feel bad for that guy.
A falta de dinheiro é a raiz de todo mal. The lack of money is the root of all evil.
Eu mal tinha sentado no banco, quando eu achei que tinha acabado de ser pintado. I had hardly sat down on the bench when I found it had just been painted.
Um mal trabalhador reclama de suas ferramentas. A bad workman complains of his tools.
Eu não sabia que você estava se sentindo tão mal. I wasn't aware that you were feeling that bad.
É mal educação comer em trens e ônibus no Japão. It's bad manners to eat on trains and buses in Japan.
À medida que o clima foi esfriando, ele foi de mal a pior. As the weather became colder, he went from bad to worse.
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