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

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Você trocou ruim por péssimo. You've traded bad for worse.
"Paul está doente de cama hoje." "Que péssimo." "Paul is sick in bed today." "That's too bad."
Ele tem o péssimo hábito de morder seu lápis. He has the bad habit of chewing his pencil.
Antes só que mal acompanhado Better alone than in bad company
É fácil distinguir o bom do mau. It is easy to distinguish good from evil.
Somos todos maus nadadores, com a possível exceção do Jack. We are all poor swimmers with the possible exception of Jack.
Não há mal sem bem Nothing so bad as not to be good for something
A erva depressa nasce e tarde envelhece Evil weed is soon grown
De mau pagador, em farelos From a bad paymaster, get what you can
O único conhecimento útil é o que nos ensina a procurar o que é bom e evitar o que é mau. The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.
Ele é um mau mentiroso. He's a bad liar.
Você deu um mau exemplo. You've set a bad example.
Você é um mau mentiroso. You're a bad liar.
Ele é um mau condutor. He is a bad driver.
Sou eu que estou mau. It is I that am bad.
Não seja um menino mau. Don't be a bad boy.
Ele tem um mau coração. He has a bad heart.
Ao mau bácoro, boa lande The worst pig often gets the best pear
Ele tem um mau temperamento. He has a bad temper.
Ele está de mau humor. He is in a bad mood.
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