Usage examples of "mala fe" in Spanish with translation to English

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Algunas personas supersticiosas de Estados Unidos creen que si un gato negro cruza su camino, tendrán mala suerte. Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck.
Los hombres no deben usar ropas blancas y negras porque se dice que traen mala suerte. Men must not dress in black and white clothes because it is said that this brings bad luck.
Es de mala educación señalar a la gente. It is bad manners to point at people.
Es de mala educación señalar a los demás. It is rude to point at others.
La música fuerte es mala para la salud. Loud music is bad for your health.
Él culpa a la mala suerte de su fracaso. He blames his failure on bad luck.
Lamento tener que informarte de la mala noticia. I regret that I have to inform you of the bad news.
No es una mala idea. That's not a bad idea.
Es una mala persona. He is a bad person.
Da una mala impresión. He makes a bad impression.
Era un niño débil con mala vista. He was a weak child with poor eyesight.
La traducción de esta frase es una traducción mala. The translation of this sentence is a bad translation.
No soporto su mala educación. I can't abide his rudeness.
Él atribuye su pobreza a la mala suerte. He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.
Deberíamos acabar con tan mala costumbre. We should do away with such a bad custom.
Los gatos negros traen mala suerte. Black cats are bad luck.
No hay un mal hombre en el mundo capaz de conseguir una buena mujer, igual, no hay una mala mujer en el mundo que haya sido capaz de conseguir un buen hombre. There isn't a bad man in the world who has been able to get a good woman; similarly, there isn't a bad woman in the world who has been able to get a good man.
¿No crees que es una cosa mala? Don't you think it a bad thing?
A veces, una escalera es símbolo de mala suerte. Sometimes a ladder is a sign of bad luck.
No digo que su música sea mala. I'm not saying his music is bad.
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