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

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Ella fue a verlo de mala gana. She went to see him reluctantly.
Él gana veinte dólares al día. He earns twenty dollars a day.
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.
El que no arriesga no gana. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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.
¿Gana Tom suficiente dinero para vivir en la ciudad? Does Tom earn enough money to live in the city?
Es de mala educación señalar a la gente. It is bad manners to point at people.
Seguro que gana el campeonato de natación. He is sure to win the swimming championship.
Es de mala educación señalar a los demás. It is rude to point at others.
Él gana el triple que yo. He earns three times as much as I.
La música fuerte es mala para la salud. Loud music is bad for your health.
Tom no gana mucho dinero. Tom doesn't make much money.
Él culpa a la mala suerte de su fracaso. He blames his failure on bad luck.
Hagamos un concurso. Aquel bando al que se le ocurra el peor insulto, gana. Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins.
Lamento tener que informarte de la mala noticia. I regret that I have to inform you of the bad news.
¿Cuánto gana él al mes? How much does he earn in a month?
No es una mala idea. That's not a bad idea.
Tom gana mucho dinero traduciendo menús para restaurantes. Tom makes a lot of money translating menus for restaurants.
Es una mala persona. He is a bad person.
¡Veamos quién gana! Let's see who wins!
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