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mala SUBST f Chile coloq

me ha agarrado mala
he's taken a dislike to me
le tiene mala
she has something against him

malo1 (mala) ADJ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. → mal

1. malo [ser] (en calidad):

malo (mala) producto
bad
malo (mala) producto
poor
malo (mala) película/novela
bad
la tela es de mala calidad
the material is poor quality
tiene mala ortografía
her spelling is bad o poor
tiene mala ortografía
she's a bad o poor speller
más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2.1. malo [ser] (incompetente):

malo (mala) alumno/actor
bad
soy muy mala para los números
I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2.2. malo [ser] padre/marido/amigo:

malo (mala)
bad

3. malo [ser] (desfavorable, adverso):

malo (mala)
bad
¡qué mala suerte!
what bad luck!
¡qué mala suerte!
how unlucky!
la obra tuvo mala crítica
the play got bad reviews
están en mala situación económica
they're going through hard times
lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico
the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic
en las malas AmSul un amigo no te abandona en las malas
a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad
estar de malas coloq (de mal humor)
to be in a bad mood
estar de malas (desafortunado) esp. lat-amer
to be unlucky
por las malas
unwillingly
vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas
you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

4. malo [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial):

malo (mala) hábitos/lecturas
bad
las malas compañías
bad company
llegas en mal momento
you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
es malo tomar tanto sol
it's not good to sunbathe so much

5. malo [ser] (sin gracia):

malo (mala) chiste
bad

6.1. malo [ser] (desagradable):

malo (mala) olor/aliento
bad
hace un día muy malo
it's a horrible day
nos hizo mal tiempo
we had bad weather
hace tan malo Esp
it's such horrible weather
hace tan malo Esp
the weather's so horrible

6.2. malo [ser] Chile coloq (feo):

malo (mala)
ugly

7. malo [estar] (en mal estado) alimento:

ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese has gone bad
ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese is off Brit

8.1. malo [estar] (desmejorado, no saludable):

tienes mal aspecto
you don't look very well
tienes mala cara
you don't look well
yo le veo muy mal color
he looks terribly pale to me

8.2. malo [ser] (serio, grave):

malo (mala)
serious
fue una mala caída
it was a bad fall
no tiene nada malo
it's nothing serious

8.3. malo [estar] coloq (enfermo):

malo (mala) Esp Méx
sick americ
malo (mala) Esp Méx
ill Brit
el pobre está malito
the poor thing's not very well coloq

8.4. malo [estar] Esp coloq, eufem mujer:

estoy mala
I've got my period
estoy mala
it's the time of the month coloq, eufem
me he puesto mala
my period's started

9. malo [ser] (difícil):

malo de + infinit.
difficult to +  infinit.
esta tela es mala de planchar
this material is difficult to iron
es muy malo de convencer
he's very difficult o hard to persuade
es muy malo de convencer
it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

10. malo [ser] (en sentido ético) persona:

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano!
you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo
don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me coloq
una mala mujer
a loose woman
es una mujer muy mala
she's a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala Chile coloq se lo quitaron a la mala
they did him out of it coloq
pasó la cámara a la mala
she sneaked the camera through coloq
un ataque a la mala
a sneak attack

11. malo [estar] (uso enfático) atrib:

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café
they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee
no había ni una mala silla para sentarse
there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on coloq

mal4 SUBST m

1. mal FILOSOF:

mal
evil
el bien y el mal
good and evil
el bien y el mal
right and wrong
líbranos del mal
deliver us from evil

2. mal (daño, perjuicio):

no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo
I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me
le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo
you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal
her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm
lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal
what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

3. mal (inconveniente, problema):

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad
the ills afflicting our society
la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo
pollution is one of the evils of our time
a grandes males grandes remedios prov
desperate situations call for desperate measures
no hay mal que cien años dure prov
nothing goes on for ever
no hay mal que por bien no venga prov
every cloud has a silver lining
mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos prov … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos
… but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? irón
todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos
all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose
quien canta sus males espanta prov
problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

4.1. mal MED lit (enfermedad):

mal
illness

4.2. mal MED (epilepsia):

el mal
epilepsy
cuando le da el mal
when she has a fit

5. mal (pena):

mal
trouble
no me vengas a contar tus males
don't come to me with your troubles

mal3 ADV

1. mal (de manera no satisfactoria):

mal hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido
badly
canta muy mal
she sings very badly
canta muy mal
she's a very bad singer
canta muy mal
she's very bad at singing
se expresó mal
he didn't express himself very well
se expresó mal
he expressed himself badly
te oigo muy mal
I can hardly hear you
te oigo muy mal
I can't hear you very well
en el colegio se come muy mal
the food's terrible at school
le fue mal en los exámenes
his exams went badly
de mal en peor
from bad to worse

2. mal (desventajosamente):

se casó muy mal
she made a bad marriage
vendieron muy mal la casa
they got a terrible price for the house
el negocio marcha mal
the business isn't doing very well

3. mal (desfavorablemente):

mal
badly
mal
ill
no hables mal de ella
don't speak badly o ill of her
piensa mal de todo el mundo
he thinks ill of everyone

4.1. mal (de manera errónea, incorrecta):

mal
wrong
mal
wrongly
lo has hecho mal
you've done it wrong
mi nombre está mal escrito
my name has been misspelt
mi nombre está mal escrito
my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)
te han informado mal
you've been badly o wrongly informed
te entendí mal
I misunderstood you
te entendí mal
I didn't understand you properly

4.2. mal (de manera reprensible):

mal
badly
obró o procedió mal
he acted wrongly o badly
haces mal en no ir a verla
it's wrong of you not to go and see her
me contestó muy mal
she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
si te portas mal no te traigo más
if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

5. mal (difícilmente):

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado
you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6. mal en locs:

hacer mal lat-amer (a la salud), los fritos hacen mal al hígado
fried food is bad for the liver
comí algo que me hizo mal
I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill
mal que bien o Chile mal que mal coloq
somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese
whether I/you/we like it or not
(menos mal) aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal!
they've accepted your application — thank goodness!
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo!
it's just as well they told him in time!
¡menos mal que no se enteró!
it's a good thing she didn't find out!
¡menos mal que no se enteró!
it's a good job she didn't find out! Brit coloq
estar a mal con alg.
to be on bad terms with sb
tomarse algo a mal
to take sth to heart

mal2 ADJ invariable

1.1. mal:

estar mal (enfermo, con mal aspecto)
to be bad o ill
estar mal (anímicamente)
to be o feel low coloq
estar mal (anímicamente)
to be o feel down coloq
me siento mal
I don't feel well
me siento mal
I feel ill
hace días que ando mal del estómago
I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now
lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado
he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly
está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido
she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband
¡éste está mal de la cabeza!
he's not right in the head
esas cosas me ponen mal
things like that really upset me

1.2. mal (incómodo, a disgusto):

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir?
are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
tú allí estás mal
you aren't comfortable there

2. mal coloq en frases negativas (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual):

no está nada mal
he's/she's not at all bad coloq

3. mal (desagradable):

mal oler/saber
bad
aquí huele mal
there's a horrible smell in here
aquí huele mal
it smells in here
no sabe tan mal
it doesn't taste that bad
esta leche huele mal
this milk smells bad o off

4. mal (insatisfactorio):

los soufflés siempre me quedan mal
my soufflés never turn out right
estoy o quedé o salí muy mal en esta foto
I look awful in this photo
le queda mal ese peinado
that hairstyle doesn't suit her
la casa no está mal, pero es cara
the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive
sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal
I wouldn't mind winning a million

5. mal (incorrecto):

mal
wrong
la fecha está mal
the date is wrong
creo que está muy mal no decírselo
I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
está mal que le hables en ese tono
it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone
estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo
it was wrong of you not to help him

6. mal (indicando escasez) (estar mal de algo):

estamos mal de dinero
we're hard up coloq
estamos mal de dinero
we're short of money
estamos mal de arroz
we have hardly any rice (left)
estamos mal de arroz
we're low on o almost out of rice

mal1 ADJ

mal → malo

mala hierba SUBST f

mala hierba
weed

mala idea SUBST f Esp

tiene muy mala idea
she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work coloq
lo hizo a o con mala idea
he did it deliberately o to be nasty
lo hizo a o con mala idea
he did it knowing it would hurt (o cause trouble etc.)

mala leche SUBST f coloq

lo hizo con mala leche Esp Méx Ven
he did it deliberately o to be nasty
lo hizo con mala leche Esp Méx Ven
he did it knowing it would hurt (o cause trouble etc.)
está de mala leche Esp
she's in a foul mood coloq
¡qué mala leche, se ha puesto a llover! Esp
what a drag! it's started raining coloq

mala pasada SUBST f

mala pasada
dirty trick
me hizo o jugó una mala pasada
she played a dirty trick on me
los nervios me jugaron una mala pasada
my nerves got the better of me

mala palabra SUBST f esp. lat-amer

mala palabra
rude word
mala palabra
dirty word

mala pata SUBST f coloq

mala pata
bad luck

mala sangre SUBST f

hacerse mala sangre
to get worked up coloq
hacerse mala sangre
to get into a state coloq

mala praxis SUBST f

mala praxis
bad practice

no Dicionário PONS

espanhol
espanhol
inglês
inglês

I. malo (-a) peor, pésimo ADJ (precediendo un sustantivo masculino: mal)

1. malo (en general):

malo (-a)
bad
mala gestión
mismanagement
malas palabras
bad words
tengo mala cabeza para los números
I am no good with numbers
eres malo de entender
you are difficult to understand
fumar es malo para la salud
smoking is bad for your health
de mala gana
unwillingly
me gusta la casa, lo malo es que es demasiado cara
I like the house, the problem is that it is too expensive
tener mala mano para algo
to have no talent for sth
siempre anda con malas mujeres
he is always with flighty women
se casó sin decirnos ni una mala palabra
he/she got married without saying a single word to us
es malo para madrugar
he is bad at getting up early
malo sería si no llegáramos a una solución
it would be really bad if we did not find a solution
tener mala suerte
to be unlucky
hace un tiempo malísimo
the weather is really bad
el trabajo en las minas es muy malo
the work in the mines is very hard
me vino de malas
it happened at a very inconvenient time for me
la chapa de este coche es mala
the bodywork of this car is poor
hacer un trabajo de mala manera
to do a job badly

2. malo ser (falso):

malo (-a)
false

3. malo ser (malévolo):

malo (-a)
nasty
tener mal genio
to have a bad temper
una mala persona
a nasty person
venir de malas
to have a hostile attitude

4. malo estar (enfermo):

malo (-a)
ill
caer malo
to become ill

5. malo ser (travieso):

malo (-a)
naughty

6. malo estar:

malo (-a) (estropeado)
spoilt
malo (-a) (leche)
off Brit
malo (-a) (leche)
gone bad [or sour]
malo (-a) (ropa)
worn-out

Expressões:

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov
better the devil you know

II. malo (-a) peor, pésimo ADV

si no pagas voluntariamente tendré que intentarlo por las malas
if you don't pay voluntarily I will have to take steps to force you to
hoy te llevo al dentista aunque sea por las malas
today I am taking you to the dentist even if I have to drag you there
podemos llegar a un acuerdo por las buenas o por las malas
we can reach an agreement by fair means or foul
estoy a malas con mi jefe
I am at daggers drawn with my boss
se pusieron a malas por una tontería
they fell out with each other over an insignificance
andar a malas
to be on bad terms
han vuelto a fallar un penalti, hoy están de malos
they have failed to score a penalty again, today they are out of luck

III. malo (-a) peor, pésimo SUBST m (f)

malo (-a) (persona)
bad man m
malo (-a) (persona)
bad woman f
malo (-a) CINEMA
baddie
los malos de la peli
the bad guys
inglês
inglês
espanhol
espanhol
mispronunciation
mala pronunciación f
notoriety
mala fama f
mismanagement
mala gestión f
maladministration
mala administración f
misconstruction
mala interpretación f
misbehavior
mala conducta f
to be a good/poor speller
tener buena/mala ortografía
misapprehension
mala interpretación f
infamous
de mala fama
no Dicionário PONS
espanhol
espanhol
inglês
inglês

I. malo (-a) <peor, pésimo> [ˈma·lo, -a] ADJ (precediendo un sustantivo masc. sing: mal)

1. malo (en general):

malo (-a)
bad
mala gestión
mismanagement
malas palabras
bad words
eres malo de entender
you are difficult to understand
fumar es malo para la salud
smoking is bad for your health
de mala gana
unwillingly
me gusta la casa, lo malo es que es demasiado cara
I like the house, the problem is that it is too expensive
tener mala mano para algo
to have no talent for sth
siempre anda con malas mujeres
he is always with flighty women
es malo para madrugar
he is bad at getting up early
tener mala suerte
to be unlucky
hace un tiempo malísimo
the weather is really bad
el trabajo en las minas es muy malo
the work in the mines is very hard
me vino de malas
it happened at a very inconvenient time for me
la chapa de este coche es mala
the bodywork of this car is poor
hacer un trabajo de mala manera
to do a job badly

2. malo ser (falso):

malo (-a)
false

3. malo ser (malévolo):

malo (-a)
nasty
tener mal genio
to have a bad temper
una mala persona
a nasty person
venir de malas
to have a hostile attitude

4. malo estar (enfermo):

malo (-a)
ill
caer malo
to become ill

5. malo ser (travieso):

malo (-a)
naughty

6. malo estar:

malo (-a) (estropeado)
spoiled
malo (-a) (leche)
sour
malo (-a) (ropa)
worn-out

Expressões:

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov
better the devil you know

II. malo (-a) [ˈma·lo, -a] ADV

si no pagas voluntariamente tendré que intentarlo por las malas
if you don't pay voluntarily I will have to take steps to force you to
hoy te llevo al dentista aunque sea por las malas
today I am taking you to the dentist even if I have to drag you there
podemos llegar a un acuerdo por las buenas o por las malas
we can reach an agreement by fair means or foul
estoy a malas con mi jefe
I am at daggers drawn with my boss
andar a malas
to be on bad terms
han vuelto a fallar un penalti, hoy están de malos
they have failed to score a penalty again, today they are out of luck

III. malo (-a) [ˈma·lo, -a] SUBST m (f)

malo (-a) (persona)
bad man m
malo (-a) (persona)
bad woman f
malo (-a) CINEMA
baddie
los malos de la peli
the bad guys
ser de mala calaña
to be bad
inglês
inglês
espanhol
espanhol
misconstruction
mala interpretación f
mispronunciation
mala pronunciación f
notoriety
mala fama f
misbehavior
mala conducta f
mismanagement
mala gestión f
bitchy
con mala leche
underrepresented
con mala representación
unwillingly
de mala gana

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tener buena/mala opinión de algo/alguien
to have a good/bad opinion of sth/sb
¿de manera que sacaste mala nota?
so you got a bad mark, did you?
hacer las cosas de mala manera
to do things badly
esta sopa aparte de mala está fría
besides tasting bad, this soup is cold as well
la mala noticia le demudó el rostro
he/she was visibly distressed by the bad news
la chapa de este coche es mala
the bodywork of this car is poor
lo hizo con toda la mala saña
he/she did it with great cruelty
su mala suerte apiada a sus vecinos
his/her misfortune moved his/her neighbours to pity
the villain of the piece coloq
el malo/la mala de la obra
the wrong side of town
una mala zona de la ciudad

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Y no veo que se este construyendo nada, aunque veo saña...
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Se les castiga con tal saña porque - parafraseando a un poeta - emiten una luz que para sus acusadores resulta insoportable.
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Gavilleros morales que se lanzaron con saña bestial sobre la presa.
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