Usages of mal
No trabajas hoy porque estás mal.
You do not work today because you are unwell.
Ayudar es peligroso porque el perro está mal.
Helping is dangerous because the dog is unwell.
Niños, no se comporten mal en el museo.
Children, do not behave badly in the museum.
Pensamos que el debate terminó muy mal.
We think that the debate ended very badly.
El paciente se encontraba mal por la anestesia.
The patient was feeling bad because of the anesthesia.
Él puso mal el clavo, de manera que volvió a romper la silla.
He put the nail in wrong, so he broke the chair again.
Un exalumno mencionó que el profesor envejecía muy mal.
An alumnus mentioned that the teacher was aging very badly.
Insultan al operador cuando teclean mal la contraseña.
They insult the operator when they type the password wrong.
¡Míralo! Es torpe y encima baila mal.
Look at him! He is clumsy and on top of that he dances badly.
Estuvo mal añadir tanto colorante y aditivo.
It was wrong to add so much food coloring and additive.
Fue este aditivo lo que estuvo mal.
It was this additive that was wrong.
Dudo que tengas mal aliento, respira nomás.
I doubt that you have bad breath, just breathe.
Lo que pasa es que el contratista hizo un mal trabajo y dejó el yeso tirado.
The thing is that the contractor did a bad job and left the plaster lying around.
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