Usages of mal
¿Qué tal? Mal, estoy enfermo.
How are you? Not well, I am sick.
Hoy estoy mal.
Today I am not well.
Anoche aparqué mal y pagué una multa de doscientos euros.
Last night I parked badly and paid a fine of two hundred euros.
El paciente se sintió muy mal y el médico llamó al hospital.
The patient felt very bad and the doctor called the hospital.
Como la rodilla está mal, hoy no he caminado.
Since the knee is bad, today I have not walked.
Hoy el enfermero ha dicho que el músculo está mal.
Today the nurse has said that the muscle is bad.
Esta semana el paciente ha respirado mal porque los pulmones están mal.
This week the patient has breathed badly because the lungs are bad.
Como el tobillo está mal, el jugador no puede correr.
Since the ankle is bad, the player cannot run.
Me encuentro mal.
I feel ill.
Los padres no quieren que sus hijos se porten mal.
The parents do not want their children to behave badly.
Lo que me has dicho es muy ambiguo, o sea, podemos interpretarlo mal.
What you have told me is very ambiguous, in other words, we can interpret it badly.
Mi amigo está muy mal, lo tengo que ayudar ahora.
My friend is very unwell, I have to help him now.
Han reaccionado mal a la broma y se han echado a gritar.
They have reacted badly to the prank and have started to shout.
Me parece mal que fumes en casa.
I don't think it's right that you smoke at home.
En general, uno duerme mal en un albergue.
In general, one sleeps badly in a hostel.
Conduces igual de mal que tu hermano.
You drive just as badly as your brother.
Mi hermana canta igual que mi madre, pero baila igual de mal que yo.
My sister sings just like my mother, but she dances just as badly as I do.
La tabla es muy útil, pero la estadística está mal.
The table is very useful, but the statistic is wrong.
No creía que el crucero hubiera terminado tan mal.
I didn't believe that the cruise had ended so badly.
Aun jugando mal, lograron clasificarse.
Even playing badly, they managed to qualify.
El chófer se fue indignado. ¡Ni que le hubiéramos pagado mal!
The chauffeur left indignant. As if we had paid him badly!
Me van a sancionar por aparcar mal.
They are going to sanction me for parking badly.
¡Qué desastre que la charanga tocara tan mal durante la verbena!
What a disaster that the brass band played so badly during the open-air festival!
Los quitagrasas huelen mal, y encima manchan.
The degreasers smell bad, and on top of that they stain.
He introducido mal la contraseña tres veces.
I've entered the password wrong three times.
La vecina esa siempre habla mal de todos.
That neighbor (female) always speaks badly of everyone.
Te doy un consejo: no hables mal del consejo.
I'll give you a piece of advice: don't speak badly of the board.
El calor hace que todos durmamos mal.
The heat makes us all sleep badly.
Anoche mi hijo durmió mal por un sueño muy raro.
Last night my son slept badly because of a very strange dream.
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