mala
mala [mah’-lah]
noun
1Deuce of spades. (f)
2A mailsteamer. (America) (f)
3Bad luck. (Andes) (f)
4Mailbag (correo). (f)
adjective
1Bad, evil, not good.
2Bad, vicious, wicked, mean, nasty, perverse, naughty (niño).
3Imperfect, defective.
4Artful, cunning, crafty, mischievous.
5Sickly, disordered, ill.
- Estar malo -> to be ill, to be sick
- Ser malo -> to be wicked
6Unhealthy, prejudicial to health.
7Difficult (difícil), inquiet.
8Wrong.
- Ésta es una mala respuesta -> this is the wrong answer
- Andar a malas -> to go in enmity
- Este papel es malo para escribir -> this paper is bad for writing
- Es un animal malo de domesticar -> it's a difficult animal to tame
- Estar de malas -> to be in a bad mood
noun
- El malo -> the Evil
9(Teat.) Villain; (Cine) Bad guy. (m)
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