de mal

de mal
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. in ... bad
¿Qué te sucede ? ¿Por qué estás de mal humor?What's wrong? Why are you in a bad mood?
b. from bad (in a set phrase)
Las cosas van de mal en peor en el frente.Things are going from bad to worse on the front.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Dicen que es de mal agüero cruzarse con un gato negro.They say it's bad luck to cross paths with a black cat.
Para ser sincero, a mí los chistes de Gloria me parecen de mal gusto.To be honest, I think Gloria's jokes are tasteless.
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