malo
/ˈmalo/ adjective A1- bad (of bad quality)
- bad (at/with something) · El profesor era malo y no sabía dar clase. The teacher was bad (at his job) and didn't how to teach.· Soy malo con los números. I'm bad at numbers.
- bad (in a bad state)
- bad (morally), evil, mean · El profesor era malo y reprobó a toda la clase. The teacher was evil and flunked the whole class.· mala persona bad person
- to treat badly, be mean/cruel to
- harmful, bad · Fumar es malo para la salud. Smoking is bad for your health.
- (of food) tasting bad
- (of food) bad, spoiled, rotten · Esa manzana está mala, tírala. That apple's bad, throw it in the trash.
Feminine mala · Masculine plural malos · Feminine plural malas
From the library
—Nieve, ¿por qué eres tan mala que me quemaste la patita a mí?.
—Más malo es el Sol que me derrite a mí.
—Sol, ¿por qué eres tan malo que derrites a la Nieve y la Nieve me quema la patita a mí?
—Más malo es el Nublado que me tapa a mí.
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