mal

Significado

Adj

1. (abbreviation,alt-of,apocopic,masculine) Apocopic form of malo bad; evil
2. (abbreviation,apocopic,masculine) amiss, awry, off, wrong

Adv

1. badly, poorly, ill
2. awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly
3. hard (functions as an adverb in Spanish but translates as an adjective in English)

Noun

1. (masculine) evil, harm; a bad thing or situation
2. (masculine) disease, illness, ailment
3. (masculine) worse (substantive)

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmal/

Etimología

Apocopic form of malo, from Latin malus, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“bad, wrong”).

Oraciones

El lanzamiento se ha retrasado debido al mal tiempo .

Launch has been delayed due to bad weather.

Los niños , en particular , cantan mal .

Children, in particular, sing poorly.

Acto seguido , ambos pelean y Tom sale muy mal parado .

Immediately afterwards, they both fight and Tom comes out very badly.