Malas (en. Bad)

/'malas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

That has negative quality or conditions.

Bad news always affects our mood.

Las noticias malas siempre afectan nuestro estado de ánimo.

That causes bad experiences.

I had a bad experience at that restaurant.

Tuve una mala experiencia en ese restaurante.

That behaves incorrectly or immorally.

Those bad decisions cost him his job.

Esas malas decisiones le costaron su trabajo.

Derived from the Spanish 'malo', which means 'not good'.

bad decisions

Choices that lead to negative consequences.

malas decisiones

bad habits

Habits that are harmful or inappropriate.

malas costumbres

walking through bad streets

Being in risky or unsafe areas.

pasear por malas calles

bad

Everything considered negative or harmful.

malo

bad

Condition of being bad or unfavorable.

mal

evil

Quality of what is bad or unjust.

maldad

To go through a rough patch.

I was going through a rough patch, but I'm better now.

Estuve pasando por una mala racha, pero ya mejoré.

To be in a bad mood.

Today I'm in a bad mood, better not talk to me.

Hoy tengo malas pulgas, mejor no me hables.

To be having a bad day.

Today I'm having a bad day, everything is going wrong.

Hoy estoy en un día malo, todo me sale mal.