/mal/
Translation
bad, badly, wrong, evil
Word origin
From Latin male ('badly'), adverb of malus ('bad, evil'). Shortened form of malo used before nouns and as an adverb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- male
- English cognates
- malice, malign, malevolent
Examples
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I did very badly on the English exam.
huele .
There is something that smells very bad in this room.
, .
It is not bad at all, but it can be improved quite a bit.
.
He spoke badly of his boss in front of his colleagues.
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My father has been feeling unwell for several days.
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Stories
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Grammar articles
(11)Spanish Adjective Agreement: Endings, Position, and the Shortened Pre-Nominal Set
Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
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Spanish False Friends (Part 2): molestar, recordar, soportar, pretender
Spanish Impersonal Verbs: hay, hace, se habla and the No-Subject Constructions
Spanish Prefixes: des-, re-, in-, pre- (deshacer, imposible, rehacer)
Spanish Prepositions: de, a, en, con, por, para and the Two Contractions
Spanish Proverbs (Refranes): Más vale tarde que nunca, A quien madruga Dios le ayuda
Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs: e>ie, o>ue, e>i and the Boot Pattern
Spanish Subjunctive After Emotion
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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