mal

mal [mal] adv → badly (= equivocadamente); wrongly (= con dificultad); with difficulty

adj = malo, a

nm → evil (= desgracia); misfortune (= daño); harm, damage;

(MED) → illness

conj mal que le pese → whether he likes it or not;

me entendió mal → he misunderstood me;

hablar mal de algn → to speak ill of sb;

huele mal → it smells bad;

ir de mal en peor → to go from bad to worse;

oigo/veo mal → I can't hear/see very well;

si mal no recuerdo → if my memory serves me right;

¡menos mal! → just as well!;

mal que bien → rightly or wrongly;

no hay mal que por bien no venga → every cloud has a silver lining;

mal de ojo → evil eye