bad

malo

Desagradable, perjudicial o incorrecto.

En inglés sencillo: Unpleasant, harmful, or wrong.

• I have some bad news.
• Smoking is bad for your health.
• He felt ashamed of his bad behavior.

Cómo se usa: bad for someone/something (Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.)

Sinónimos: negative, harmful, wrong

Antónimos: good

Expresiones frecuentes: bad news, bad for someone, bad behavior

malo, deficiente

Hecho de manera deficiente o por debajo de la calidad esperada.

En inglés sencillo: Made or done poorly, or below the standard you expect.

• That was a bad movie.
• The hotel offered bad service.
• Her first drawings were bad, but she improved quickly.

Sinónimos: poor, inferior

Antónimos: good

Expresiones frecuentes: bad quality, bad movie, bad service

genial, estupendo

Muy bueno, impresionante o con mucho estilo.

En inglés sencillo: Very good, impressive, or stylish.

• That is one bad car!
• He played a bad guitar solo.
• You look bad in that leather jacket.

Sinónimos: cool, excellent, awesome

Expresiones frecuentes: bad car, bad guitar solo, bad beat

mal

De una manera poco hábil o con malos resultados.

En inglés sencillo: In a way that shows little skill or brings a poor result.

• I did bad on the test.
• Our team played pretty bad yesterday.
• She did not do too bad for a beginner.

Sinónimos: badly, poorly

Antónimos: well

Expresiones frecuentes: do bad, play bad, perform bad

mucho, terriblemente

Indica mucha intensidad o un sentimiento fuerte.

En inglés sencillo: Very much or with strong feeling.

• I miss you so bad.
• He wanted that job real bad.
• My knee hurts bad today.

Sinónimos: badly, very much, terribly

Expresiones frecuentes: want something bad, miss someone bad, hurt so bad

malo, mala

Se dice a un niño o animal para indicarle que se ha portado mal.

En inglés sencillo: Used to tell a child or animal that its behavior is wrong.

• Bad! Stop biting my shoes.
• Bad dog! Leave the cat alone.
• Bad! You must not hit your brother.

Expresiones frecuentes: bad dog, bad boy, bad girl