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The meaning of the Spanish word "malo" and how you use it

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malo
(adj.) (masc.) (sing.) bad; mean
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Mi perro no es malo .
My dog isn't bad.
Beber mucho alcohol es malo para tu salud .
Drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health.
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Behind the Scenes - The Cartel of the Snitches
del típico cliché del mafioso bravo , malo ,
of the typical cliché of the angry, bad mafioso,
Love & Embarrassment in Aisle 4
No puede pasar nada malo .
Nothing bad can happen.
Muppets 2: Most Wanted - The Band Reunited - Trailer
No , es tan malo como suena .
No, it's as bad as it sounds.
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lo...malo
(phrase) (masc.) the bad; the bad thing; what's bad
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Lo malo es que no creo en ti .
The bad thing is that I don't believe in you.
Lo malo no es perder , es rendirse .
What's bad is not losing, it's giving up.
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How to Make a Strawberry Smoothie
Es lo malo que tienen .
It's the bad thing that they have.
Chatting with Music Superstar Ricardo Arjona
Lo bueno , lo malo , las ausencias , las llegadas y todas esas cosas están puesto ahí .
The good, the bad, the absences, the arrivals, and all those things are put there.
Movie Critic: Interstellar - The Not So Good
Lo malo .
The bad.
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malo
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) bad person/one/male; (male) villain
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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El caballo del malo siempre corre más lento .
The horse of the villain always more slowly.
El malo siempre muere al final de la película .
The bad guy always dies at the end of the film.
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Disney's Wreck It Ralph: The Bad Guy Creed
Soy un malo , y eso es bueno .
I'm a bad guy, and that is good.
"Blame Me" - Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
Y aunque duela tanto , tengo que aceptar que tú no eres la mala , que el malo soy yo .
And although it hurts so much, I have to accept that you're not the bad one, that the bad one is me.
Disney's Wreck It Ralph: The Bad Guy Creed
Ya no quiero seguir siendo el malo .
I don't want to keep being the bad guy.
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no...tiene...nada...de...malo
(expression) (present) (impersonal) there is nothing wrong with
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Esto no tiene nada de malo .
There is nothing wrong with this.
Ese evento no tiene nada de malo .
There is nothing wrong with that event.
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Here's What Your Musical Taste Says About You
simplemente , algunas personas son naturalmente más conservadoras y eso no tiene nada de malo .
simply, some people are naturally more conservative and there is nothing wrong with that.
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no...tendría...nada de...malo
(phrase) (conditional ) (él / ella / impersonal) there would be nothing wrong with that/it
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No tendría nada de malo salir de vacaciones .
There would be nothing wrong with going away on vacation.
¿ Podría yo organizar la fiesta ? / Sí , creo que no tendría nada de malo .
Could I organize the party? / Yes, I think there would be nothing wrong with that.
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Fight between Shrek and Fiona's Father - Shrek 2
Ogro , sí . / Aunque eso no tendría nada de malo , ¿ o sí , Harold ?
An ogre, yes. / Although there would be nothing wrong with that, right, Harold?
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