adjective/ˈmalo/
bad (of bad quality); bad (in a bad state); bad (morally), evil, mean; harmful, bad; (of food) tasting bad
“El profesor era malo y no sabía dar clase.” — The teacher was bad (at his job) and didn't how to teach.
Synonyms: mal, malvado, infame, dañino, nocivo, also translated with saber mal, enfermo
Antonyms: bueno, bien, bondadoso, sano, saludable, also translated with saber bien, aliviado, mejorado
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-? Proto-Italic *malos Latin malus Latin malum Spanish malo Inherited from Latin malus. Cognate with Ladino malo, Italian malo, Galician mao, Portuguese mau.