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malo meaning in English

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malo adjective

bad [worse, worst](unfavorable; negative)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]
John is bad. = John es malo.

evil(intending to harm)
adjective
[UK: ˈiːv.l̩] [US: ˈiːv.l̩]
Don't be evil. = No seas malo.

mean(intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise)
adjective
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]
I'm mean. = Soy malo.

rotten(cruel, mean or immoral)
adjective
[UK: ˈrɒt.n̩] [US: ˈrɑːt.n̩]

wrong [worse, worst](immoral)
adjective
[UK: rɒŋ] [US: ˈrɒŋ]
Stealing is wrong. = Robar es malo.

malogrado adjective

abortive(coming to naught; fruitless)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbɔː.tɪv] [US: ə.ˈbɔːr.tɪv]

maloliente adjective

foul-smelling(having a bad odour)
adjective

malodorous(having a bad odor)
adjective
[UK: ˌmæl.ˈəʊ.də.rəs] [US: ˌmælˈo.ʊ.də.rəs]

smelly [smellier, smelliest](having a bad smell)
adjective
[UK: ˈsme.li] [US: ˈsme.li]

stinky(having a strong, unpleasant smell)
adjective
[UK: ˈstɪŋk.i] [US: ˈstɪŋk.i]

Malolos proper noun

Malolos(city in the Philippines)
proper noun

malos tratos noun
{m-Pl}

domestic [domestics](domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent)
noun
[UK: də.ˈme.stɪk] [US: də.ˈme.stɪk]

malos tratos noun
{m}

domestic violence(violence committed in a domestic setting)
noun
[UK: də.ˈme.stɪk ˈvaɪə.ləns] [US: də.ˈme.stɪk ˈvaɪə.ləns]

anómalo adjective

aberrant(deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal)
adjective
[UK: æ.ˈbe.rənt] [US: æ.ˈbe.rənt]

anomalous(deviating from the normal)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈnɒ.mə.ləs] [US: ə.ˈnɑː.mə.ləs]

bicho malo nunca muere phrase

a creaking door hangs longest(something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest)
phrase

the devil looks after his own(bad people often prosper unfairly)
phrase

mamalogía noun
{f}

mammalogy(the study of mammals)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈmæ.lə.dʒɪ] [US: mə.ˈmæ.lʌ.dʒiː]

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer phrase

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know(something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown)
phrase

poli bueno poli malo noun
{m}

good cop bad cop(Psychological tactic)
noun

ponerse malo de verb

come down with(to show symptoms of an illness)
verb

tofu maloliente noun
{m}

stinky tofu(form of fermented tofu)
noun

malo noun
{m}

grayling [graylings](Thymallus thymallus)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡreɪl.ɪŋ]