el mal (adjective, adverb, noun)

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  1. bad, badly, wrong, poorly (adverb form of “malo”)
  2. bad, badly done (adjective, apocopic form of “malo” before masculine singular nouns)
  3. illness, harm, evil, misfortune (noun)

See also malo, malísimo.

Irías al médico si te sintieras mal.

You would go to the doctor if you felt bad.

El mal de altura casi le arruina el a los Andes.

Altitude sickness nearly ruined his trip to the Andes.

Tengo un mal presentimiento sobre esta entrevista de .

I've got a bad feeling about this job interview.