malo / mala (adjective)

Frequency star
  1. bad, poor (in quality)
  2. naughty, badly behaved
  3. evil, wicked
  4. ill, sick (with estar)
  5. harmful, damaging

See also mal, malísimo.

Estoy malo desde ayer, que el pescado.

I've been sick since yesterday, I think it was the fish.

Tuviste mala suerte esta vez.

You had bad luck this time.

Estos champiñones huelen raro, seguro que están malos.

These mushrooms smell weird, they're probably gone bad.