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mal

Pronunciation: /ˈmaw/

“mal” is a Portuguese word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. badly (in a faulty, dysfunctional or incorrect manner)
  2. hardly; barely
  3. wrong (incorrect)
  4. unfavourably (in an unfavourable manner)
  5. evilly

conjunction

  1. have/had just; have/had barely

noun

  1. evil (malevolent forces or behaviour)
  2. harm
  3. malady (any ailment or disease, especially a lingering one)

In Portuguese

  1. de forma pouco satisfatória
  2. com dificuldades, a muito custo
  3. de forma errônea, com equívocos
  4. de maneira não adequada, imprópria
  5. assim que, tão logo, nem bem
  6. algo danoso
  7. problema, contratempo
  8. entidade que representa tudo aquilo que é mau
  9. doença

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal, from Latin male (“badly; wrongly”).

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