This is the 5846th most frequent Portuguese word.
bad
The Portuguese word "bad" does not exist; "bad" in English translates to "mau" or "ruim" in Portuguese.
The word 'má' signifies poor or wrong, used to describe the quality of the decision.
Ele tomou uma decisão má.
He made a bad decision.
'Ruim' again denotes unpleasant or undesirable, here applied to a smell.
Há um cheiro ruim na cozinha.
There is a bad smell in the kitchen.
Here, 'ruim' is used to describe undesirable weather conditions, equivalent to 'bad'.