No. 1,810 in Portuguese
mau
Bad; evil.
In a sentence
O aluno foi considerado mau em matemática.
The student was considered bad at mathematics.
The word 'mau' is an adjective used here to describe the quality of the student's ability in mathematics, indicating it is poor.
Ele teve um mau pressentimento sobre a situação.
He had a bad feeling about the situation.
In this sentence, 'mau' qualifies 'pressentimento', referring to a negative or ominous feeling.
Um texto mau escrito pode ser difícil de entender.
A poorly written text can be hard to understand.
Here, 'mau' refers to the poor quality or improper manner in which the text was written.
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