os males

evils, ills

m a l ɨ ʃ → mal
mal harm + es plural
noun · plural Rare #30,811
evils, ills Not the English word “males.”
PO: A prevenção ajuda a evitar muitos males.
EN: Prevention helps avoid many ills.
Declension of mal
malmales

Mas fossem assim todos os males do mundo.

If only all the world's woes were like that.

— Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (2005)

O dinheiro é a raiz de todos os males.

Money is the root of all evil.

Eu já sofri males de saúde.

I've had health problems before.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

Dos males o menor.

Of two evils, choose the lesser.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Dos dois males, escolha o menor!

Of the two evils, choose the lesser!

De dois males escolha o menor.

Between two evils, choose the lesser.

Males, sabe, coisas de saúde que, estranhamente, me foram passando com a idade.

You know, weirdly enough, health problems that have gradually gone away as I’ve gotten older.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

A felicidade é apenas a ausência destes dois males.

Happiness is simply the absence of these two evils.

— Guerra e Paz (1968)