algo malo

something bad

→ algo
phrase Common #8,519
something bad Refers to an unspecified bad thing, situation, or event.
SP: Creo que algo malo va a pasar.
EN: I think something bad is going to happen.

Esto no es algo malo.

This isn't a bad thing.

Estás muy callado hoy, ¿te pasa algo malo?

You're very quiet today, is something wrong?

Algo malo les pasó.

Something bad happened to them.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Creo que hice algo malo.

I think I did something wrong.

Tom sabe que hizo algo malo.

Tom knows he did something wrong.

Saben, esto no es necesariamente algo malo.

You know, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Tenía la sensación de que algo malo estaba pasando.

I had a feeling that something bad was happening.

Quién sabe si es algo malo.

Who knows if it's a bad thing.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Es probable que suceda algo malo.

Something bad is likely to happen.

Bueno, ¿hay algo malo en que yo salude a un viejo amigo?

Well, is there anything wrong with me greeting an old friend?

— Érase una vez en… Hollywood (2019)

Algo malo estaba a punto de ocurrir.

Something bad was about to happen.

Hice algo malo?

Did I do something wrong?

— Wicked (2024)

La gente dice que hiciste algo malo y que por eso te escondes aquí.

People say you did something bad and that's why you're hiding here.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Dije algo malo.

I said something bad.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Tom no admitirá que ha hecho algo malo.

Tom won't admit that he has done something wrong.

Pasó algo malo?

Did something bad happen?

— La gran juerga (1966)

Pasa algo malo.

Something wrong.

— Rebeca (1940)

Luego tal vez sea algo malo.

Then maybe it’s something bad.

— Victoria (2015)

Al haber hecho algo malo debes pedir disculpas de inmediato.

If you have done something wrong, you should apologize immediately.

Cuando era pequeño, me daban unos azotes cuando hacía algo malo.

When I was little, I would get spanked when I did something wrong.

Te metiste en algo malo, ¿eh?

You got yourself into something bad, huh?

Algo malo les pasa, y lo necesitan.

Something bad is happening to them, and they need it.

— Wicked (2024)

Hizo algo malo, y le hicieron beber esa cosa.

He did something wrong, and they made him drink that stuff.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Vino corriendo porque pensó que algo malo había pasado.

He came running because he thought something bad had happened.

Como si uno hubiera hecho algo malo.

As if one had done something wrong.

— El botín (2026)

Ella jamás dice algo malo sobre otra persona.

She never says anything bad about another person.

Algo malo se acerca.

Something bad is coming.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Espero que no nos ocurra algo malo.

I hope nothing bad happens to us.

Hice algo malo.

I did something wrong.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Podría pasar algo malo, muchacho.

Something bad could happen, kid.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Llevarse bien con Rusia es algo bueno, no algo malo.

Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing.

El reloj tenía algo malo.

There was something wrong with the watch.

Y esa torre que está en el bosque tiene algo malo que no entendemos.

And that tower in the forest has something wrong with it that we don't understand.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder.

Something bad was about to happen.

Llámame si sucede algo malo.

Call me if something bad happens.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Que haya hecho usted algo malo.

That you did something wrong.

— Mother Night (1996)

Si haces algo malo, lo haré contigo, ¿de acuerdo?

If you do something bad, I'll do it to you, okay?

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Yo sabía que tenía algo malo.

I knew there was something wrong with it.

— Volver (2006)