estuvo mal

was wrong

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phrase Uncommon #22,769
was wrong Can describe something as morally wrong or as having gone wrong.
SP: No deberías haber mentido; estuvo mal.
EN: You shouldn't have lied; it was wrong.

Estuvo mal lo que hiciste, deberías disculparte con ella.

What you did was wrong, you should apologize to her.

Tom admitió que lo que hizo estuvo mal.

Tom admitted that what he did was wrong.

Lo que hizo Tom estuvo mal.

What Tom did was wrong.

Eso estuvo mal.

That was wrong.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Sé que estuvo mal, pero lo hice de todas formas.

I know it was wrong, but I did it anyway.

Estaba en un aprieto y te robé, porque necesitaba dinero, y estuvo mal.

I was in a bind and I stole from you, because I needed money, and it was wrong.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Lo que hiciste estuvo mal.

What you did was wrong.

Lo que hicisteis estuvo mal.

What you did was wrong.

Lo que hizo estuvo mal.

What he did was wrong.

Estuvo mal lo que hizo Tom.

What Tom did was wrong.

Sabe que lo que hizo estuvo mal.

He knows that what he did was wrong.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Lo que pasó estuvo mal.

What happened was wrong.

— Dangal (2016)

Nada estuvo mal.

Nothing was wrong.