estuvo mal

was wrong

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phrase Uncommon #26,597
was wrong Often describes an action or behavior that was morally wrong or inappropriate.
SP: Mentirle a tu amiga estuvo mal.
EN: Lying to your friend was wrong.

Nada estuvo mal.

Nothing was wrong.

Tienes razón, acepto que entrar a la sala de partos estuvo mal.

You're right, I accept that going into the delivery room was wrong.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Lo que hiciste estuvo mal.

What you did was wrong.

Lo que hizo Tom estuvo mal.

What Tom did was wrong.

Estuvo mal lo que hiciste, deberías disculparte con ella.

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

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 Supremo (2025)

Eso estuvo mal.

That was wrong.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Pues dile que se equivocó, que estuvo mal calculado.

Well, tell him he got it wrong, that it was miscalculated.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Estuvo mal lo que hizo Tom.

What Tom did was wrong.

Lo que pasó estuvo mal.

What happened was wrong.

— Dangal (2016)

Sabe que lo que hizo estuvo mal.

He knows that what he did was wrong.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

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

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

Lo que hizo estuvo mal.

What he did was wrong.

Tom admitió que lo que hizo estuvo mal.

Tom admitted that what he did was wrong.