un mal rato

a hard time

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a hard time Used with pasar to mean to have or go through a difficult or unpleasant experience. Hacer pasar un mal rato a alguien means to give someone a hard time or make them uncomfortable.

SP: La entrevista me hizo pasar un mal rato.

EN: The interview gave me a hard time.

Tom le hizo pasar un mal rato a Mary ayer.

Tom gave Mary a bad time yesterday.

Pasarás un mal rato.

You’ll have a rough time.

No le hagas pasar un mal rato.

Don't make him have a bad time.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Hemos pasado un mal rato.

We had a bad time.

Has pasado un mal rato.

You've had a rough time.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)