Sentence examples of "mal" in French with translation "wrong"

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C'est mal de mentir. It is wrong to tell lies.
Je sais que c'est mal. I know it's wrong.
C'est mal de dire un mensonge. It is wrong to tell a lie.
Manger des êtres humains est-il mal ? Is eating people wrong?
Il n'a rien fait de mal. He did nothing wrong.
J'admets que j'ai mal fait. I admit having done wrong.
Je peux distinguer le bien et le mal. I know right from wrong.
C'est mal de voler de l'argent. It is wrong to steal money.
Je pense que c'est mal de mentir. I think it's wrong to tell a lie.
Tu dois savoir distinguer le bien du mal. You should distinguish between right and wrong.
Notre plan est mal parti dès le début. Our plan went wrong from the beginning.
Notre plan s'est mal goupillé dès le départ. Our plan went wrong from the beginning.
Notre expérience s'est mal passée la semaine dernière. Our experiment went wrong last week.
Est-il toujours mal de prendre la vie humaine ? Is it always wrong to take a human life?
Il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal. He can't tell right from wrong.
Même un enfant sait distinguer le bien du mal. Even a child knows right from wrong.
Betty ne peut pas distinguer le bien du mal. Betty can't tell right from wrong.
Ne savez-vous pas distinguer le bien du mal ? Can't you tell right from wrong?
Il n'y a rien de mal avec toi. There is nothing wrong with you.
Elle ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal. She cannot distinguish right from wrong.
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