How do you say ‘not good in Spanish?’. ‘Not good’ is used when you want to describe or give a negative recommendation of something because it is not enough, it is not positive, it is not useful, it does not have a purpose or it is not pleasant. This term expresses denial.

How to translate not good in Spanish?
not good (masc.)- no es bueno
not good (fem.) – no es buena
Conversation:
Lily: Carlos, no es buena esa decisión | Carlos, that decision is not good
Carlos: Está bien | OK
Sentences with the phrase not good in Spanish
Esa persona no es buena. | – | That person is not good. |
No es bueno beber mucho alcohol. | – | It is not good to drink a lot of alcohol. |
No es bueno comer mucho. | – | It is not good to eat a lot. |
Tu teoría no es buena. | – | Your theory is not good. |
Lo que dijiste no es bueno. | – | What you said is not good. |
Lo que hiciste no es bueno. | – | What you did is not good. |
Esa comida no es buena. | – | That food is not good. |
No es bueno tener un gato negro como mascota. | – | It is not good to have a black cat as a pet. |
Todo eso que me dices no es bueno. | – | All that you tell me is not good. |
¿Cómo que no es bueno comer tarde en la noche? | – | How is it not good to eat late at night? |
Tener hambre no es bueno. | – | Being hungry is not good. |
Lo que me hiciste ayer no es bueno. | – | What you did to me yesterday is not good. |
Simplemente no es bueno ese carro que compraste. | – | That car you bought is just not good. |
No es bueno lavarse el cabello con agua fría. | – | It is not good to wash your hair with cold water. |
El dolor de cabeza intenso que ella tiene no es bueno. | – | The severe headache she has is not good. |
Todo lo que no es bueno tiene que erradicarse. | – | Everything that is not good has to be eradicated. |
Creo que no es bueno que vayas a su casa. | – | I think it’s not good for you to go to her house. |
El comején que tiene el armario de mi tío no es bueno. | – | The termite in my uncle’s closet is not good. |
Él no es bueno en el deporte que practica. | – | He is not good at the sport he plays. |
Sabes que no es bueno lo que estás haciendo. | – | You know that what you are doing is not good. |
Corta ese árbol que no es bueno porque sus raíces afectan el piso de tu casa. | – | Cut down that tree that is not good because its roots affect the floor of your house. |
No es buena la elección que hiciste. | – | The choice you made is not a good one. |
Asustarme mientras duermo no es bueno. | – | Scaring me in my sleep is not good. |
Eso de jugar con los animales salvajes no es bueno. | – | Playing with wild animals is not good. |
¿Quién te dijo que el jengibre no es bueno para la circulación? | – | Who told you that ginger is not good for circulation? |
Roberto no es bueno con sus hijos. | – | Roberto is not good with his children. |
Ella no es buena ni durmiendo. | – | She is not even good at sleeping. |
El pasajero sabe que no es bueno fumar dentro del avión. | – | The passenger knows that it is not good to smoke inside the plane. |
Sé que no es buena la coloración que tienen sus manos. | – | I know that the coloration of your hands is not good. |
Ese vino de uvas no es bueno porque tiene bajo porciento de alcohol. | – | That grape wine is not good because it has a low alcohol percentage. |
Quiero fumar todos los días pero eso no es bueno. | – | I want to smoke every day but that’s not good. |
Lo que no es bueno es tu falta de higiene. | – | What is not good is your lack of hygiene. |
Siempre quieres verme de madrugada pero eso no es bueno. | – | You always want to see me at dawn but that’s not good. |
No es bueno faltarle el respeto a los mayores. | – | It is not good to disrespect elders. |
Esa desesperación de querer saberlo todo no es buena. | – | That despair of wanting to know everything is not good. |
Tengo siempre ganas de ti pero no es bueno. | – | I always want you but it’s not good. |
A unos les gusta el olor a picante pero para otros no es bueno. | – | Some like the spicy smell but for others it is not good. |