badly

badly
comparative - worse; adverb
1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) mal
2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) seriamente, desesperadamente; muy
badly adv
1. mal
they behaved badly se portaron mal
I slept very badly he dormido muy mal
2. gravemente
he isn't badly injured no está herido de gravedad
she got badly sunburnt se quemó terriblemente
3. muy / mucho
we badly need the money nos hace mucha falta el dinero
she wants a baby very badly desea mucho tener un bebé
badly
tr['bædlɪ]
adverb
1 mal
■ he behaved badly at the party se portó mal en la fiesta
2 (seriously) gravemente
■ he was badly hurt in the bombing fue gravemente herido en el atentado
3 (very much) mucho,-a
■ he badly needs your help tiene mucha necesidad de tu ayuda
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go badly ir mal
■ business is going badly los negocios van mal
to miss somebody badly echar mucho de menos a alguien
to take something badly tomar algo muy a pecho
to be badly off andar escaso,-a de dinero
to come off badly salir mal
■ the deal came off badly el acuerdo salió mal
badly ['bædli] adv
1) : mal
2) urgently: mucho, con urgencia
3) severely: gravemente
badly
adj.
• desacomodado, -a adj.
adv.
• con urgencia adv.
• gravemente adv.
• mal adv.
'bædli
adverb (comp worse; superl worst)
1) (poorly) <play/sing> mal

badly organized — mal organizado

to do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien

2) (improperly) <behaveeat> mal
3) (as intensifier) <fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente

badly injured — gravemente herido

you're badly mistaken — estás muy equivocado

you badly need a haircut — te hace mucha falta cortarte el pelo

['bædlɪ]
ADV
1) (=poorly) mal

he did badly in his exams — los exámenes le fueron mal

things are going badly — las cosas van mal

we came off badly in the deal — salimos mal parados del negocio

badly made/written/designed — mal hecho/escrito/diseñado

to sleep badly — dormir mal

pay 2., 1)
2) (=seriously, severely) gravemente

he was badly injured — estaba gravemente herido

they were badly beaten — (in contest) sufrieron una seria derrota; (physically) les dieron una paliza tremenda

to be badly mistaken — estar muy equivocado

it was a gamble that went badly wrong — se corría un riesgo y salió muy mal

the building was badly damaged in the explosion — en la explosión el edificio resultó muy dañado

3) (=unfavourably)

to speak/think badly of sb — hablar/pensar mal de algn

to reflect badly on sb — dejar mal a algn

"how did he take it?" - "badly" — -¿qué tal se lo tomó? -fatal

4) (=wrongly)

to treat sb badly — tratar mal a algn

to behave badly — portarse mal

5) (=very much) [want, need]

badly-needed medical supplies — medicamentos mpl que se necesitan desesperadamente

it badly needs painting — hace mucha falta pintarlo

he badly needs help — necesita ayuda a toda costa

they badly wanted a child — estaban desesperados por tener un niño

we badly need another assistant — nos hace muchísima falta otro ayudante

6)

to be badly off — (=poor) andar or estar mal de dinero

we are badly off for coal — andamos mal de carbón

you're not that badly off, you only have to work 20 hours a week — no estás tan mal, solo tienes que trabajar 20 horas por semana

* * *
['bædli]
adverb (comp worse; superl worst)
1) (poorly) <play/sing> mal

badly organized — mal organizado

to do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien

2) (improperly) <behave/treat> mal
3) (as intensifier) <fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente

badly injured — gravemente herido

you're badly mistaken — estás muy equivocado

you badly need a haircut — te hace mucha falta cortarte el pelo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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