Translations for „badly off“ in the English » German Dictionary

bad·ly ˈoff ADJ pred

1. badly off (poor):

badly off

arm

they were rather badly off

es ging ihnen finanziell ziemlich schlecht

2. badly off (lacking):

to be badly off for sth

etw dringend brauchen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they were rather badly off

es ging ihnen finanziell ziemlich schlecht

sb is badly/well off

jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut

to be badly off for sth

etw dringend brauchen

to go off badly/smoothly/well

schlecht/reibungslos/gut [ver]laufen