poorly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poorly in the English»French Dictionary

I.poorly [Brit ˈpɔːli, ˈpʊəli, Am ˈpʊrli, ˈpɔrli] ADJ

poorly

malade, souffrant

II.poorly [Brit ˈpɔːli, ˈpʊəli, Am ˈpʊrli, ˈpɔrli] ADV

1. poorly (not richly):

poorly live, dress, dressed

pauvrement

to be poorly off

être pauvre

2. poorly (badly):

poorly written, designed, paid, argued

mal

to do poorly company, student:

obtenir des résultats médiocres

3. poorly (inadequately):

poorly funded, managed, lit

mal

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well/poorly shod

bien/mal chaussé

Translations for poorly in the French»English Dictionary

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maigrement

poorly

pauvrement

poorly

bien/mal achalandé

well-/poorly-stocked

désassorti (désassortie) magasin

poorly stocked

mal insonorisé

poorly soundproofed

chichement récompenser, payer

poorly

faiblement développé, qualifié

poorly

bien/mal encadré

poorly/well supervised

poorly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poorly in the English»French Dictionary

I.poorly ADV

1. poorly (in a manner resulting from poverty):

poorly

pauvrement

to be poorly off

être pauvre

2. poorly (inadequately, badly):

poorly

mal

poorly dressed

mal habillé(e)

to think poorly of sb/sth

avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn/qc

II.poorly ADJ

poorly

souffrant(e)

to feel poorly

être malade

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to be well/poorly assorted

être bien/mal assortis

poorly represented

insuffisamment représenté(e)

to pay sb poorly

mal payer qn

Translations for poorly in the French»English Dictionary

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médiocrement

poorly

bien/mal approvisionné

well/poorly stocked

la proposition a été mal accueillie

the proposal was poorly received

bien/mal digérer

to digest well/poorly

être mal perçu par qn problème

to be poorly understood by sb

bien/mal chausser chaussure

well/poorly shod

poorly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be poorly off

être pauvre

poorly dressed

mal habillé(e)

to think poorly of sb/sth

avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn/qc

to feel poorly

être malade

poorly represented

insuffisamment représenté(e)

to be well/poorly assorted

être bien/mal assortis

to pay sb poorly

mal payer qn

to be poorly understood by sb

être mal perçu par qn problème

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood, it has been suggested that the mirror neurons play a major role in mass hysteria outbreaks.

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In closely mown turf and drought conditions, damage is more severe than in poorly maintained turf.

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By the early 1970s the militia reported a strength of only some 4,000 poorly trained and ill-equipped men.

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This can prevent a poorly-performing item from underselling, but it also eliminates the possibility of a bidding war.

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The meeting was poorly attended, with few more there than his proposer and seconder.

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His writing is unpretentious and effective, although it often assumes the reader's sympathies lie with the protagonist even when behaving poorly.

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The food provided by the school was generally poorly cooked and unhealthy, and the cook was reported to be careless, dirty, and wasteful.

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The concha is large with poorly developed antihelix and scapha.

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It is poorly soluble in ether and cold water, but soluble in ethanol and hot water.

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However, some sub-species of the common barn owl possibly deserve to be separate species, but are very poorly known.

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