badly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for badly in the English»French Dictionary

badly <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit ˈbadli, Am ˈbædli] ADV

1. badly (not well):

badly begin, behave, fit, sleep, teach, treat

mal

badly cooked, educated, fed, equipped, made, managed, worded

mal

to go badly exam, interview, meeting:

mal se passer

to do badly candidate, company:

obtenir de mauvais résultats

to take sth badly

mal prendre qc

he didn't do too badly

il ne s'est pas mal débrouillé inf

she hasn't done badly for herself

elle ne s'est pas mal débrouillée dans la vie inf

the shop hasn't done badly out of me

je n'ai pas été un mauvais client pour le magasin

to do badly by sb

ne pas être correct avec qn

to be/feel badly done by

être/se sentir mal traité

please don't think badly of me

s'il vous plaît, ne m'en veuillez pas

2. badly (seriously):

badly suffer

beaucoup

badly beat

brutalement

badly disrupt, affect

sérieusement

badly burnt, damaged

gravement

badly hurt

gravement, grièvement

badly hit

durement touché

our plans went badly wrong

nos projets ont très mal tourné

I was badly mistaken

je me suis lourdement trompé

the team was badly beaten

l'équipe a été largement battue

3. badly (urgently):

to want/need sth badly

avoir très envie de/grand besoin de qc

to be badly in need of help/cleaning

avoir grand besoin d'aide/d'être nettoyé

how badly do you need it?

en as-tu vraiment besoin?

badly behaved ADJ

badly behaved

désobéissant

badly off ADJ (poor)

badly off

pauvre

to be badly off for space/clothes

manquer d'espace/de vêtements

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well/badly thought-out

bien/mal conçu

Translations for badly in the French»English Dictionary

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piètrement

badly

bien/mal entretenu intérieur, plante

well-/badly-kept

bien/mal entretenu voiture, bâtiment

well-/badly-maintained

bien/mal proportionné personne, bâtiment

well-/badly-proportioned

couvert d'ecchymoses

badly bruised

bien/mal administré

well/badly run

bien/mal fringué

well/badly turned out inf

badly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for badly in the English»French Dictionary

badly <worse, worst> [ˈbædli] ADV

1. badly (poorly):

badly

mal

you didn't do too badly

tu ne t'es pas trop mal débrouillé

2. badly (critically):

to think badly of sb

penser du mal de qn

3. badly (very much):

badly want

vraiment

to be badly in need of sth

avoir grand besoin de qc

4. badly (severely):

badly hurt, affected

gravement

badly defeated

battu à plate(s) couture(s)

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well/badly thought-out

bien/mal conçu(e)

to augur badly/well for sb/sth

s'annoncer mal/bien pour qn/qc

Translations for badly in the French»English Dictionary

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photo bien/mal cadrée

properly/badly composed picture

être de bon/mauvais augure

to augur well/badly

méchamment amoché

badly

être bien/mal loti

to be well/badly off

article/lettre bien/mal tourné

well/badly-written article/letter

bien/mal élevé

well/badly brought up

baragouiner une langue

to speak a language badly

badly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be badly in need of sth

avoir grandement besoin de qc

to go down well/badly with sb

être bien/mal reçu par qn

to be well/badly off for sth

être bien pourvu en/à court de qc

to be badly in need of sth

avoir grand besoin de qc

to go off badly/well/smoothly

rencontrer un refus/une approbation

to perform well/badly car, camera, worker

faire une bonne/mauvaise performance

to be well/badly placed to +infin fig

être bien/mal placé pour +infin

to be badly in need of

avoir grand besoin de

to be well/badly disposed towards sb

avoir de bons/mauvais sentiments à l'égard de qn

to get on well/badly with sb/sth

faire bon/mauvais ménage avec qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Childhood poverty and ill health, aggravated by a bout of rickets, had left him with badly stunted legs.

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In plain words, they both, for some incomprehensible reason, began playing badly...

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During the war, the building suffered two direct hits from firebombs, and was badly damaged each time.

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When in very badly deteriorated condition and improperly stored (e.g., in a sun-baked shed), nitrate film can even spontaneously combust.

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Meanwhile, the band's business infrastructure was eroding badly.

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The building trade was a huge industry up here, so a lot of people were badly affected.

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A wind on the moon is said to be the cause, making them behave badly for a year.

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The manuscript is in fairly good condition with leather binding; some leaves are badly stained with consequent complete or partial obliteration of the content.

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Several of the final mixes on DAT format were almost lost when the tape was mangled badly.

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If so, he badly miscalculated.

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