badly

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badly
[ˈbædlɪ]
adverbio (comparative worse [wɜːs], superlative worst [wɜːst])
1mal (not well)
  • to do badly -> hacerlo mal
  • he didn't do badly -> le fue (bastante) bien (in contest)
  • he took it very badly -> se lo tomó muy mal
  • we are badly off for money/time -> nos falta dinero/tiempo
  • to get on badly (with somebody) -> llevarse mal (con alguien)
  • badly dressed -> mal vestido(a)
2gravemente (seriously)
  • to be badly beaten -> recibir una buena paliza
  • badly damaged -> gravemente dañado(a)
3mucho (greatly)
  • to want something badly -> desear algo mucho
  • to be badly in need of something -> necesitar algo urgentemente

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badly [bad-li]
adverbio
1Mal o malamente.
  • To behave badly -> portarse mal
  • Badly hurt -> gravemente herido
  • To miss someone badly -> echar mucho de menos a alguien
  • He needs money badly -> tiene mucha necesidad de dinero
  • To be badly off -> andar mal de dinero (hard up)
  • To be badly off for -> andar mal de
Gravemente. Mucho.

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badly [ˈbædlɪ]
adverb
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 (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
nobody will think badly of you if you decide not to take part
"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
the children behaved very badly
5 (very much) [+want, need]
badly-needed medical supplies medicamentos que se necesitan desesperadamente; (m)
I am badly in need of advice
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
he badly wanted to see her again
we badly need another assistant nos hace muchísima falta otro ayudante
I want it badly I need the money badly
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to be badly off (poor) andar estar mal de dinero;or
/he was not badly off/ but had his sister's child to support as well as his own family how can politicians claim that Britain is so badly off when we have North Sea oil and gas?
we are badly off for coal andamos mal de carbón
at a disadvantage
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
the average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off

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