poorly

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poorly
[ˈpʊəlɪ]
adverbio
1mal
  • poorly dressed -> mal vestido(a)
  • to be poorly off -> ser pobre
adjetivo
2enfermo(a)
  • to be poorly -> estar enfermo

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poorly [pua-li]
adverbio
1Pobremente, infelizmente, abatidamente.
adjetivo
2Ligeramente enfermo. (Familiar) (m)
  • I am poorly -> estoy malo, no me siento bien
  • He is very poorly -> está bastante malo

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poorly [ˈpʊəlɪ]
adverb
1 (badly) [+designed, equipped] mal
the shares have performed poorly el rendimiento de las acciones ha sido bajo
the product is poorly designed
to do poorlydo
she did poorly in history sacó mala nota en historia; she did poorly at school sacaba malas notas en el colegio
the team is doing poorly in a match
the room/road was poorly litlit la habitación/la carretera estaba mal iluminada
the job was poorly paidpaid el trabajo estaba mal pagado
he was poorly paid le pagaban poco
his army was poorly trainedtrained su ejército estaba poco capacitado
2 (meagrely, shabbily) pobremente
to be poorly dressed ir pobremente vestido
adjective
especially (Britain) (ill) enfermo
he spends most of his time looking after her poorly mother she has two poorly children at home
to be/feel poorlybefeel estar/encontrarse mal; estar/encontrarse pachucho malucho;or (informal)
the doctor asked him when he had started feeling poorly Alice is feeling poorly today. Just let her rest in the morning I felt so poorly I couldn't get up
to look poorlylook tener mal aspecto
he looked very poorly and was walking with difficulty

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