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
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
"how did he take it?" — "badly" —¿qué tal se lo tomó? —fatal
5 (very much) [+want, need]
badly-needed medical supplies medicamentos (m) que se necesitan desesperadamente
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
we badly need another assistant nos hace muchísima falta otro ayudante