badly

badly
badly [ˈbædlɪ]
adverb
(comparative worse, superlative worst)
   a. ( = poorly) mal
• the project was very badly managed le projet a été très mal géré
• to treat sb badly mal se comporter avec qn
• he took it very badly il a très mal pris la chose
• to go badly mal se passer
• things aren't going too badly ça ne se passe pas trop mal
• to do badly [athlete] faire une mauvaise performance ; [student, company, economy] avoir de mauvais résultats ; [political party] (in elections) obtenir de mauvais résultats
• she didn't come off too badly in the debate elle ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillée dans ce débat
• they're not so badly off ils ne s'en tirent pas si mal que ça
• to be badly off (financially) être dans la gêne
   b. ( = unfavourably) to think badly of sb avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn
• nobody will think badly of you if ... personne ne t'en voudra si ...
   c. [wound, injure, affect, disrupt] gravement
• they were badly defeated ils ont subi une sévère défaite
• he was badly beaten (physically) il a été passé à tabac (inf)
• to go badly wrong très mal tourner
• something is badly wrong with him il ne va pas bien du tout
   d. ( = very much) to want sth badly avoir très envie de qch
• I need it badly j'en ai absolument besoin
• I badly need a haircut j'ai vraiment besoin de me faire couper les cheveux
• we need the money badly nous avons vraiment besoin de cet argent
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['bædlɪ]
adverb (comparative worse; superlative worst)
1) (not well) [begin, behave, sleep] mal; [educated, fed, made, worded] mal

to go badly — [exam, interview, meeting] mal se passer

to do badly — [candidate, company] obtenir de mauvais résultats

to take something badly — mal prendre quelque chose

he didn't do too badly — il ne s'est pas mal débrouillé (colloq)

to do badly by somebody — ne pas être correct avec quelqu'un

please don't think badly of me — s'il vous plaît, ne m'en veuillez pas

2) (seriously) [suffer] beaucoup; [beat] brutalement; [disrupt, affect] sérieusement; [burnt, hurt, damaged] gravement

badly hit — fig durement touché

our plans went badly wrong — nos projets ont très mal tourné

I was badly mistaken — je me suis lourdement trompé

3) (urgently)

to want/need something badly — avoir très envie de/grand besoin de quelque chose


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