badly

badly
badly [{{t}}'bædlɪ] (compar worse [{{t}}wɜ:s], superl worst [{{t}}wɜ:st])
adverb
(a) (poorly) mal;
∎ badly made/organized mal fait/organisé;
∎ badly lit mal éclairé;
∎ things aren't going too badly ça ne va pas trop mal;
∎ the candidate did or came off badly in the exams le candidat ne s'en est pas bien sorti aux examens;
∎ we came off worst in the deal c'est nous qui nous en sommes le plus mal sortis dans l'affaire;
∎ his business is doing badly ses affaires marchent ou vont mal, il fait de mauvaises affaires;
∎ I feel badly about it (sorry) je le regrette beaucoup; (embarrassed) cela me gêne beaucoup;
∎ don't think badly of him for what he did ne lui en voulez pas de ce qu'il a fait;
∎ she took the news badly elle a mal pris la nouvelle;
∎ to be badly off (financially) être dans la gêne;
∎ we're badly off for supplies nous manquons de provisions
(b) (behave → improperly) mal; (→ cruelly) méchamment, avec cruauté
(c) (severely → burn, damage) gravement, sérieusement; (→ hurt) gravement, grièvement;
∎ the town was badly affected by the storm la ville a été sérieusement touchée par l'orage;
∎ she had been badly beaten elle avait reçu des coups violents;
∎ {{}}Military{{}} the army was badly defeated l'armée a subi une sévère défaite;
∎ badly wounded gravement ou grièvement blessé
(d) (very much) énormément;
∎ he badly needs or he's badly in need of a holiday il a grand ou sérieusement besoin de (prendre des) vacances;
∎ we badly want to see her nous avons très envie de la voir

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