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OXF3000D: xấu badly schlecht
OXF3000D: xấu ill schlecht
ENDE: bad ( worse,worst ) schlecht ENDE: badly schlecht ENDE: ill schlecht
I am not coming because the weather is so bad. Tôi không đến, bởi vì thời tiết xấu quá. * 077
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schlecht ☊ tệ, xấu ☊ ☊
das Geschlecht ☊ giới tính ☊ ☊
die Lage veschlechtert sich ☊ tình hình xấu đi ☊ ☊
schlecht ☊ 坏 ☊ huài
Geschlecht ☊ 性别 ☊ xìng bié
Lage verschlechtert sich ☊ 处境变糟 ☊ chǔjìng biàn zāo
Unausgeschlafen und schlecht gelaunt steht Tri auf und macht sich auf den Weg zur Arbeit. ☊ Trí dậy với tình trạng thiếu ngủ và tâm trạng xấu, rồi anh chuẩn bị lên đường đi làm. ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 952)
Die Stimmung in Tris Firma ist schlecht. ☊ Tinh thần trong công ty của Trí thật tồi tệ. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1161)
Aber das Klima in der Firma ist mittlerweile so schlecht, dass ich mich beruflich verändern möchte. ☊ Nhưng hoàn cảnh công ty lúc này quá tồi tệ đến nỗi anh muốn đổi công việc khác. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1166)
Die Verbindung ist schlecht. ☊ Đường truyền kém. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1278)
Das Licht an meinem Arbeitsplatz ist schlecht: Entweder es ist zu hell oder zu dunkel! ☊ Ánh sáng ở chỗ làm của tôi không tốt: hoặc là quá sáng hoặc quá tối! ☊ (Lektion 111, Nr. 2032)
Das Produkt war schlecht verpackt. ☊ Sản phẩm được đóng gói không cẩn thận. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2477)
Das Produkt war schlecht verpackt und wurde beim Transport beschädigt. ☊ Sản phẩm được đóng không cẩn thận và bị hỏng trong quá trình vận chuyển. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2478)
The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. ☊ account for sth ☊
the artificial barriers of race, class and gender ☊ artificial ☊
to have a good/bad/positive/negative attitude towards sb/sth ☊ attitude ☊
Those shoes are bad for her feet. ☊ bad ☊
Weather like this is bad for business. ☊ bad ☊
Too much work is bad for your health. ☊ bad ☊
He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part. ☊ bad ☊
a bad teacher ☊ bad ☊
You're a bad liar! ☊ bad ☊
He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game). ☊ bad ☊
She is so bad at keeping secrets. ☊ bad ☊
bad conditions/driving ☊ bad ☊
a bad copy/diet ☊ bad ☊
I thought it was a very bad article. ☊ bad ☊
That's not a bad idea. ☊ bad ☊
bad news/weather/dreams/habits ☊ bad ☊
I'm having a really bad day. ☊ bad ☊
'How are you?' 'Not too bad.' ☊ not bad ☊
That wasn't bad for a first attempt. ☊ not bad ☊
to play/sing badly ☊ badly ☊
badly designed/organized ☊ badly ☊
Things have been going badly. ☊ badly ☊
I did badly (= was not successful) in my exams. ☊ badly ☊
to behave/sleep badly ☊ badly ☊
badly paid/treated ☊ badly ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her. ☊ badly ☊
the battle of the sexes ☊ battle ☊
He walked slowly because of his bad leg. ☊ because of ☊
They behaved very badly towards their guests. ☊ behave ☊
well-/badly-behaved children ☊ behave ☊
good/bad behaviour ☊ behaviour ☊
We came bottom (= got the worst result) with 12 points. ☊ bottom ☊
bad breath (= that smells bad) ☊ breath ☊
a well/badly brought up child ☊ bring sb up ☊
Business was bad. ☊ business ☊
The game was called off because of bad weather. ☊ call sth off ☊
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. ☊ cancel ☊
It's a classic case (= a very typical case) of bad planning. ☊ case ☊
You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy). ☊ catch ☊
cause sth for sb: The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers. ☊ cause ☊
cause sth to do sth: The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply. ☊ cause ☊
Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account. ☊ characteristic ☊
differences of class, race or gender ☊ class ☊
a classic example of poor communication ☊ classic ☊
a bad/heavy/slight cold ☊ cold ☊
Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures. ☊ collapse ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
complaint (about sb/sth): The most common complaint is about poor service. ☊ complaint ☊
to be in bad/good/excellent condition ☊ condition ☊
The house is in a generally poor condition. ☊ condition ☊
The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling. ☊ create ☊
He's a bad credit risk (= he is unlikely to pay the money later). ☊ credit ☊
He is really bad at making decisions. ☊ decision ☊
The harbour's sea defences are in poor condition. ☊ defence ☊
I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
a badly designed kitchen ☊ design ☊
Please supply the following details: name, age and sex. ☊ detail ☊
He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother. ☊ dislike ☊
division of sth between A and B: the division of labour between the sexes ☊ division ☊
The company ought to do something about the poor service. ☊ do ☊
Don't think about it. You'll only give yourself bad dreams. ☊ dream ☊
to dress well/badly/fashionably/comfortably ☊ dress ☊
The drug has some bad side effects. ☊ drug ☊
I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. ☊ encounter ☊
Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour). ☊ exclude ☊
I had a bad experience with fireworks once. ☊ experience ☊
Mark knew he had behaved extremely badly. ☊ extremely ☊
He believes that the product's poor image is partly the fault of the press. ☊ fault ☊
Mum! I feel sick. ☊ feel sick ☊
The children's faces are badly out of focus (= not clearly shown) in the photograph. ☊ focus ☊
He's not bad for a beginner. ☊ for ☊
The bad weather has been fairly general (= has affected most areas). ☊ general ☊
Don't let yourself get into bad habits. ☊ get into sth ☊
bad grammar ☊ grammar ☊
I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep. ☊ guilty ☊
good/bad habits ☊ habit ☊
Half (of) the fruit was bad. ☊ half ☊
This matter has been handled very badly. ☊ handle ☊
to be in poor/good/excellent/the best of health ☊ health ☊
Her hearing is poor. ☊ hearing ☊
To be honest (= what I really think is), it was one of the worst books I've ever read. ☊ honest ☊
poor housing conditions ☊ housing ☊
He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate. ☊ however ☊
a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral) ☊ ill ☊
impression (of sb/sth): to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth ☊ impression ☊
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. ☊ incident ☊
The school's reputation was ruined by the bad behaviour of a few individuals. ☊ individual ☊
influence (on sb/sth): Those friends are a bad influence on her. ☊ influence ☊
good/poor/sound judgement ☊ judgement ☊
'She's the worst player in the team.' 'Oh, I don't know (= I am not sure that I agree) —she played well yesterday.' ☊ know ☊
bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) ☊ language ☊
I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them). ☊ level ☊
well/badly lit streets ☊ light ☊
We want to cut across lines of race, sex and religion. ☊ line ☊
look (to sb) as if.../as though...: You look as though you slept badly. ☊ look ☊
She has a very low opinion of her own abilities. ☊ low ☊
a very low-scoring game ☊ low ☊
Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems. ☊ main ☊
The report blames bad management. ☊ management ☊
to have good/bad manners ☊ manner ☊
He has no manners (= behaves very badly). ☊ manner ☊
to get a good/poor mark in English ☊ mark ☊
matter (to sb) that...: It didn't matter that the weather was bad. ☊ matter ☊
I have a bad memory for names. ☊ memory ☊
I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad. ☊ might ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
Have I caught you at a bad moment? ☊ moment ☊
He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient). ☊ mood ☊
a decline in moral standards ☊ moral ☊
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? ☊ news ☊
It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. ☊ obvious ☊
The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
We can't be any worse off than we are already. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
Officially, he resigned because of bad health. ☊ officially ☊
the sexual/reproductive organs ☊ organ ☊
a badly organized event ☊ organized ☊
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. ☊ (all) over again ☊
He's parked very badly. ☊ park ☊
a badly parked truck ☊ park ☊
Traffic is bad, particularly in the city centre. ☊ particularly ☊
The company has been performing poorly over the past year. ☊ perform ☊
He criticized the recent poor performance of the company. ☊ performance ☊
performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly sth is working) ☊ performance ☊
Have I picked a bad time to talk to you? ☊ pick ☊
to pick up bad habits ☊ pick sth up ☊
sexual politics (= concerning relationships of power between the sexes) ☊ politics ☊
the party's poor performance in the election ☊ poor ☊
to be in poor health ☊ poor ☊
It was raining heavily and visibility was poor. ☊ poor ☊
poor food/light/soil ☊ poor ☊
to have a poor opinion of sb (= to not think well of sb) ☊ poor ☊
a poor judge of character ☊ poor ☊
She's a good teacher but a poor manager. ☊ poor ☊
It was possibly their worst performance ever. ☊ possibly ☊
good/bad/adverse publicity ☊ publicity ☊
The incident put her in a bad mood. ☊ put ☊
He was put off science by bad teaching. ☊ put sb off sth/sb ☊
to be of good/poor/top quality ☊ quality ☊
a decline in water quality ☊ quality ☊
quit sth: He quit the show last year because of bad health. ☊ quit ☊
legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or sex ☊ race ☊
People can react badly to certain food additives. ☊ react ☊
good/bad reception ☊ reception ☊
There was very poor reception on my phone. ☊ reception ☊
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. ☊ remove ☊
The home team did well to repair a bad start. ☊ repair ☊
to have a good/bad reputation ☊ reputation ☊
The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management. ☊ result ☊
good/bad/mixed/rave reviews in the national press ☊ review ☊
The bad weather ruined our trip. ☊ ruin ☊
a badly run company ☊ run ☊
That's not to say it's a bad movie (= it is good but it is not without faults). ☊ say ☊
a severe winter (= one during which the weather conditions are extremely bad) ☊ severe ☊
How can you tell what sex a fish is? ☊ sex ☊
a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby ☊ sex ☊
Please indicate your sex and date of birth below. ☊ sex ☊
sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way) ☊ sex ☊
a member of the opposite sex ☊ sex ☊
the battle of the sexes (= the competitive relationship that exists between men and women) ☊ sex ☊
the sex act ☊ sex ☊
Girls become sexually mature earlier than boys. ☊ sexually ☊
Mum, I feel sick! ☊ sick ☊
If you eat any more cake you'll make yourself sick. ☊ sick ☊
We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that. ☊ simple ☊
I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me). ☊ situation ☊
to sleep well/deeply/soundly/badly ☊ sleep ☊
This fireplace smokes badly (= sends smoke into the room instead of up the chimney ). ☊ smoke ☊
Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather. ☊ spoil ☊
The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse). ☊ stable ☊
In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards. ☊ standard ☊
The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up. ☊ start ☊
The meeting got off to a good/bad start (= started well/badly). ☊ start ☊
The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired). ☊ state ☊
The situation got steadily worse. ☊ steadily ☊
The local bus service was a poor substitute for their car. ☊ substitute ☊
She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. ☊ swallow ☊
Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? ☊ time ☊
The weather became so bad that they had to turn back. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness. ☊ ultimately ☊
You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. ☊ use ☊
The quality ranged from acceptable to worse than useless. ☊ useless ☊
to be bad/poor value (= not worth the money it costs) ☊ value ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. ☊ well ☊
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? ☊ why ☊
poor working conditions ☊ working ☊
The weather got worse during the day. ☊ worse ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
If he gets any worse we'll call the doctor. ☊ worse ☊
I've only broken my arm; other people are far worse off than me. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
He was voted the worst dressed celebrity. ☊ worst ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊