♦ badly

♦ badly
♦ badly /ˈbædlɪ/
avv. (compar. worse; superl. relat. worst)
1 male; malamente: badly made, fatto male; malfatto; to behave badly, comportarsi male; to do badly, andare male; avere un cattivo risultato
2 seriamente; gravemente; duramente: badly damaged, seriamente danneggiato; badly hurt, ferito gravemente; The region has been badly affected by the drought, la regione è stata duramente colpita dalla siccità
3 molto; assai; grandemente; fortemente; intensamente; urgentemente: badly disappointed, molto deluso; I badly wanted to see him again, avevo una gran voglia di rivederlo; to be badly in need of st., avere urgente (o assoluto) bisogno di qc.
to be badly off, avere pochi quattrini; trovarsi in cattive acque; passarsela male □ to be badly off for, mancare di; essere sfornito di; essere carente di: Our school is badly off for audio-visual aids, la nostra scuola è carente di audiovisivi □ to feel badly about st., essere molto dispiaciuto per qc.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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