bad

bæd
baddestworseworst
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Translation of bad into German,

Adjective

1.

quality

of poor quality or standard
  • The movie was really bad.Der Film war wirklich schlecht.
2.

negative quality

unpleasant or unwelcome
  • The weather turned bad, ruining our picnic plans..Das Wetter wurde schlecht und ruinierte unsere Picknickpläne
3.

general

harmful or detrimental
  • Smoking is bad for your health..Rauchen ist schädlich für deine Gesundheit

Adverb

1.

poorly

US
in a poor or unsatisfactory way
US
  • He did bad on the test.Er hat schlecht im Test abgeschnitten.
2.

intensely

US
to a great or intense degree
US
  • She wanted the toy bad.Sie wollte das Spielzeug sehr.

Noun

1.

problems

unpleasant or unwelcome situation
unangenehme Situation unerwünschte Situation Pech n
  • Getting caught in the rain was a bad.Vom Regen erwischt zu werden, war eine unangenehme Situation
2.

morality

person or thing that causes harm
  • He is known as a bad in the neighborhood.Er ist in der Nachbarschaft als eine schlechte Person bekannt
3.

business

TECH.
unwanted merchandise with negative value
TECH.
Ladenhüter m
  • The company had to deal with a lot of bads.Das Unternehmen musste mit vielen Ladenhütern umgehen.
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Expressions with bad: examples in English and translations in German

akzeptabel
zufriedenstellend
The movie was not bad at all.
schlechter Ruf
The scandal gave the company a bad name.
Schwarzes Schaf
One bad apple can spoil the whole team's dynamics..
Pech
schwerer Rückschlag
Losing his job was a bad break for him.
Bad-Hair-Day
schlechter Haartag
I'm having a bad hair day today.
ein schlechtes Geschäft machen
den Kürzeren ziehen
He got a bad deal on the used car.

Synonyms and analogies of bad in English

Examples of bad in a sentence

  • Her performance in the play was surprisingly bad.
  • The food tasted bad and was inedible.
  • She had a bad feeling about the situation.
  • Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
  • Pollution is bad for the environment.
  • He was bad for sneaking out without permission.

Translations of "bad" in Context ordered by category and frequency

schlechtadj./adv.

We need to eat these vegetables soon before they go bad.

Wir müssen dieses Gemüse bald essen, bevor es schlecht wird.

schlimmadj.

You can't just fly off the handle every time traffic gets bad.

Du kannst nicht jedes Mal ausrasten, wenn der Verkehr schlimm wird.

böseadj.

Detectives uncovered evidence of bad faith in the suspect's alibi.

Die Detektive entdeckten Beweise für böse Absicht im Alibi des Verdächtigen.

übeladj.

For a self-taught artist, your paintings are not so bad at all.

Für einen autodidaktischen Künstler sind deine Gemälde gar nicht übel.

miesadj./adv.

Even her best friend could see she was in a bad mood.

Selbst ihre beste Freundin konnte sehen, dass sie mies drauf war.

negativadj./adv.

I couldn't shake off the bad vibes from yesterday's argument.

Ich konnte die negative Stimmung vom gestrigen Streit nicht abschütteln.

dasPechnn.

That's a bad break for all of us here at the palace.

Das ist großes Pech für uns alle hier im Palast.

derMissstandnm.

We want to scandalise this bad situation on an international level.

Wir wollen auf internationaler Ebene auf diesen Missstand aufmerksam machen.

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bad: Examples and translations in context

Grandpa was in a bad way before they changed his medication.

Opa war schlecht dran, bevor sie seine Medikamente umgestellt haben.

His bad mood has nothing to do with the meeting this morning.

Seine schlechte Laune hat nichts mit dem Treffen heute Morgen zu tun.

His parents forbade him from hanging out with bad company.

Seine Eltern verboten ihm, sich mit schlechtem Umgang abzugeben.

Spreading nasty rumors about colleagues is just building up bad karma.

Üble Gerüchte über Kollegen zu verbreiten, häuft nur schlechtes Karma an.

Our company has a bad name after the scandal about toxic waste.

Unsere Firma hat nach dem Skandal mit dem Giftmüll einen schlechten Ruf.

He keeps holding my bad grade over my head during every argument.

Er hält mir meine schlechte Note bei jedem Streit immer wieder vor.

Your bad mood is rubbing off on everyone in the office today.

Deine schlechte Laune färbt heute auf alle im Büro ab.

The bad press is making things rough for the company this quarter.

Die schlechte Presse macht der Firma dieses Quartal das Leben schwer.

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