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1 er dårligt stillet
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2 skidt
* * *I. (et)( snavs) dirt,( stærkere) filth;(fig) trash, rubbish;[ hele skidtet] the whole lot;[ komme ned i skidtet] go to the bad;[ det lille skidt] poor little mite;[ skidt med det!] never mind![ have penge som skidt] be lousy with money, be rolling in it;( svarer til) we must eat a peck of dirt before we die;[ ikke regne ham for det skidt man træder på] treat him like dirt.II. adj bad, rotten;adv badly;( kludre med noget) make a mess of something;(dvs det lykkedes ikke) he did not get away with it;[ en skidt fyr (el. knægt)] a good-for-nothing,T a bad lot,S a nasty piece of work;[ skidt stillet] badly off; -
3 sidde
* * *vb (sad, siddet) sit;( om ting: være anbragt) be ( fx the key was in the door);( om tøj) fit;( om hund) sit up;( være i fængsel) be in prison,T do time;[ sidde og læse] be (el. sit) reading;[ hvordan sidder mit hår (, slips)?] is my hair (, tie) all right?[ den sad!] that remark went home![ en lussing der sad] a well-aimed box on the ear;(se også model);[ med præp & adv:][ sidde `af]( stå af hest) dismount;T work off a fine;F be detained;[ lade ham sidde efter] keep him in, detain him;[ sidde fast] stick, be stuck; catch ( fx her dress caught on a nail); be caught;(se også sadel);[ sidde for en maler] sit to an artist;[ sidde i et udvalg] sit (el. serve) on a committee;[ sidde dårligt (el. småt) i det] be badly off;[ sidde godt i det] be well off;[ sidde hårdt i det] be hard up;[ vi sidder kønt (el. net) i det], se II. køn;[ sidde inde](dvs i fængsel) be in prison,T be inside;[ sidde inde med] hold,F possess;[ sidde ned] be sitting (down),( sætte sig) sit down,F take a seat;[ sidde op] be sitting up,( stige til hest) mount,( op i vogn) get in,(mil.: i lastvogn) entruck;[ sidde oppe] sit up;(dvs sidde efter), se ovf: sidde efter,( ikke blive rykket op) repeat a year, not go up,( i kortspil) be dummy, sit out;( i dans) sit out,(" varme bænke") be a wallflower;[ sidde på](dvs ikke ville give fra sig) hold on to, sit on,( holde nede) sit on;[ sidde på pengene (el. kassen)] hold the purse strings;[ det vil jeg ikke lade sidde på mig] I won't have anybody believe that of me;( efterladt) be left behind;[ hun sad tilbage med to børn] she was left with two children;[ sidde tilbage med smerten] be left to foot the bill;T be left holding the baby (el. carrying the can). -
4 situeret
adj:[ vel situeret] well off;[ dårligt situeret] badly off;[ hvordan er han situeret?] how is he situated financially? -
5 små
adj(pl af lille) small;( mere følelsesbetonet) little;( knap) just (, something) under ( fx it cost something under $200);(se også små-);[ småt](adv, dvs så det bliver småt) small, fine ( fx cut something small(el. fine));[ småt begavet] not very bright;[ have det småt, sidde småt i det] be badly off,( stærkere) be hard up;[ så småt], se ndf;(se også kørende);[ forskellige forb:][ de små] the little ones;[ de små i samfundet] the humbler members of the community;[ for småt fodtøj] tight shoes;(se også sko);[ gå ganske småt] walk quite slowly;[ det går meget småt ( fremad)] we (etc) are not making much headway (medwith);[ i det små] in a small way, on a small scale;[ begynde i det små] make a small beginning;[ det er småt med] we (etc) are low on ( fx supplies, fruit, enthusiasm);( også) fruit is scarce;[ det er småt med (el. står småt til med) hans flid] he is notover-industrious;[ det står småt til med hans begavelse] he is not very bright;[ det står småt til med ham] he is in a bad way;[ så småt]( gradvis) little by little, gradually ( fx he was graduallyimproving);( lidt) a little ( fx it began to annoy me a little), in a small way( fx I was able to help him in a small way);[ jeg har så småt lyst til at] I have half a mind to;[ jeg begyndte så småt at mistænke ham] I began to suspect him;(mil.) our losses were light; -
6 gå
4идти́, ходи́ть; отправля́тьсяtóget går (klókken seks) — по́езд отхо́дит (в шесть часо́в)
úret går — часы́ иду́т
gå på besǿg — ходи́ть в го́сти
hvordán går det dig [Dem]? — как твои́ [ва́ши] дела́?, как пожива́ете?
det går godt — (дела́ иду́т) хорошо́!
gå i skóle — ходи́ть в шко́лу
gå på árbejde — ходи́ть на рабо́ту
* * *elapse, extend, go, march, on, play, reach, roll, run, strike, tread, walk* * *vb (gik, gået) go;( gå på sine ben) walk;( om tid) go, pass, go by;( spilles, opføres) be on ( fx there is a good film on at the Palladium), run ( fx the play ran for six months; is that film still running?),(mere F) be played, be performed;( sælges) sell, be sold;(gram.: bøjes) go, be inflected;( være passende) do;( rækkes fra hånd til hånd) go round, pass;( gå i stykker) go, break;( gå på pension) retire,( træde tilbage fra højere post, og om regering) resign;(om maskineri etc) run ( fx the engine is running smoothly; the drawer( skuffen) runs smoothly; the machine runs by electricity);( om tog) run ( fx the trains did not run on Sundays),( afgå) leave, go ( fx when does the train leave (el. go)? it leaves(el. goes) at 10);(teat) exeunt, exit,( i nyere stykker oftest) they go (, he, she goes) (off stage);[ døren gik] the door opened and shut; somebody came in (, went out);[ møllen går] the mill is turning;[ radioen går hele dagen] the radio is on all day;[ snakken gik] the conversation was in full swing,(dvs sladderen) people were talking;[ snakken gik livligt] the conversation was animated;[ der er gået tre trumfer] three trumps are out (el. have gone);[ med adv, pron etc:][ blive gået](dvs afskediget) be retired;[ det gik helt anderledes] it turned out quite differently;[ det er gået dårligt for mig] things have gone badly with me, I have had bad luck;(mht helbred) he was in a bad way;[ det gik dårligt med foretagendet] the enterprise did not succeed;[ gå fri] escape,( få lov at slippe) be let off;[ uret går godt] the watch keeps good time;[ det går godt med ham, det går ham rigtig godt] he is doing well;[ forretningen går godt] the business is thriving;[ hvordan går det ( med helbredet)?] how are you?T how is it going? how goes it?(se også ndf: gå med);[ hvordan det end går] whatever happens;[ den går ikke] that won't do,(= du kan tro nej!) no you don't! nothing doing! I'm not having any![ lad gå!] all right! let it pass![ jeg vil lade det gå for denne gang] I'll overlook it this time;[ lade ham gå](dvs sætte fri) let him go;(dvs lade i fred) leave him alone;[ det går meget let] that is very easy;[ sådan gik det i tre år] things went on like that for three years;[ sådan går det her i verden] that is the way of the world;[ gå tabt] be lost,(se også tabe);[ faste forbindelser med præp og adv:][ gå af]( løsne sig) come off,( om noget limet også) come unstuck;( om skydevåben) go off,( om skud) be fired;( gå på pension) retire,( forløbe) go (el. pass) off;[ hvad går der af ham] what is the matter with him? what has come over him?[ gå af i stilhed] pass off quietly;[ det kan gå af på min gæld] you can deduct it from what I owe you;[ gå an]( være acceptabel) do ( fx will these shoes do?);[ det går an] it will do;[ det går aldrig an] it will never do;[ gå bagover] fall backwards;[ jeg var ved at gå bagover af forbavselse] you could have knocked me down with a feather;[ gå bort] go away;(dø) die, pass away;[` gå efter]( hente) go for, go to fetch,T go and get;( rette sig efter) go by, go on ( fx we have nothing to go by (el.on)), act on ( fx his advice, his recommendation);[gå ` efter]( undersøge) go over ( fx all the details), go into ( fx thematter),(friske el. male op) touch up ( fx an article);( efterkontrollere) go (el. check) over, go (el. check) through;[ hvis det gik efter mit hoved] if I had my way;[ gå efter lyden] go in the direction of the sound;[ gå for]( gælde, regnes for) pass for, be supposed to be;( blive solgt for) go for;[ hvad går her for sig?] what is going on here?[ hvornår skal det gå for sig?] when is it to come off? when is it to be?[ det går godt for ham] he is doing well;[ intet ville gå for ham] nothing went right for him;[gå foran præp] go before,F precede;adv go (, walk) ahead (el. in front), lead the way;[ gå forbi] pass;[ gå forud for, gå fremfor] precede;(fig) take precedence of (el. over);[gå ` fra]( løsne sig) come loose;( om noget limet) come unstuck;( skulle fradrages) be deducted;(opgive fx eksamen) give up;(opgive studium etc) drop out;[` gå fra]( forlade) leave (behind);( lade i stikken) desert ( fx one's wife);[ gå fra borde], se bord;[ gå fra forstanden], se forstand;(dvs hver til sit) part, separate;(dvs i stykker) go to pieces, split;[ gå fra sit ord] go back on one's word;[ gå frem] advance, go forward;( gøre fremskridt) make progress;( bære sig ad) act,F proceed;[ gå lige frem] walk straight ahead;[ gå fremad] advance,F proceed;( gøre fremskridt) make progress;(dvs det går ham godt) he is getting on;(mht helbredet) his health is improving;( han bliver dygtigere) he is coming on;[ gå hen: gå ubemærket hen] pass off unnoticed;[ gå ikke hen og bliv syg] don't go and be ill;[ han er gået hen og har købt en bil] he's (been and) gone and bought a car;[ gå let hen over] pass lightly over;T skate over;(se også hoved);[ gå hen til ham] go (up) to him; walk over to him;( for at besøge ham) go and see him; look him up;[` gå i]( være klædt i) wear;[gå `i]( lukke sig) close;[han går i sit 50. år] he is in his fiftieth year;[ gå i femte klasse] be in the fifth class;[ hun går lige i folk] people fall for her straight away;[ den slags historier går lige i folk] people lap up that kind of story;[ gå i sig selv] think better of it,F repent;[ planen gik i sig selv igen] the scheme came to nothing;[` gå igen] leave again;[gå ` igen] be repeated,F recur;( om genfærd) walk; haunt the house (, room etc);[ gå igennem] pass (through), go through;( undersøge) go over, go through;( lide) go through,F undergo;( blive vedtaget) be carried, pass, go through;[ ansøgningen gik igennem] the application was granted;[ (radio)udsendelsen gik godt igennem] reception was good;(se også marv);[ gå imod]( i fjendtlig hensigt) go against;( hen imod) go towards;( modarbejde) oppose;[ hvad er der gået dig imod?] what is worrying you? what has upset you?[ alting går mig imod] nothing seems to be going my way;[ gå ind]( træde ind) go in, enter;(om avis etc) cease publication;(se også jagt);[ gå ind ad døren] go in through (, enter by) the door;[ gå ind for]( støtte) support ( fx a proposal),( være fortaler for) be an advocate of ( fx reform), advocate,( anbefale) recommend;[ gå ind for en sag] adopt (el. identify oneself with) a cause;[ gå ind for hans politik] go in for (el. adopt el. advocate) his policy;[ jeg går ind for at] I think that, I vote that;[ gå ind i] go into, enter,(i forening etc) join;[ gå ind i hæren] join the army;(dvs han forstod det) it went right in; he got the message;(dvs de elsker det) they lap up that kind of thing;[ gå ind på]( bevæge sig ind i) enter ( fx enter one's office);( beskæftige sig med) go into ( fx go into details);( give sin tilslutning til) agree to, accept ( fx accept a proposal), fall in with ( fx an arrangement, a joke);[ gå nærmere ind på] go into details about;[ gå ind til de andre] join the others;(se også evig (hvile));[ gå indad]( om dør) open inwards;[ han går indad på fødderne] his feet turn in; he turns in his feet (in walking);[ gå itu] break, come (el. go) to pieces;[ gå med]( ledsage) go with, come with,F accompany;( bære) carry ( fx a pistol, a gas mask, a cane),( være iført) wear ( fx a gas mask, glasses, a ring, a hat);(se også krykke);( om par) go out with,T date ( fx he's dating her);( uddele) deliver ( fx newspapers, milk; bread for a baker);[gå ` med](adv) come with somebody (, me, etc), go along;( forbruges) be consumed, be spent;( blive ødelagt) be destroyed, be lost;[ går du med?] are you coming (too)? are you coming with me (, us)?[ gå med aviser (, mælk)]( også) do a newspaper round (, milk round);[ hvordan går det med ham?] how is he getting on?[ hvordan går det med arbejdet?] how is the work getting on? how are you getting on with your work?[ gå med stok] walk with a stick,( til pynt) carry a stick;[ gå stille med noget] keep something quiet;(se også dør);[ gå med hovedet på skrå] carry one's head on one side;[ sådan går det med de fleste] that is what happens to most people;[ hele dagen gik med at forberede festen] they (, we etc) spent the whole day preparing the party;[ gå med på] agree to ( fx the terms, the plan, the proposal), fall in with ( fx the proposal);(se også værst);[ gå med til](dvs ind på) agree to;[ gå ned] go down,F descend;(om sol etc) set, go down;( om flyvemaskine) land, come down;(om skib etc = synke) go down;( om pris, temperatur etc) fall,( pludseligt) drop;( om teatertæppe) fall, come down;( bukke under) go under, go to the wall,( gå fallit) go under, go bust;(se også I. bakke, flag, I. klap);[gå `om]( gå omkring) walk about,( blive rakt rundt) go round;( udføres på ny) be repeated;( i skole) repeat a class (, a year);( om eksamen) retake (, kun skriftlig: resit) an examination,( med objekt) retake (, resit) ( fx it is not possible to retake single papers);[ lade kanden gå om] pass the jug;[ kanden gik om] the jug went round;[gå 3. klasse om] repeat the third class;[ gå omkring] walk about;[ der går en mur omkring byen] there is a wall round the town;[ gå omkring i gaderne] walk about the streets;[ gå op]( stige, også om pris) rise, go up;( pludseligt) fly open;( om sammenføjning) come apart, give way;(om knude etc) come undone,( om noget limet) come unstuck;( om regnestykke) come out, come right;( om kabale) come out;( om teatertæppe) rise;(om fly etc) take off;( om regnestykke) get out;(fig) it amounts to the same thing;( vi er kvit) we are quits;[ det gik op for mig at] I came to realize that, it dawned upon me that;[ gå op i](dvs interessere sig for) be absorbed in; give one's mind to;( gå helt op i) devote oneself to;( til eksamen) do an examination in a subject;[ selskabet er gået op i et andet] the company has become merged in another;[ to går op i fire] two will go into four; four is divisible by two;[ gå op i sin rolle] identify oneself with one's part;(se også I. lue, røg, I. spids);[gå op med 6%] rise (el. go up) by 6%;[ gå op til eksamen], se eksamen;[ gå over]( fra side til side) cross ( fx let us cross here), walk across;( fortage sig) pass off, wear off;( gå itu) break (in two),( pludseligt, med et smæld) snap;( overskride), se ndf: gå ud over;[ gå over i] pass into;[ gå over i historien], se historie;[ gå over på andre hænder] pass into other hands; change hands;[ gå over til] go over to ( fx the enemy; a Liberal MP went over to the Conservatives),(neds) defect to ( fx he defected to the rebels);( en mening) come round to;( en religion) go over to, be converted to;( anden virksomhed, andet emne) pass on to;( udvikles til) become, pass into;[ gå over til katolicismen] join (el. go over to) the Roman Catholic Church;[gå `på]( tage fat) go ahead, go on;( angribe) go for him (, them etc);( ske) happen ( fx it does not happen often);(om handske etc) go on;[` gå på](dvs angå) concern; be aimed at;[ den går han ikke `på] he won't swallow (el. S buy) that; that won't go down with him;[ det er hårdt at gå `på] it is tough luck;(se også løs);[ han lod sig ikke gå `på](dvs veg ikke) he stood his ground (like a man);(dvs genere) he did not turn a hair;[ det skal du ikke lade dig gå på af] don't let it get you down;[ der går 100 p på et pund] there are a hundred pence to a pound;[ gå rundt] walk about, go round;(se også rundt);[` gå sammen] walk (, leave) together;( om par) go out together,T date ( fx they have been dating for over a year);(dvs gøre det i fællesskab) do it together;[ gå sammen om at] join together to,(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together to ( fx buy him a present);[ gå sammen med dem om at] join forces with them to;[gå ` til]( fremskynde sin gang) walk faster,F quicken one's pace;( ske) come about, come (to pass), happen ( fx how did it happen? how did it come about that he was told? how did he come to lose themoney?);( kræves) be required,( forbruges) be spent, be consumed;( om fodtøj) break in ( fx new boots, new shoes);[ gå til den]T go it;[ det gik hedt til] feelings ran high,T the fur really flew;[ det gik livligt til] things got lively;[ det gik underligt til med den sag] it was a queer business;[ jeg er ved at gå ` til af varme] this heat is getting too much for me (el.is getting me down);valg);[ gå tilbage] go back,(især mil.) retreat;(fig) decline; fall off ( fx membership ( medlemstallet) fell off);[ lade handelen gå tilbage] call off the deal;[ det er gået tilbage for ham] he has come down in the world;[ vær venlig at gå tilbage i vognen!] pass right along the bus, please![ det går tilbage med ham] he is falling off; he is losing his grip;[ gå tilbage til] return to, go back to,( skrive sig fra) date from ( fx the house dates from the 17thcentury);[ gå ud] go out ( fx they go out a lot);( om planter) die;( udgå) be omitted, be left out, be dropped;[ gå ud ad døren] go out of the door;[ gå ud af] go out of, leave ( fx the room, school);[ gå ud fra]( forudsætte) assume, understand, take for granted ( fx I took it for granted that you would agree);( også) I take it that;[ gå ud fra en urigtig forudsætning] act on a wrong assumption;[ gå ud med én] go out with somebody;[ gå ud over](dvs overskride) go beyond ( fx what is reasonable), pass,F exceed ( fx all bounds alle grænser);( også) his work suffers;[ hans ondskab gik ud over ham selv] his malice rebounded on him;[ dette vil gå ud over ham] he will be the one to suffer for this;(dvs når noget går én imod) take it out on somebody else;[ lade sit raseri gå ud over] vent one's rage on;[ gå ud på]( tilsigte) aim at,( udtrykke) be to the effect (that);[ det går ud på at] the idea is that;[ hans stræben går ud på] his object (el. aim) is;[ jeg så hvad alt dette gik ud på] I perceived the drift of all this;[ jeg ved hvad dine ønsker går ud på] I know what your wishes are;[ gå uden om] walk (, go) round ( fx a hole in the road);(fig) get round ( fx the difficulty);( prøve at undgå) sidestep ( fx a problem),F evade ( fx the difficulty, the question);[ gå langt uden om én] give somebody a wide berth;[ gå udenom] go round ( fx the gate was shut so we had to go round),(fig: om sagens kerne) beat about the bush;[gå ` under](mar) go down,F founder;( bukke under) go under, go to the wall;( blive ødelagt) be destroyed;[ hvis verden går under] if the world comes to an end;(se også navn); -
7 dårlig
1) плохо́й, скве́рный; испо́рченный2) больно́йblíve dǻrlig — заболе́ть
jeg har det dǻrligt — я чу́вствую себя́ пло́хо
* * *bad, baleful, ill, off, poor, shoddy, sick, sickly, weak* * *adj bad ( fx news, food, novel),( ringe) poor ( fx food, novel, reward);( syg, kun efter vb) ill,( utilpas) unwell;( om legemsdel) bad ( fx have a bad eye (, finger));( uheldig) bad ( fx habit);adv ( dårligt) badly, poorly,( næsten ikke), se ndf: dårligt nok;[ dårlig betalt] badly paid, ill-paid;[ blive dårlig] get (el. go) bad,( syg) be taken ill,( få kvalme) feel sick, get sick;[ dårligt helbred] poor health;[ dårligt lys] bad light;[ dårlig mave], se mave;[ dårligt nok](dvs næsten ikke) hardly ( fx I hardly know him);[ dårlig smag] bad taste;( smagløshed også) poor taste;[ få den dårlige smag ud af munden] get the bad taste out of one's mouth;[ det giver en dårlig smag i munden] it leaves a bad (, stærkere: nasty) taste in one's (el. the) mouth;[ jeg har dårlig tid] I am in a hurry; I am busy; I am pushed (el. pressed) for time;[ dårligt vejr] bad weather;[ være dårlig til at gøre noget] be bad (el. poor) at doing something; -
8 rig
affluent, badly, rich, tackle, wealthy, well-off* * *I. (en)(mar) rigging;( type af rigning) rig ( fx Bermuda rig).II. adj( velhavende også) wealthy ( fx they were not wealthy, but well-off),F affluent ( fx the affluent society);( yppig, F) exuberant, luxuriant ( fx foliage, imagination);[ være rig på] be rich in ( fx forests, oil),F abound in;[ rig på overraskelser] full of surprises;[ den rige] the rich man;[ de rige] the rich;[ en rig høst] a plentiful harvest;[ rig lejlighed til] plenty of (el. ample) opportunity to;[ i rigt mål] abundantly;(se også rigt). -
9 klæde
sg - klǽdet, pl - klǽder1) сукно́ с, шерсть ж, драп м; ткань ж2) pl оде́жда ж* * *attire, become, clothe, suit* * *I. (et -r) cloth;[ klæder]( tøj, påklædning) clothes,F clothing;[ klæder skaber folk] fine feathers make fine birds;[ være i kongens klæder] wear the King's uniform.II. * dress,( holde med tøj) clothe ( fx he feeds and clothes them);( være klædelig for) suit,F become ( fx her new dress suits her; she has grown more plump, but it suits her),( om opførsel: anstå sig for, især i negative udtryk) become ( fx such behaviour does not become a young girl);[ varmt klædt (på)] warmly dressed;[ med præp & adv:][ klæde af, klæde sig af] undress,( til skindet) strip (off);( sælge værdierne) strip a farm;[ klæde ham af ( til skindet)](fig: afsløre) show him up for what he is;[ klæde ham af til skindet (el. skjorten)](fig: plyndre) clean him out, bleed him white, fleece him;[ klæde sig i] wear, dress in;[ klæde sig om] change (one's clothes);[ klæde sig om til middag] dress for dinner;[ klæde sig på] dress;[ klæde sig varmt på] put on something warm;[ klæde sig ud]( især om børn) dress up;[ klæde sig ud som] dress up as. -
10 skævt
adv awry, askew ( fx wear one's hat awry (el. askew)),T cock-eyed;( på skrå) aslant ( fx wear one's hat aslant), slantwise ( fx cut it slantwise), obliquely;( forkert) wrongly, one-sidedly;( ulige) unequally ( fx distributed);[ gå skævt] go awry ( fx our plans went awry), go wrong;( gå dårligt) go badly;[ billedet hænger skævt] the picture is hanging askew,T the picture is cock-eyed,F the picture is on the skew;[ komme skævt ind på det] get off on the wrong foot;[ se skævt til](dvs med uvilje) frown on (el. at),F look askance at;[ din hat sidder skævt] your hat is awry (el. askew);[ smile skævt] give a wry smile. -
11 stillet
perf part af IV. stille:[ være frit stillet] be a free agent;[ uheldigt stillet] in an unfortunate position;[ stillet som jeg er] situated as I am; in my position. -
12 udføre
administer, bring off, discharge, dispatch, execute, perform, put in, render, transact, work* * *I. *( udføre i praksis) carry out ( fx an enterprise, his instructions, a mission, an order, a plan, a threat),F execute ( fx an order, a piece of work);( om pligt) carry out ( fx one's obligations), perform,F discharge;( om hverv) perform,(F: fuldføre) accomplish;( om kunstværk) do,F execute ( fx the statue was done (el. executed) in marble; the sonata was badly executed);[ udføre en rolle] execute (el. sustain) a part;( foretage) do ( fx one's work, repairs), make ( fx alterations, experiments, a movement, repairs),F perform ( fx an experiment, a feat, an operation, a dance, aritual, a trick);[ udføre magi] practise magic.II. vb( eksportere) export.
См. также в других словарях:
badly off — comparative worse off superlative worst off adj [not before noun] especially BrE 1.) also bad off AmE not having much money = ↑poor ≠ ↑well off … Dictionary of contemporary English
badly off — (comparative ,worse off; superlative ,worst off) adjective MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) BAD OFF 2. ) badly off for without enough of something you need: The kids were quite badly off for school clothes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
badly off — ˌbadly ˈoff adjective not having enough money to live comfortably: • My wife and I are not badly off as we have the state pension and my police pension. opposite well off … Financial and business terms
badly-off — UK US adjective (comparative worse off, superlative worst off) ► in a difficult financial situation: »The economy has not been this badly off in over 40 years … Financial and business terms
badly off — ► badly off poor. Main Entry: ↑badly … English terms dictionary
badly off — UK / US adjective Word forms badly off : adjective badly off comparative worse off superlative worst off 1) someone who is badly off does not have much money They were worse off now than when they started the business. 2) without enough of… … English dictionary
badly off — worse off, worst off (in AM, also use bad off) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation. The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
badly-off — adjective comparative worse off, worst off (not before noun) 1 not having much money; poor: We re too badly off to have a holiday. 2 badly off for not having enough of something that is needed: The school is rather badly off for equipment.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
badly off — adverb (or adjective) 1. : in an unsatisfactory condition especially in respect to money thanks to a private income, he s not badly off 2. : suffering from a deficiency or shortage the company is badly off for experienced engineers … Useful english dictionary
ˌbadly ˈoff — (comparative ˌworse ˈoff; superlative ˌworst ˈoff)adj 1) someone who is badly off does not have much money 2) without enough of something that you need … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
badly off for — Brit : having a strong need for (something or someone) The team was badly off for young players. • • • Main Entry: ↑badly … Useful english dictionary