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1 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) a se îmbunătăţi; a se înrăutăţi -
2 worse luck!
(most unfortunately!: He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!) din păcate! -
3 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) a merge din rău în mai rău -
4 none the worse for
(not in any way harmed by: The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.) cu nimic mai rău -
5 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) a se uza foarte tare -
6 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) prost, slab2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) rău, ticălos3) (unpleasant: bad news.) neplăcut4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) stricat, alterat5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) nociv, dăunător6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bolnav7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) rău, prost8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grav9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) îndoielnic•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
7 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) la vale2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) în declin -
8 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) a se îmbunătăţi; a se înrăutăţi -
9 aggravate
['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) a agrava2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) a exaspera• -
10 at all events / at any event
(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) în orice caz -
11 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) rău, prost2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) serios, tare -
12 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronşită -
13 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicaţie2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicaţie -
14 deteriorate
[di'tiəriəreit](to grow worse: His work has deteriorated recently.) a (se) deteriora -
15 if
[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) dacă2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) dacă3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) dacă, de fiecare dată când4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) deşi5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) dacă•- if only -
16 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) bolnav2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) rău; dăunător3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) nenoroc2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) cu greu3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) rău2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) necaz•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill -
17 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) a lăsa lucrurile aşa cum sunt -
18 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.)2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!)•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck! -
19 malignant
[mə'liɡnənt]1) ((of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm: a malignant remark.) maliţios, răuvoitor2) ((of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death: She died of a malignant tumour.) malign -
20 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) nici unul, nici una2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) neafectat de- none but- nonetheless
- none the less
- 1
- 2
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