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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.) blive bedre; blive værre* * *((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.) blive bedre; blive værre -
2 worse
dårligere -
3 worse luck!
(most unfortunately!: He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!) desværre* * *(most unfortunately!: He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!) desværre -
4 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.) gå fra dårligt til slemt; blive værre og værre* * *(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.) gå fra dårligt til slemt; blive værre og værre -
5 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.) ikke tage skade af* * *(not in any way harmed by: The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.) ikke tage skade af -
6 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) slidt* * *(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) slidt -
7 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).) dårlig2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) dårlig; slem; ond3) (unpleasant: bad news.) dårlig4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) dårlig; fordærvet5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skadelig6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) smertefuld; svag; dårlig7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) uvel8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) alvorlig; slem9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) dårlig•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too 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).) dårlig2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) dårlig; slem; ond3) (unpleasant: bad news.) dårlig4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) dårlig; fordærvet5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skadelig6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) smertefuld; svag; dårlig7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) uvel8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) alvorlig; slem9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) dårlig•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
8 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) ned ad bakke2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) ned ad bakke* * *1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) ned ad bakke2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) ned ad bakke -
9 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.) blive bedre; blive værre* * *((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.) blive bedre; blive værre -
10 aggravate
['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) forværre2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) irritere; ærgre•* * *['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) forværre2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) irritere; ærgre• -
11 at all events / at any event
(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) under alle omstændigheder* * *(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) under alle omstændigheder -
12 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) dårligt2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) alvorligt; stærkt* * *comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) dårligt2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) alvorligt; stærkt -
13 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronkitis* * *(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronkitis -
14 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikation; indviklethed2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikation* * *1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikation; indviklethed2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikation -
15 deteriorate
[di'tiəriəreit](to grow worse: His work has deteriorated recently.) blive værre; forringes* * *[di'tiəriəreit](to grow worse: His work has deteriorated recently.) blive værre; forringes -
16 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.) hvis2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) hvis3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) hvis4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) men5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) om•- if only* * *[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.) hvis2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) hvis3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) hvis4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) men5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) om•- if only -
17 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- 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* * *[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) syg2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dårlig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) uheldig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dårligt3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ondt2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) besværlighed•- 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 -
18 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) lade noget være som det er* * *(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) lade noget være som det er -
19 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) held2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) held•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) held2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) held•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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20 malignant
[mə'liɡnənt]1) ((of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm: a malignant remark.) ondskabsfuld2) ((of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death: She died of a malignant tumour.) ondartet* * *[mə'liɡnənt]1) ((of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm: a malignant remark.) ondskabsfuld2) ((of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death: She died of a malignant tumour.) ondartet
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