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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.) melhorar/piorar* * *[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos. -
2 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.) melhorar, piorar -
3 worse
piorEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > worse
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4 worse
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5 worse and worse
worse and worsecada vez pior. -
6 worse off
worse offem pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. -
7 worse cannot be told
worse cannot be toldcoisa pior não se pode narrar. -
8 worse luck!
(most unfortunately!: He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!) infelizmente* * *worse luck!infelizmente! -
9 worse luck!
(most unfortunately!: He's allowing me to go, but he's coming too, worse luck!) azar! -
10 worse\ and\ worse
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11 so much the worse
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12 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) em mau estado* * *the worse for weara) gasto, desgastado. b) em más condições, acabado, exausto. -
13 to be none the worse for
to be none the worse fornão ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. -
14 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.) ir de mal a pior -
15 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.) ir de mal a piorEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > go from bad to worse
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16 (not) to be worse
{(not) to be worse(não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). -
17 (so much) the worse for you
{(so much) the worse for youtanto pior para você. -
18 I think none the worse of him if
I think none the worse of him if...não faço pior juízo dele se...English-Portuguese dictionary > I think none the worse of him if
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19 a change for the worse
a change for the worseuma mudança para pior. -
20 farther and far worse
farther and far worsepor muito pior.
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Worse — Worse, a., compar. of {Bad}. [OE. werse, worse, wurse, AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro, Icel. verri, Sw. v[ a]rre, Dan. v[ a]rre, Goth. wa[ i]rsiza, and probably to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worse — ► ADJECTIVE 1) less good, satisfactory, or pleasing. 2) more serious or severe. 3) more ill or unhappy. ► ADVERB 1) less well. 2) more seriously or severely. ► NOUN ▪ … English terms dictionary
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Worse — Worse, adv. [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs, Icel. verr, Goth, wa[ i]rs; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive. See {Worse}, a.] In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. [1913 Webster] Now will we deal worse with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worse — Worse, v. t. [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.] To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See {Worst}, v. [1913 Webster] Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worse — O.E. wiersa, wyrsa, from P.Gmc. *wers izon (Cf. O.S. wirs, O.N. verri, Swed. värre, O.Fris. wirra, O.H.G. wirsiro, Goth. wairsiza worse ), comparative of PIE *wers to confuse, mix up (Cf. O.H.G. werra strife, O.S … Etymology dictionary
worse — worse·ment; worse·ness; worse; … English syllables
worse — comparative of ILL … Medical dictionary
worse — 1 adjective 1 (the comparative of bad) not as good as someone or something else, or more unpleasant or of a lower standard: The meal couldn t have been much worse. | worse than: The weather was worse than last year. | there s nothing worse than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worse — worse1 [wə:s US wə:rs] adj [: Old English; Origin: wiersa, wyrsa] 1.) [the comparative of bad] more unpleasant, bad, or severe →↑better worse than ▪ The violence was worse than we expected. ▪ The traffic is much worse after five o clock. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English