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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Direct Cross-Language Association: β€œbad” in German

This word also exists in German! Meaning: “singular imperative of baden”

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bad

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ English
//bæd//

Direct German Translations & Equivalents:

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adjective
#1

Of low quality.

Example: β€œThat movie was really bad!”
adjective
#2

Inaccurate; incorrect

Example: β€œA bad guess.”
adjective
#3

Unfavorable; negative; not good.

Example: β€œHiring practice is very bad in this company.”
adjective
#4

Not suitable or fitting.

Example: β€œDo you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?”
adjective
#5

Not appropriate, of manners etc.

Example: β€œIt is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.”
adjective
#6

Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

Example: β€œLard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.”
adjective
#7

(chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

Example: β€œJoe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.”
adjective
#8

The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.

Example: β€œI accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.”
adjective
#9

(often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

Example: β€œStop being bad, or you will get a spanking!”
adjective
#10

Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

Example: β€œDivorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.”
adjective
#11

(sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.

Example: β€œBe careful. There are bad people in the world.”
adjective
#12

Faulty; not functional.

Example: β€œI had a bad headlight.”
adjective
#13

(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

Example: β€œThese apples have gone bad.”
adjective
#14

(of breath) Malodorous; foul.

Example: β€œBad breath is not pleasant for anyone.”
adjective
#15

False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

Example: β€œThey were caught trying to pass bad coinage.”
adjective
#16

Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

Example: β€œI'm pretty bad at speaking French.”
adjective
#17

Of poor physical appearance.

Example: β€œI look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.”
adjective
#18

(of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.

Example: β€œHe is in bad need of a haircut.”
adjective
#19

(preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.

Example: β€œI feel so bad for betraying him!”
adjective
#20

(of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.

Example: β€œDon't you dare speak to me with that bad language!”
adjective
#21

Not worth it.

Example: β€œThe expensive purse was a bad buy.”
adjective
#22

(informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.

Example: β€œHe gave me a bad check.”
adjective
#23

Bold, daring, and tough.

Example: β€œHe's the baddest guy in town!”
adjective
#24

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

Example: β€œMan, that new car you bought is bad!”
adjective
#25

(US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.

adjective
#26

(originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.

Example: β€œHopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.”
adjective
#27

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

Example: β€œOrange Man bad”
adjective
#28

(chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.

Example: β€œThat boy is the baddest!”
adverb
#29

(now colloquial) Badly; poorly.

Example: β€œI didn't do too bad in the last exam.”
adverb
#30

(intensifier) Badly; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.

Example: β€œPlease come back, baby. I miss you so bad!”
noun
#31

Something that is bad; a harm or evil.

noun
#32

(slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.

Translations:
noun
#33

(countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.

interjection
#34

Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

Example: β€œBad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.”
verb
#35

(archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.

verb
#36

(British, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).

Example: β€œA curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was β€˜badding’ walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial: to β€˜bad’ walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called a β€˜bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, β€˜Come an’ bad the bannuts.’”
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