Meaning

1 senses
  1. (slang)Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

    Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.

    pfui

Examples

7406 sentences
  1. I'm getting ready for the worst.

    Готуюся до найгіршого. — marko

    ruЯ готовлюсь к худшему. — stariy

    deIch bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor... — MUIRIEL

  2. Smoking is bad for your health.

    Куріння шкідливе для здоров'я. — aandrusiak

    ruКурение вредно для вашего здоровья. — Hellerick

    deRauchen ist schlecht für die Gesundheit. — MUIRIEL

  3. That's a bad day for me.

    Це невдалий день для мене. — deniko

    ruЭто плохой день для меня. — Hellerick

    deDas ist ein schlechter Tag für mich. — Tamy

  4. This fish has a bad smell.

    Ця рибра погано пахне. — deniko

    deDieser Fisch riecht schlecht. — samueldora

  5. I have a bad pain here.

    У мене тут сильний біль. — deniko

    ruУ меня здесь сильная боль. — Hellerick

    deIch habe hier starke Schmerzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
to misbehaving child or pet:

Origin

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middle English wenche from Old English wenċel), or at least related to it and/or to bǣ̆dan (“to defile”), compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”).

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • the worst worst
  • worst worst
  • was a bad
  • a bad idea
  • had a bad
  • bad idea
  • a bad mood
  • bad habits
  • something bad
  • bad mood
  • really bad
  • bad news

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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