badly off
badly off · worse off · worst off
бідний, поганий, жалюгідний
бедный, плохой, нищий
schlecht dran
In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficultyIn unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
» They were badly off at that time.
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1 sensesIn unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
schlecht dran
Examples
8 sentencesThey were badly off at that time.
His family is rather badly off.
They were badly off in the village.
deSie waren ziemlich ärmlich in dem Dorf. — Tamy
To be badly off makes life hard to bear.
When I was badly off, I fell back on him.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
In unfortunate circumstances:
Forms
worse off/more badly off, worst off/most badly off| Comparative | worse off / more badly off Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | worst off / most badly off Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form