badly

in a negative or unsatisfactory way; not well

mal, de mala manera

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Collocations do badly in an exam · speak Spanish badly

• He did badly in the test.

  Él hizo mal el examen.

in a way that causes harm or damage; seriously

gravemente, seriamente

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Collocations hurt badly · damage something badly

• She hurt herself badly.

  Se lastimó gravemente.

very much; strongly

mucho, mucho que

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Collocations want something badly · need something badly

• I need a holiday badly.

  Necesito un descanso mucho.

in an unsatisfactory or poor quality way; not well

mal, de mala calidad

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Collocations a badly made product · write something badly

• The work was done badly.

  El trabajo se hizo mal.

in a way that expresses strong dislike or disapproval; unhappily

triste, descontento

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Collocations look at someone badly · feel about something badly

• She looked at him badly.

  Ella lo miró con descontento.

in a way that expresses suffering or pain; painfully

dolorosamente, sufriendo

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Collocations suffer badly · feel something badly

• He suffered badly from his injuries.

  Él sufrió mucho por sus heridas.

in a way that expresses being ill or unwell; sickly

enfermo, mal

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Collocations feel badly · look at someone badly

• She feels badly today.

  Se siente mal hoy.

in a way that expresses becoming worse or deteriorating; worsening

empeorar, en peor estado

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Collocations get badly · become badly

• The situation is getting badly.

  La situación está empeorando.