poorly

S2 W2

BrE /ˈpɔːrəli/ AmE /ˈporəli/

adverb en → es

1 ILLNESS [not gradable] A2

in a bad state of health; sick

mal, enfermo/a

Collocations poorly at school

  • He has been poorly for weeks.

    Ha estado mal durante semanas.

2 PERFORMANCE [not gradable] B1

not well; badly

mal, deficiente

Collocations poorly in exams

  • She performed poorly on the test.

    Ella se desempeñó mal en el examen.

1 QUALITY [not gradable] B2

of low quality; bad

malo, deficiente

Collocations poorly made

  • The work was poorly done.

    El trabajo fue mal hecho.