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| bad adj | (poor quality) | zły, kiepski przym. |
| | The television reception was bad. |
| | Odbiór telewizora był zły. |
| bad adj | (harmful) | szkodliwy przym. |
| | | zły przym. |
| | Smoking is bad for you. |
| | Palenie jest szkodliwe. |
| bad adj | (evil, wicked) | zły przym. |
| | (przenośny: charakter) | czarny przym. |
| | In films, the bad guy usually loses. |
| | W filmach czarny charakter zwykle przegrywa. |
| bad adj | (incorrect, inadequate) | zły przym. |
| | Your pronunciation is bad - you need to practice. |
| | Twoja wymowa jest zła – musisz ćwiczyć. |
| bad adj | (unfavorable) | negatywny przym. |
| | The critic wrote a bad review of the performance. |
| | Krytyk napisał negatywną recenzję przedstawienia. |
| bad adj | (upsetting) | zły przym. |
| | I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. |
| | Niestety, mam dla ciebie złe wieści. |
| bad adj | (defective) | wadliwy przym. |
| | The faulty one was part of a bad batch. |
| | Element z usterką pochodził z wadliwej serii. |
| bad adj | (badly behaved) | niegrzeczny przym. |
| | | niewychowany przym. |
| | My uncle is so bad - always making rude jokes! He was a bad child, and was always misbehaving. |
| | Był niegrzecznym dzieckiem, zawsze źle się zachowywał. |
| | Mój wuj jest taki niewychowany – zawsze opowiada sprośne dowcipy! |
| bad adj | (severe) | ostry przym. |
| | | dokuczliwy przym. |
| | Take these painkillers if the pain becomes too bad. |
| | Proszę wziąć te tabletki przeciwbólowe, jeśli ból stanie się zbyt ostry. |
| bad adj | (inadequate) | zły przym. |
| | | nieodpowiedni, niewystarczający przym. |
| | His eyes got worse as he regularly read in bad lighting. |
| | Jego wzrok pogarszał się, bo cały czas czytał przy nieodpowiednim oświetleniu. |
| bad adj | (unskilled) | zły przym. |
| | He was a bad workman, and whatever he mended soon broke again. |
| | Był złym robotnikiem – cokolwiek naprawił, zaraz znów się psuło. |
| be bad at [sth] v expr | (unskilled at [sth]) | być słabym w czymś zwrot posił. |
| | Why is Britain so bad at tennis? |
| | Dlaczego Wielka Brytania jest tak słaba w tenisie? |
Formy złożone:
bad | bid |
bad behavior (US),
bad behaviour (UK) n | (child: naughtiness) | złe zachowanie przym. + n |
| | As a punishment for bad behaviour, the child was sent to his room. |
bad behavior (US),
bad behaviour (UK) n | (prisoner: criminal acts) | karygodne zachowanie przym. + n |
| | Tom had his prison sentence extended for bad behavior. |
| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) | waśń ż |
| | There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| bad boy n | (male child: naughty) | niegrzeczny chłopiec przym. + m |
| | My little Jimmy is being such a bad boy lately, I just don't know what to do. |
| bad boy n | figurative (rebel) | buntownik m |
| | I am always attracted to the bad boy of the group. |
| bad break n | informal (misfortune, period of bad luck) | zły okres przym. + m |
| | | pechowy okres przym. + m |
| | He really got a bad break -- the truck ran into his house the day after his insurance lapsed. |
| bad break n | (bone: serious fracture) | poważne złamanie przym. + n |
| | Jim suffered a bad break in his femur when he fell off the ladder. |
| bad breath n | (halitosis) | nieświeży oddech przym. + m |
| | The dentist will find the cause of your bad breath. |
| bad case of n | (serious bout of: illness) | poważny przypadek przym. + m |
| | My brother has a bad case of the measles. |
| bad case of n | figurative (serious instance of: [sth]) | poważny przypadek przym. + m |
| | I have a bad case of the blues. |
bad check,
UK: bad cheque n | US (cheque: insufficient funds) (potoczny) | gumowy czek przym. + m |
| | We have had too many clients write bad checks, so now we only accept cash. |
| bad cold n | (severe cold virus) | ostre przeziębienie przym. + n |
| | She's home with a bad cold. |
| bad debt n | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | nieściągalny dług przym. + m |
| | If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| bad egg n | figurative, informal (bad or dishonest person) | złe nasienie przym. + n |
| | It's no surprise that he ended up in prison. He has always been a bad egg. |
| bad egg n | literal (egg that is rotten) | zepsute jajko przym. + n |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| a bad feeling about [sth/sb] n | (misgivings) | złe przeczucie co do czegoś/kogoś wyr. |
| | I have a bad feeling about this place; I think we should leave. |
| bad fortune n | (bad luck) | pech m |
| | | nieszczęście n |
| | Kim had the bad fortune to meet up with a werewolf on his way home last night. |
| bad guy n | informal (villain) (potoczny) | drań m |
| | (w filmie, powieści) | czarny charakter przym. + m |
| bad habit n | (repeated negative behaviour) | zły nawyk przym. + m |
| | Picking your nose is a bad habit. |
| bad habit n | (vice or addiction) | zły nawyk przym. + m |
| | Smoking is a bad habit. |
| bad health n | (illness) | kiepskie zdrowie przym. + n |
| | Edward put his mother's bad health down to years of smoking. |
bad humor (US),
bad humour (UK) n | (grumpy mood) | zły nastrój przym. + m |
| bad job n | informal (incompetence) (potoczny) | spartaczenie n |
| | Every time I give him something to do he does such a bad job. |
| bad language n | (swearing, curse words) | wulgarny język przym. + m |
| | Children often learn bad language from their parents and friends. |
| bad luck n | (misfortune) | pech m |
| | We suffered a lot of bad luck with the weather. |
| bad manners npl | (discourteous speech or behaviour) | złe maniery przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | There is no excuse for bad manners. |
| bad mood n | (grumpiness) | zły nastrój przym. + m |
| | I wouldn't ask him at the moment, given his bad mood. |
| bad news n | (distressing information) | złe wiadomości przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | My mom called to give me the bad news that my cousin had been in an accident. |
bad news,
the bad news n | ([sth] unwelcome, unfortunate) | złe wiadomości przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | The bad news is, you've failed the test. |
| bad news n | informal, figurative (person: brings problems) | utrapienie n |
| | That guy always brings trouble--he's definitely bad news. |
| | Do not date her... she's been married and divorced 5 times! She's bad news. |
| bad press n | informal (unfavourable publicity) | zła prasa przym. + ż |
| | The actress received a lot of bad press as a result of her extreme political views. |
| bad temper n | (grumpy nature) | przykre usposobienie przym. + n |
| | | nieprzyjemny charakter przym. + m |
| | I have a bad temper, but I am learning to control it. |
| bad temper n | dated (grumpy mood) | zły humor, zły nastrój przym. + m |
| | My husband is in a bad temper today. |
| bad time n | (inopportune moment) | trudny czas przym. + m |
| | | trudne chwile przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | You have come at a bad time. |
| | Our department has just had its budget cut, so it's a bad time to ask the boss for a pay rise. |
| bad time n | (difficult experience) | trudny czas przym. + m |
| | | trudne chwile przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | Harry had a bad time at the casino when he lost a lot of money. |
| bad turn in the weather n | (change to unpleasant weather) | zmiana pogody na gorszą wyr. |
| | The meteorologists are predicting a bad turn in the weather this weekend. |
| bad weather n | (cold, wet or windy weather) | zła pogoda przym. + ż |
| | | niepogoda ż |
| | The bad weather prevented us from going fishing. |
| bad-tempered adj | (grumpy) | o złym usposobieniu wyr. |
| | Darla's piano teacher is a bad-tempered old man. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | slang (bad tempered, fierce) | choleryk m |
| | That badass fighter over there is looking at you Sasha. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (aggressive) (potoczny) | cholerny przym. |
| | (potoczny, wulgarny) | pieprzony przym. |
| | I hate these customers and their badass attitudes. |
| badass adj | US, slang (intense) (slang, wulgarny) | zajebisty przym. |
| | That roller coaster was badass! |
badmouth [sb],
bad-mouth⇒ vtr | informal (disparage [sb]) (potoczny) | obgadywać kogoś ndk. |
| | | obgadać kogoś dk. |
| | Janice badmouthed her old employer, who then refused to provide her with a reference. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel guilty) | mieć poczucie winy zwrot ndk. |
| | The father felt bad when a business meeting kept him from seeing his daughter's dance recital. |
| feel bad vi | (feel compassion or pity) | współczuć dk. |
| | I feel bad for my neighbours as they had lots of problems recently. |
| feel bad that vi + adj | (feel guilty) | mieć wyrzuty sumienia, że zwrot ndk. |
| feel bad about [sth] vi + adj | (feel guilty) | mieć wyrzuty sumienia z powodu czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel unwell) | źle się czuć przym. + zwr. ndk. |
| | I've been feeling bad since I ate those oysters. |
| give [sb] a bad name v expr | figurative (damage [sb]'s reputation) | psuć komuś reputację zwrot ndk. |
| | | zepsuć komuś reputację zwrot dk. |
| | Your behaviour is giving me a bad name in the neighbourhood! |
| go bad v expr | informal (food: become rotten) | psuć się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zepsuć się zwr. dk. |
| | The fridge broke down and the food in it went bad. |
| go bad v expr | slang (person: start behaving immorally) | demoralizować się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zdemoralizować się zwr. dk. |
| | She used to be a good girl but she went bad when she met that awful boy. |
| go from bad to worse v expr | informal (worsen) | pogarszać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pogorszyć się zwr. dk. |
| | Since I bought that self-help book my life's gone from bad to worse. |
| have bad spelling v expr | informal (spell words incorrectly) | pisać nieortograficznie ndk. + przys. |
| | | napisać nieortograficznie dk. + przys. |
| have it bad v expr | slang (suffer disadvantage) (przenośny, potoczny) | mieć pod górkę zwrot dk. |
| | These kids have it bad, growing up in the slums the way they do. |
| have it bad v expr | slang (be infatuated with [sb]) | być zauroczonym posił. + przym. |
| | I would say from the look on his face whenever she's around that Steve has it bad for Linda. |
| in a bad way adj | informal (unwell, in a poor state) | niedobrze przys. |
| | Paul was in a bad way after his motorbike accident. |
| in a bad way adv | (having a negative effect) | niedobrze przys. |
| | Luka is behaving in a bad way which is affecting the other children in his class. |
| in bad faith adv | (intending to deceive [sb]) | w złej wierze wyr. |
| | You acted in bad faith when you sold me a car you knew had been stolen. |
| in bad taste adv | (distastefully or insensitively) | w złym guście wyr. |
| | Some people have accused the comedian of behaving in bad taste. |
| in bad taste adj | (distasteful or insensitive) | w złym guście wyr. |
| | That comment was in bad taste. |
movie's bad guy,
movie bad guy n | informal, US (cinema: villain) | zły bohater przym. + m |
| | The late Heath Ledger portrayed the movie's bad guy in 'The Dark Knight'. |
| My bad! interj | slang (admitting a mistake) | Moja wina! wykrz. |
| | Did I step on your foot? Sorry! My bad! |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | niezły przym. |
| | That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| not so bad adj | (better than anticipated) | niezły przym. |
| | I thought I was going to hate my new job, but it's not so bad. |
| not too bad adj | (OK) | nieźle przys. |
| | "How's the new job going?" "Not too bad, thanks." |
| smell bad vi + adj | (have an unpleasant odor) | mieć nieprzyjemny zapach zwrot ndk. |
| | These clothes smell bad! - you didn't hang them out to dry long enough. |
| too bad interj | informal (that's unfortunate) | szkoda wykrz. |
| | I hear Jim was fired from his job – too bad! |
| very bad adj | (awful, terrible) | okropny przym. |
| | She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu. |
| | Trixie, you are being a very bad dog. |