Translation of "worse" to French

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Dictionary translations for "worse"

bad [bæd] adjective

worse / worst

mauvais

Smoking is a bad habit.

Fumer est une mauvaise habitude.

malade (med)

It's too bad she's ill.

C'est dommage qu'elle soit malade.

méchant (moral behavior)

He had never seen such a bad boy.

Il n'avait jamais vu un garçon aussi méchant.

néfaste (consequence)

Coffee may have a bad effect on the stomach.

Le café peut avoir des effets néfastes pour l'estomac.

nuisible (health)

de mauvaise qualité (quality)

désagréable (feelings)

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badly [ˈbædlɪ] adverb

mal

My arm is hurting badly.

Mon bras me fait affreusement mal.

médiocrement (work)

excessivement (degree)

Phrases with "worse" (8)

get worse for better or worse turn for the worse go from bad to worse to make things worse be a good deal worse off be worse off grow worse

Contexts with "worse"

His business has gone from bad to worse. Ses affaires sont passées de mauvaises à très mauvaises.

Jessie spoke bad French and worse German. Jessie parlait mal français et pire encore allemand.

Nothing is worse than war. Il n'y a rien de pire que la guerre.

To make things worse still, he became sick. Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade.

I feel worse today than I did yesterday. Je me sens plus mal qu'hier.

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