Sammansatta former:
bad | bid |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) (bildlig: harm, förargelse) | ont blod s |
| There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| bad boy n | (male child: naughty) (kille) | buspojke s |
| busunge s |
| busfrö s |
| My little Jimmy is being such a bad boy lately, I just don't know what to do. |
| bad boy n | figurative, slang (man: rebel) | värsting s |
| buse s |
| (lånord) | bad boy s |
| I'm always attracted to the bad boys. |
| bad breath n | (halitosis) | dålig andedräkt s |
| The dentist will find the cause of your bad breath. |
bad check (US),
bad cheque (UK) n | (cheque: insufficient funds) | ogiltig check s |
| We have had too many clients write bad checks, so now we only accept cash. |
| bad cold n | (severe cold virus) | svår förkylning, kraftig förkylning s |
| She's home with a bad cold. |
| bad debt n | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | osäker fordring s |
| If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| bad guy n | informal (villain) | skurk s |
| (vardagligt) | otäcking s |
| bov s |
| bad influence n | (person) | dåligt inflytande adj + s |
| Simon is a bad influence on the other children. |
| bad luck n | (misfortune) | otur s |
| We suffered a lot of bad luck with the weather. |
| Bad luck! interj | (commiserations) | otur interj |
| (vardagligt) | synd interj |
| I heard you failed your driving test. Bad luck! |
| bad manners npl | (discourteous speech or behaviour) | dåligt uppförande, dåligt skick s |
| There is no excuse for bad manners. |
| bad mood n | (grumpiness) | dåligt humör adj + s |
| I wouldn't ask him at the moment, given his bad mood. |
| bad move n | informal (ill-judged action) (vardagligt) | osmart drag s |
| It was a bad move to mention Lisa's new boyfriend in front of her ex. |
| bad news n | (distressing information) | dåliga nyheter adj + spl |
| 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) | dåliga nyheter adj + spl |
| The bad news is, you've failed the test. |
| bad news n | informal, figurative (person: brings problems) (bildlig) | dåliga nyheter adj + spl |
| (om person) | dåligt umgänge adj + s |
| 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 off adj | US, regional, informal (badly off: poor) (vardaglig) | ha det svårt, ha det knapert vbal uttr |
| fattig adj |
| Jenna does not earn much and is quite bad off. |
| Hon tjänar inte mycket och har det ganska svårt (or: har det ganska knapert). |
| Hon tjänar inte mycket och är ganska fattig. |
| bad person n | (evil individual) | dålig person adj + s |
| elak person adj + s |
| ond person adj + s |
| bad press n | informal (unfavourable publicity) (vardagligt) | dålig pr s |
| dålig publicitet s |
| The actress received a lot of bad press as a result of her extreme political views. |
| bad smell n | (unpleasant odor) | dålig lukt adj + s |
| odör s |
| stank s |
| bad taste n | (lack of discernment) | dålig smak s |
| I've always had bad taste in clothing. |
| bad taste n | (inappropriateness) | dålig smak s |
| I thought the joke was in bad taste. |
| bad taste n | figurative (disgust or displeasure) (bildlig) | dålig smak s |
| (bildlig) | dålig eftersmak s |
| The incident left a bad taste in my mouth. |
| bad temper n | (grumpy nature) | dåligt temperament s |
| dåligt humör s |
| I have a bad temper, but I am learning to control it. |
| bad temper n | dated (grumpy mood) | dåligt humör s |
| My husband is in a bad temper today. |
| bad time n | (inopportune moment) (ej passande tid) | oläglig tidpunkt, oläglig tid s |
| (vid ej passande tid) | olägligt adv |
| 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) (svår händelse) | jobbig upplevelse s |
| (svår period) | jobbig tid s |
| (besvärlig, irriterande) | jobbigt adv |
| Harry had a bad time at the casino when he lost a lot of money. |
| bad weather n | (unpleasant weather conditions) | dåligt väder adj + s |
| The bad weather prevented us from going fishing. |
| bad word n | (something negative) | ngt negativt s |
| ett dåligt ord uttr |
| That lady is so kind; I've never heard her say a bad word about anyone. |
| bad word n | (swearword) | svärord s |
| fult ord s |
| bad-mannered adj | (impolite) | ohyfsad adj |
| otrevlig adj |
| (bildlig) | ovårdad adj |
| bad-tempered adj | (grumpy) | argsint adj |
| vresig, butter adj |
| (vardagligt) | arg adj |
| (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| Darla's piano teacher is a bad-tempered old man. |
badass,
bad-ass n | US, slang (formidable person) (vardagligt) | buse s |
| värsting s |
| (positivt) | kämpe s |
| (bildlig) | vilde s |
| My mom's a badass; she earned her degree while raising four children and waitressing part-time. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (person: aggressive, fierce) (förled) | värsting- adj |
| (slang, bildlig) | sjuk adj |
| (slang, bildlig) | galen adj |
| That badass fighter over there's looking at you, Sasha. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (aggressive) | aggressiv adj |
| otrevlig adj |
| (vardagligt) | sur adj |
| I hate these customers and their badass attitudes. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (intense) | häftig adj |
| intensiv adj |
| (slang, bildlig) | sjuk adj |
| That roller coaster was badass! |
badmouth [sb],
bad-mouth⇒ vtr | informal (disparage [sb]) | prata illa om ngn vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | prata skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| Janice badmouthed her old employer, who then refused to provide her with a reference. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel guilty) | må dåligt vitr + adv |
| ha dåligt samvete vbal uttr |
| The father felt bad when a business meeting kept him from seeing his daughter's dance recital. |
| feel bad that vi + adj | (feel guilty) | ha dåligt samvete över att vbal uttr |
| feel bad about [sth] vi + adj | (feel guilty) | ha dåligt samvete över ngt vbal uttr |
| må dåligt över ngt vbal uttr |
| feel bad for [sb] vi + adj | (feel compassion, pity) | känna medkänsla med ngn vbal uttr |
| känna empati för ngn vbal uttr |
| I feel bad for my neighbours as they had lots of problems recently. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel unwell) | må dåligt vitr + adv |
| I've been feeling bad since I ate those oysters. |
| give a dog a bad name and hang him expr | (a bad reputation is hurtful) | ett dåligt rykte är aldrig bra - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| go bad v expr | informal (food: become rotten) (vardagligt) | bli dålig vtr + adj |
| ruttna vitr |
| (passera utgångsdatum) | gå ut vitr partikel |
| The fridge broke down and the food in it went bad. |
| go bad v expr | slang (person: start behaving immorally) (bildlig) | hamna snett vitr + adv |
| 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) | gå från dåligt till sämre vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | ur askan i elden vbal uttr |
| Since I bought that self-help book my life's gone from bad to worse. |
| in a bad way adj | informal (unwell, in a poor state) | illa adj |
| illa däran adj |
| Paul was in a bad way after his motorbike accident. |
| in a bad way adv | (having a negative effect) | på ett dåligt sätt adv |
| Luka is behaving in a bad way which is affecting the other children in his class. |
| in bad faith adv | (intending to deceive [sb]) (formell) | i ont uppsåt, med ont uppsåt adv |
| You acted in bad faith when you sold me a car you knew had been stolen. |
| in bad taste adv | (distastefully or insensitively) | smaklöst adv |
| osmakligt adv |
| Some people have accused the comedian of behaving in bad taste. |
| in bad taste adj | (distasteful or insensitive) | smaklös adj |
| osmaklig adj |
| That comment was in bad taste. |
| My bad! interj | slang (admitting a mistake) (ungefärlig översättning) | mitt fel interj |
| ursäkta mig interj |
| det var mitt fel uttr |
| Did I step on your foot? Sorry! My bad! |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | inte dålig, inte illa adj |
| hyfsad adj |
| That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| not so bad adj | (better than anticipated) | inte så dålig adj |
| (vardagligt) | helt okej, helt ok, helt OK adj |
| I thought I was going to hate my new job, but it's not so bad. |
| not too bad adj | (OK) | helt ok adj |
| inte illa, inte så dumt uttr |
| "How's the new job going?" "Not too bad, thanks." |
| too bad interj | informal (that's unfortunate) | vad synd interj |
| vad tråkigt interj |
| I hear Jim was fired from his job – too bad! |
| very bad adj | (awful, terrible) | mycket dålig adj |
| väldigt dålig adj |
| (vardagligt) | superdålig, jättedålig adj |
| She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu. |
| Trixie, you are being a very bad dog. |
