bad

mauvais

Désagréable, nuisible ou contraire à ce qui est bien.

En anglais simple : Unpleasant, harmful, or wrong.

• I have some bad news.
• Smoking is bad for your health.
• He felt ashamed of his bad behavior.

Comment l'utiliser : bad for someone/something (Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.)

Synonymes : negative, harmful, wrong

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : bad news, bad for someone, bad behavior

mauvais, médiocre

Mal fait ou d’une qualité inférieure à celle qu’on attend.

En anglais simple : Made or done poorly, or below the standard you expect.

• That was a bad movie.
• The hotel offered bad service.
• Her first drawings were bad, but she improved quickly.

Synonymes : poor, inferior

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : bad quality, bad movie, bad service

génial, super

Très bon, impressionnant ou plein de style.

En anglais simple : Very good, impressive, or stylish.

• That is one bad car!
• He played a bad guitar solo.
• You look bad in that leather jacket.

Synonymes : cool, excellent, awesome

Expressions courantes : bad car, bad guitar solo, bad beat

mal

Avec peu de savoir-faire ou un mauvais résultat.

En anglais simple : In a way that shows little skill or brings a poor result.

• I did bad on the test.
• Our team played pretty bad yesterday.
• She did not do too bad for a beginner.

Synonymes : badly, poorly

Contraires : well

Expressions courantes : do bad, play bad, perform bad

beaucoup, terriblement

Indique une grande intensité ou un sentiment très fort.

En anglais simple : Very much or with strong feeling.

• I miss you so bad.
• He wanted that job real bad.
• My knee hurts bad today.

Synonymes : badly, very much, terribly

Expressions courantes : want something bad, miss someone bad, hurt so bad

vilain, vilaine

Se dit à un enfant ou un animal pour lui faire comprendre que son comportement est mauvais.

En anglais simple : Used to tell a child or animal that its behavior is wrong.

• Bad! Stop biting my shoes.
• Bad dog! Leave the cat alone.
• Bad! You must not hit your brother.

Expressions courantes : bad dog, bad boy, bad girl