bad
adjective
1 adjective unpleasantdroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 to get bad news drochscéala a fháilthe weather was bad bhí drochaimsir ann, bhí an aimsir go donathe wine had a bad taste bhí drochbhlas ar an bhfíon 2 adjective derogatorydroch- prefgránna adj3 he said bad things about us dúirt sé rudaí gránna fúinnTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective seriousdroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 ainnis adj1 things are bad tá cúrsaí go holc, tá drochbhail ar chúrsaíhe has a bad cold tá slaghdán trom airI have a bad pain tá drochphian orm, tá pian ghéar ormshe had a bad accident bhí drochthaisme aici, bhain drochthimpiste diit looks bad tá droch-chuma air 4 adjective unfavourabledroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 there's no such thing as bad publicity níl a leithéid de rud ann agus drochphoiblíocht 5 adjective harmfulolc adj1 dona adj3 it's bad for trees déanann sé dochar do chrainnit's bad for the image of the party is drochrud é d'íomhá an pháirtí 6 adjective for healthdroch- prefolc adj1 dochrach adj1 too much coffee is bad for you tá an iomarca caife go dona agat 7 adjective low qualitydroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 ainnis adj1 it was a bad film drochscannán a bhí annthe food was bad bhí an bia go dona 8 adjective incompetentdroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 ainnis adj1 he's a bad driver is drochthiománaí é, tá sé go hainnis mar thiománaíshe isn't too bad at golf níl sí ródhona ag an ngalf, níl sí ró-olc ag imirt gailf 9 adjective unwisedroch- prefgan dealramh it was a bad idea ba smaoineamh gan dealramh é 10 adjective inconvenientdroch- prefmíchaoithiúil adj2 míthráthúil adj2 it happened at a bad time bhí sé míthráthúilis this a bad time for you? an drocham é seo duit? 11 adjective of body partshe has a bad back tá an droim ag cur as di, tá a droim tinn, tá droim nimhneach uirthihe has a bad heart tá croí lag aige, tá croí fabhtach aige 12 adjective unwellolc adj1 dona adj3 tinn adj1 I felt bad when I got up bhraith mé go dona nuair a d'éirigh mé, mhothaigh mé go holc nuair a d'éirigh mé 13 adjective immoraldroch- prefgránna adj3 he isn't a bad sort ní drochdhuine é, ní duine gránna é, ní hé is measa 14 adjective naughtydána adj3 dalba adj3 don't be a bad boy! ná bí i do bhuachaill dána!, ná bí i do ghasúr dalba!she did something bad bhí sí dána, bhí sí dalbabad behaviour mí-iompar 15 adjective unfair or unacceptabledroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 it's a bad way to spend public money is drochbhealach é le hairgead poiblí a chaitheamhthat was bad enough, but ... bhí sé sin olc go leor, ach ...; bhí sé sin sách dona, ach ... 16 adjective of feelings, memoriesdroch- prefolc adj1 dona adj3 it brings back bad memories tugann sé droch-chuimhní ar aisI feel bad about it now airím go dona faoi anois, mothaím go holc faoi anois 17 adjective of food: rottenlofa adj3 ó mhaith the apples have gone bad tá na húlla lofathe milk has gone bad tá an bainne géarthe meat has gone bad tá an fheoil lofa, tá cor san fheoil 18 adjective goodI want the biggest baddest computer teastaíonn an ríomhaire is mó agus is cumhachtaí uaim
adverb
19 adverb informal badlygo holc go dona go mór it hurt her bad ghoill sé go mór uirthi, ghoill sé go dóite uirthi, ghoin sé go croí íthey want it bad tá sé de dhíth go géar orthu