poorly
A. -adverb
1. (=badly)
[designed, equipped] mal
·the shares have performed poorly
·el rendimiento de las acciones ha sido bajo
a. to [do] poorly
·she did poorly in history
·sacó mala nota en historia
·she did poorly at school
·sacaba malas notas en el colegio
b. the room/road was poorly [literally] = la habitaciónoun/la carretera estaba mal iluminada
c. the job was poorly [paid] = el trabajo estaba mal pagado
·he was poorly paid
·le pagaban poco
d. his army was poorly [trained] = su ejército estaba poco capacitado
2. (=meagrely, shabbily) pobremente
·to be poorly dressed
·ir pobremente vestido
B. -adjective
(especially British, Great Britain)
(=ill) enfermo
a. to [be]/[feel] poorly = estar/encontrarse mal, estar/encontrarse pachucho or malucho *
b. to [look] poorly = tener mal aspecto