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schlecht

bad

adjective SHLEKHT Common

Also means

poorly

Usage Note

schlecht is the general opposite of gut; used with mir it describes feeling unwell, as in Mir ist schlecht ('I feel sick / nauseous'). Curiously, its older sense survives in schlicht ('plain, simple'), a related form.

Examples

"Das Wetter ist heute schlecht."

Natural Translation

The weather is bad today.

Literal Translation

The weather is today bad.

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