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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| bid n | US (invitation) | Angebot Nn |
| | The golfer accepted a bid to compete in the championship match. |
| | Der Golfer akzeptierte ein Angebot, bei der Championship-Meisterschaft mitzumachen. |
| bid n | informal (attempt) | Versuch Nm |
| | The candidate's bid for a senate seat was successful. |
| | Der Versuch des Kandidaten, an einen Sitz im Senat heranzukommen, war erfolgreich. |
| bid⇒ vi | (command) (literarisch) | gebieten Vi |
| | | befehlen Vi |
| | The people will do as the king bids. |
| | Die Leute machen es so, wie der König es gebietet. |
| bid vi | (offer to purchase) | mitbieten Vi, sepa |
| | | mitsteigern Vi, sepa |
| | | bieten Vi |
| | People bid with enthusiasm at the auction. |
| | Die Leute bieten mit viel Elan bei der Auktion mit. |
| bid vi | (offer services) | ein Angebot machen VP |
| | | anbieten Vt, sepa |
| | The local authority is offering a lucrative contract and our firm intends to bid. |
| bid on [sth] vi + prep | (make an offer to buy [sth]) | ein Angebot für etwas machen VP |
| | | für etwas bieten Präp + Vi |
| | Sheila bid on a vase at an auction. |
| bid [sb] (to) do [sth]⇒ vtr | formal, dated (direct, command) | jemandem sagen etwas zu tun VP |
| | | jemanden bitten etwas zu tun VP |
| | | jemanden auffordern etwas zu tun VP |
| | When your mother bids you tidy your room, do so. |
| | Wenn deine Mutter sagt, du sollst das Zimmer aufräumen, tu es auch. |
| bid [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (speak as greeting) | jemandem etwas wünschen Vt |
| | | jemanden willkommen heißen Adj + Vt |
| | The arriving guest bid his host a good evening. |
| | Der ankommende Gast wünschte seinem Gastgeber einen guten Abend. |
| bid [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: make a bid) (Spiel) | etwas setzen Vt |
| | | eine Wette auf etwas platzieren VP |
| | He bid three tricks, though he was pretty sure that he could win more. |
| | Er setzte Drei, obwohl er sicher war, mehr gewinnen zu können. |
| bid [sb]⇒ vtr | (summon) | jemanden vorladen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden bitten Vt |
| | The magistrate bid the defendant to approach the bench. |
| | Der Richter lud den Angeklagten auf die Richterbank vor. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
bad | bid |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
bad behavior (US),
bad behaviour (UK) n | (child: naughtiness) | schlechtes Benehmen Adj + Nn |
| | | ungezogenes Verhalten Adj + Nn |
| | As a punishment for bad behaviour, the child was sent to his room. |
bad behavior (US),
bad behaviour (UK) n | (prisoner: criminal acts) | schlechte Führung Adj + Nf |
| | Tom had his prison sentence extended for bad behavior. |
| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) | böses Blut Adj + Nn |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Spannungen Npl |
| | There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| bad boy n | (male child: naughty) | Bengel Nm |
| | | Schlingel Nm |
| | (liter) | Satansbraten Nm |
| | 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) (Angliz) | Bad Boy Nm |
| | I'm always attracted to the bad boys. |
| bad breath n | (halitosis) | Mundgeruch Nm |
| | The dentist will find the cause of your bad breath. |
bad check (US),
bad cheque (UK) n | (cheque: insufficient funds) (umgangssprachlich) | geplatzter Scheck V Part Perf + Nm |
| | | ungedeckter Scheck Adj + Nm |
| | We have had too many clients write bad checks, so now we only accept cash. |
| bad cold n | (severe cold virus) | Grippe Nf |
| | | schlimme Erkältung Adj + Nf |
| | She's home with a bad cold. |
| bad debt n | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | Schulden, die niemals zurückbezahlt werden Rdw |
| | | uneinbringliche Forderung Adj + Nf |
| | If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| bad dream n | (nightmare) | Albtraum Nm |
| | | schlecht geträumt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | I had a bad dream last night about failing all my exams. |
| bad dream n | figurative (unpleasant situation) | Albtraum Nm |
| | | Horror Nm |
| | | Katastrophe Nf |
| | Yesterday was a bad dream. Everything went wrong. |
| bad guy n | informal (villain) | Verbrecher Nm |
| | | Verbrecherin Nf |
| | | Schurke Nm |
| bad habit n | (repeated negative behaviour) | schlechte Angewohnheit Adj + Nf |
| | Picking your nose is a bad habit. |
| bad habit n | (vice or addiction) | schlechte Angewohnheit Adj + Nf |
| | Smoking is a bad habit. |
| bad hair day n | figurative, slang (day when everything goes wrong) (ugs) | nicht [jmd]'s Tag Rdw |
| | | heute läuft alles schief Rdw |
| | | verhexterTag V Part Perf + Nm |
| bad health n | (illness) | krank Adj |
| | | schlechter gesundheitlicher Zustand Rdw |
| | Edward put his mother's bad health down to years of smoking. |
bad humor (US),
bad humour (UK) n | (grumpy mood) | schlechte Laune Adj + Nf |
| | | Gereiztheit Nf |
| | (altmodisch) | Missstimmung Nf |
| bad influence n | (person) | schlechter Einfluss Adj + Nm |
| | | schlechter Umgang Adj + Nm |
| | Simon is a bad influence on the other children. |
| bad language n | (swearing, curse words) | Fluchen Nn |
| | Children often learn bad language from their parents and friends. |
| bad luck n | (misfortune) | Pech Nn |
| | | kein Glück Pron + Nn |
| | We suffered a lot of bad luck with the weather. |
| Bad luck! interj | (commiserations) (Slang) | So ein Mist Int |
| | | Was für ein Pech Int |
| | | Schlecht gelaufen Int |
| | I heard you failed your driving test. Bad luck! |
| bad manners npl | (discourteous speech or behaviour) | schlechte Manieren Adj + Npl |
| | | schlechtes Benehmen Adj + Nn |
| | There is no excuse for bad manners. |
| bad mood n | (grumpiness) | schlechte Laune Adj + Nf |
| | | schlechte Stimmung Adj + Nf |
| | (Slang) | miese Laune Adj + Nf |
| | I wouldn't ask him at the moment, given his bad mood. |
| bad move n | informal (ill-judged action) | Fehlentscheidung Nf |
| | | Fehleinschätzung Nf |
| | It was a bad move to mention Lisa's new boyfriend in front of her ex. |
| bad news n | (distressing information) | schlechte Neuigkeiten, schlechte Nachrichten Adj + Npl |
| | | Hiobsbotschaft Nf |
| | 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) | schlechte Neuigkeit, schlechte Nachricht Adj + Nf |
| | The bad news is, you've failed the test. |
| bad news n | informal, figurative (person: brings problems) | Ärger Nm |
| | 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) | schlecht dran sein Rdw |
| | Jenna does not earn much and is quite bad off. |
| bad press n | informal (unfavourable publicity) | schlechte Presse, negative Presse Adj + Nf |
| | | Negativschlagzeilen Npl |
| | The actress received a lot of bad press as a result of her extreme political views. |
| bad taste n | (lack of discernment) | schlechter Geschmack Adj + Nm |
| | I've always had bad taste in clothing. |
| bad taste n | (inappropriateness) | Unangemessensein Nn |
| | | Unangebrachtsein Nn |
| | I thought the joke was in bad taste. |
| bad taste n | figurative (disgust or displeasure) | bitterer Nachgeschmack Adj + Nm |
| | The incident left a bad taste in my mouth. |
| bad temper n | (grumpy nature) | Choleriker Nm |
| | | cholerische Art Adj + Nf |
| | | cholerisch Adj |
| | I have a bad temper, but I am learning to control it. |
| bad temper n | dated (grumpy mood) (informell) | schlecht drauf Adj + Adv |
| | | schlecht gelaunt Adj + Adj |
| | | schlechte Laune Adj + Nf |
| | My husband is in a bad temper today. |
| bad time n | (inopportune moment) | schlechter Zeitpunkt, ungünstiger Zeitpunkt Adj + Nm |
| | 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) | schlimme Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | Harry had a bad time at the casino when he lost a lot of money. |
| bad weather n | (unpleasant weather conditions) (Meteo) | schlechtes Wetter Adj + Nn |
| | (Meteo) | Unwetter Nn |
| | The bad weather prevented us from going fishing. |
| bad-mannered adj | (impolite) | unhöflich Adj |
| | (übertragen) | ungehobelt Adj |
| | | unverschämt Adj |
| bad-tempered adj | (grumpy) | schlecht gelaunt Adv + Adj |
| | (übertragen) | griesgrämig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | grummelig, brummig Adj |
| | | mürrisch Adj |
| | Darla's piano teacher is a bad-tempered old man. |
| | Darlas Klavierlehrer ist ein schlecht gelaunter alter Mann. |
badass,
bad-ass n | US, slang (formidable person) (Slang) | krasser Typ Adj + Nm |
| | | harter Kerl Adj + Nm |
| | | krass Adj |
| | My mom's a badass; she earned her degree while raising four children and waitressing part-time. |
| | Mein Mama ist echt krass; sie hat ihren Abschluss gemacht, während sie vier Kinder großzog und noch einen Teilzeitjob als Kellnerin hatte. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (person: aggressive, fierce) (Slang) | krass Adj |
| | (übertragen) | wild Adj |
| | | unerschütterlich Adj |
| | That badass fighter over there's looking at you, Sasha. |
| | Der krasse Kämpfer da drüben sieht dich an, Sasha. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (aggressive) (Slang) | aggro Adj |
| | | aggressiv Adj |
| | (übertragen) | wild Adj |
| | I hate these customers and their badass attitudes. |
| | Ich hasse diese Kunden und ihre aggro Einstellung. |
badass,
bad-ass adj | US, slang (intense) (Slang) | krass Adj |
| | (ugs) | stark Adj |
| | | intensiv Adj |
| | That roller coaster was badass! |
| | Diese Achterbahn war echt krass! |
badmouth [sb],
bad-mouth⇒ vtr | informal (disparage [sb]) (informell) | über jemanden herziehen Rdw |
| | | über jemanden lästern Präp + Vi |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden in den Dreck ziehen Rdw |
| | Janice badmouthed her old employer, who then refused to provide her with a reference. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel guilty) (ugs) | sich schlecht fühlen Adv + Vr |
| | (formell) | sich schuldig fühlen Adv + Vr |
| | The father felt bad when a business meeting kept him from seeing his daughter's dance recital. |
feel bad,
feel bad that vi + adj | (with clause: feel guilty) | sich schlecht fühlen, dass Rdw |
| | (formell) | sich schuldig fühlen, dass Rdw |
| | When Daniel died, Lisa felt bad that she hadn't spoken to him for a year. |
| feel bad about [sth] v expr | (feel guilty) (ugs, allg) | sich schlecht fühlen wegen [etw] Rdw |
| | (formell) | sich schuldig fühlen für [etw] Rdw |
| | Maya felt bad about cancelling her date with Gareth, so she asked if he'd like to go and see a movie with her on another day. |
| feel bad for [sb] vi + adj | (feel compassion, pity) | mit jemandem Mitleid haben Rdw |
| | (formell) | Mitgefühl für jemanden haben Rdw |
| | I feel bad for my neighbours as they had lots of problems recently. |
| feel bad vi + adj | (feel unwell) (ugs) | schlecht gehen Adv + Vi |
| | (Übelkeit) | schlecht sein Adv + Vi |
| | (übertragen) | sich unwohl fühlen, sich krank fühlen Adv + Vr |
| | 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) | Man findet schnell einen Stock wenn man einen Hund schlagen will Rdw |
| | | Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt es sich ganz ungeniert Rdw |
| go bad v expr | informal (food: become rotten) (ugs, allg) | schlecht werden Adv + Vi |
| | (formell) | schimmeln Vi |
| | (Slang) | vergammeln Vi |
| | The fridge broke down and the food in it went bad. |
| go bad v expr | slang (person: start behaving immorally) | sich schlecht verhalten Adv + Vr |
| | 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) (übertragen) | immer weiter bergab gehen, immer weiter den Bach runter gehen Rdw |
| | | immer schlimmer werden Rdw |
| | Since I bought that self-help book my life's gone from bad to worse. |
| in a bad mood expr | (grumpy) | schlechte Laune haben VP |
| | | schlecht gelaunt Adj + Adj |
| | Josh will be in a bad mood when he finds out you've eaten his chocolate. |
| in a bad way adj | informal (unwell, in a poor state) | nicht gut gehen Rdw |
| | | in schlechtem Zustand Rdw |
| | Paul was in a bad way after his motorbike accident. |
| in a bad way adv | (having a negative effect) | schlecht Adv |
| | | ungünstig Adv |
| | | unvorteilhaft 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]) (informell) | jemanden reinreiten Pron + Vt, sepa |
| | | jemaden Böses wollen Rdw |
| | | mit schlechten Absichten Rdw |
| | You acted in bad faith when you sold me a car you knew had been stolen. |
| in bad taste adv | (distastefully or insensitively) (umgangssprachlich) | daneben Adv |
| | | geschmacklos Adv |
| | | unsensibel Adv |
| | Some people have accused the comedian of behaving in bad taste. |
| in bad taste adj | (distasteful or insensitive) (umgangssprachlich) | daneben Adj |
| | | unangebracht Adj |
| | | geschmacklos Adj |
| | | unsensibel Adj |
| | That comment was in bad taste. |
| My bad! interj | slang (admitting a mistake) | Entschuldigung! Int |
| | Did I step on your foot? Sorry! My bad! |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | nicht schlecht Adv + Adj |
| | (Slang, Anglizismus) | ok, okay Adj |
| | | in Ordnung Präp + Nf |
| | That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| not so bad adj | (better than anticipated) (ugs) | gar nicht so schlecht Rdw |
| | I thought I was going to hate my new job, but it's not so bad. |
| not too bad adj | (OK) | ganz gut Adv + Adj |
| | (Anglizismus) | ganz ok, ganz okay Adv + Adj |
| | | ganz in Ordnung Rdw |
| | "How's the new job going?" "Not too bad, thanks." |
rotten apple,
bad apple n | (decomposing apple) | verdorbener Apfel Adj + Nm |
| | | fauler Apfel, verfaulter Apfel Adj + Nm |
| | | Apfel, der schlecht geworden ist Rdw |
rotten apple,
bad apple n | figurative, informal (person: dishonest, corrupt) (übertragen) | verdorbener Apfel Adj + Nm |
| | (übertragen) | fauler Apfel Adj + Nm |
| smell bad vi + adj | (have an unpleasant odor) | komisch riechen Adj + Vi |
| | | unangenehm riechen Adj + Vi |
| | | stinken Vi |
| | These clothes smell bad! - you didn't hang them out to dry long enough. |
sore loser,
bad loser n | informal, pejorative ([sb] who dislikes not winning) | schlechter Verlierer Adj + Nm |
| too bad interj | informal (that's unfortunate) | schade Int |
| | I hear Jim was fired from his job – too bad! |
| | Ich habe gehört, Jim wurde gefeuert - schade! |
| very bad adj | (awful, terrible) | sehr schlecht Adv + Adj |
| | | schrecklich Adj |
| | | schlimm Adj |
| | She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu. |
| | Trixie, you are being a very bad dog. |
