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плохой
[plɐˈxoj]

miserable

🇷🇺 Russian
[plɐˈxoj]
Meaning of плохой

very unpleasant

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[plɐˈxoj]
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miserable

When to use плохой

miserable weather

скверная погода

miserable day

скверный день

miserable conditions

скверные условия

miserable night

скверная ночь

miserable climate

скверный климат

плохой usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We had a miserable day of cold wind and grey skies.

У нас был плохой день: холодный ветер и серое небо.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She felt miserable stuck inside during the storm.

Она была в плохом настроении, запертая дома во время шторма.

Similar words

плохой

general negative assessment of quality or condition

неприятный

causes discomfort or dismay, sensory or emotional

отвратительный

strong disgust; highly unacceptable in taste or morals

ужасный

very bad; a strong negative judgment

скверный

somewhat bookish; a strict negative judgment

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плохойmiserable
времена годаseasons of the year
веснаspring
зимаwinter
начинатьсяbegin
заканчиватьсяend
температураtemperature

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What's the difference between плохой / неприятный / отвратительный / ужасный / скверный / несчастный

🇷🇺Russian
плохой

general negative assessment of quality or condition

B2Very Often

I had a bad day.

У меня был плохой день.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
неприятный

causes discomfort or dismay, sensory or emotional

B2Very Often

It was an unpleasant memory.

Это было неприятное воспоминание.

🇷🇺Russian

strong disgust; highly unacceptable in taste or morals

B2Very Often

The food was disgusting.

Еда была отвратительной.

У
🇷🇺Russian
ужасный

very bad; a strong negative judgment

B2Very Often

I had a terrible experience on the trip.

У меня был ужасный опыт в поездке.

С
🇷🇺Russian
скверный

somewhat bookish; a strict negative judgment

B2Rarely

He has a nasty temper.

У него скверный нрав.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
несчастный

about a person: unhappy or unfortunate; sometimes meaning pitiable

B2Very Often

He looked unhappy after the news.

Он выглядел несчастным после новости.

Ж
🇷🇺Russian
жалкий

inspires contempt or pity; pathetically poor

B2Often

His pitiful attempt failed.

Его жалкая попытка не удалась.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мрачный

dark, oppressive, creates a gloomy mood

B2Often

The gloomy weather ruined the mood.

Мрачная погода испортила настроение.

П
🇷🇺Russian
паршивый

colloquial, disparaging, mildly vulgar

B2Often

I feel lousy.

Я чувствую себя паршиво.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
дрянной

crude negative judgment of quality, colloquial

B2Often

A lousy movie isn't worth the money.

Дрянной фильм не стоит денег.

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плохой translation: miserable. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce плохой

[plɐˈxoj]

плохой translation

miserable

плохой examples

Nach dem langen Regen war das Wetter miserabel.

плохой transcription

[plɐˈxoj]

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плохой meaning: what does it mean?

очень неприятный и вызывающий тоску

плохой pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

плохой is pronounced as [plɐˈxoj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

плохой definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Nach dem langen Regen war das Wetter miserabel. Translation: После долгого дождя погода была отвратительная.

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Yes, плохой (miserable) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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