Adjective / Adverb
schlimm
Pronunciation: /ʃlɪm/
bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
The German adjective schlimm means bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful in English.
A2
rank #995
All meanings of schlimm
Adjective
- bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
- hurting, ill, infected
Adverb
- badly, severely
schlimm in a German sentence
Die Erkältung ist zum Glück nicht so schlimm.
Luckily the cold is not that bad.