bad company — meaning & examples

Language: en

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global Englishneutral
    • Associates whose behaviour is likely to lead one into wrongdoing, disrepute, or harmful habits; people who exert a negative moral or social influence.

    Examples

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    • He fell into bad company after hanging out with the wrong crowd at school.

      He started associating with people whose behavior led him into trouble.

    • Parents worry when their kids get involved with bad company that encourages bad habits.

      Parents get concerned if their children spend time with friends who promote harmful behavior.

    • She warned him that bad company could ruin his promising future if he wasn’t careful.

      She told him that associating with the wrong people might destroy his bright prospects.

  • 2.

    Global Englishneutral
    • Companionship that is unpleasant or unsuitable; being with people whose presence is detrimental to one's well-being or reputation (including self-description as 'bad company' to indicate that one's own presence may be harmful or unwelcome).

    Examples

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    • He admitted he was bad company last night after drinking too much at the party.

      He said he was unpleasant or unsuitable to be around because he drank excessively.

    • Sometimes I feel like bad company when I’m feeling down and don’t want to socialize.

      At times, I think I’m unpleasant to be with because I’m sad and avoid others.

    • Have you ever been bad company after a stressful day and wished to be left alone?

      Do you sometimes act unpleasantly after stress and want solitude?

Examples:

  • EN: Egon, like his father, is prey to bad company.
    ES: Como su padre, Egon, es presa de malas compañías
  • EN: Is your little woman such bad company?
    ES: ¿Tan mal estás con tu mujercita?
  • EN: He got into bad company, that's all.
    ES: Se mezcló con malas compañías.
  • EN: I'm bad company.
    ES: Soy mala compañía.
  • EN: My advice to you is to keep away from bad company.
    ES: Mi consejo es que evite la mala compañía.
  • EN: I have an idea I'm going to be rather bad company.
    ES: Creo que no seré muy buena compañía.
  • EN: Better by myself than in bad company.
    ES: Más vale sola que mal acompañada.
  • EN: Well, that's what happens to a fella when he gets in bad company.
    ES: Bueno, eso es lo que le pasa a un hombre cuando anda con malas compañías.
  • EN: And now, my dear ladies how did you happen to get in such bad company?
    ES: Queridas damas, ¿Cómo es posible que estuvieran en tan mala compañía?
  • EN: Oh, I don't blame you for being suspicious of me, I've been in bad company.
    ES: No le culpo por sospechar de mí. He estado en mala compañía.
  • EN: Huguette. So sorry to see you in such bad company.
    ES: Vaya, Huguette, siento verte en tal mala compañía.
  • EN: And Joe Dennis is bad company.
    ES: Y Joe Dennis es mala compañía.
  • EN: He's getting in a bad company that's what does it
    ES: Se junta con malas compañías.
  • EN: Langdon, you're in bad company... the lowest scoundrels in Portsmouth.
    ES: - ¡Hunk! - Embárcale también. Estás con malas compañías.
  • EN: Poor Carla, I'm afraid she's in bad company.
    ES: Pobre Carla, me temo que esté en mala compañía.
  • EN: Egon, like his father, is prey to bad company.
    ES: Como su padre, Egon, es presa de malas compañías
  • EN: Is your little woman such bad company?
    ES: ¿Tan mal estás con tu mujercita?
  • EN: He got into bad company, that's all.
    ES: Se mezcló con malas compañías.
  • EN: I'm bad company.
    ES: Soy mala compañía.
  • EN: My advice to you is to keep away from bad company.
    ES: Mi consejo es que evite la mala compañía.
  • EN: I have an idea I'm going to be rather bad company.
    ES: Creo que no seré muy buena compañía.
  • EN: Better by myself than in bad company.
    ES: Más vale sola que mal acompañada.
  • EN: Well, that's what happens to a fella when he gets in bad company.
    ES: Bueno, eso es lo que le pasa a un hombre cuando anda con malas compañías.
  • EN: And now, my dear ladies how did you happen to get in such bad company?
    ES: Queridas damas, ¿Cómo es posible que estuvieran en tan mala compañía?
  • EN: Oh, I don't blame you for being suspicious of me, I've been in bad company.
    ES: No le culpo por sospechar de mí. He estado en mala compañía.
  • EN: Huguette. So sorry to see you in such bad company.
    ES: Vaya, Huguette, siento verte en tal mala compañía.
  • EN: And Joe Dennis is bad company.
    ES: Y Joe Dennis es mala compañía.
  • EN: He's getting in a bad company that's what does it
    ES: Se junta con malas compañías.
  • EN: Langdon, you're in bad company... the lowest scoundrels in Portsmouth.
    ES: - ¡Hunk! - Embárcale también. Estás con malas compañías.
  • EN: Poor Carla, I'm afraid she's in bad company.
    ES: Pobre Carla, me temo que esté en mala compañía.

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