ill [ɪl]
adjective
worse (comparative)worst (superlative)1 (Med) enfermo
to be illbe estar enfermo
to be seriously ill estar gravemente enfermo; he's ill with cancer tiene cáncer; está enfermo de cáncer
to fall illfall caer ponerse enfermo;or enfermarse; (LAm)
to feel illfeel encontrarse mal; sentirse mal
to look illlook tener mal aspecto mala cara;or
to make sb illmake [+food, wine] sentarle mal a algn; [+lifestyle, diet] afectar a la salud de algn
the soup made me ill la sopa me sentó mal; all the worry was making me ill la preocupación estaba afectando a mi salud; to make o.s. ill ponerse enfermo; ponerse malo; (informal)
to be taken illtaken caer ponerse enfermo;or enfermarse; (LAm)
2 (bad) [+fortune, luck] malo
ill at easeease a disgusto
ill effectseffects efectos adversos; (m)
with no ill effects sin mayores daños
ill feelingfeeling (hostility) hostilidad; (f) (spite) rencor; (m)
there are no ill feelings no quedan rencores; I have no ill feelings toward them no les guardo rencor
ill healthhealth mala salud; (f)
to be in ill health no estar bien (de salud); estar enfermo; he retired because of ill health se retiró por problemas de salud
ill humourhumour mal humor; (m)
ill reputerepute (literary) (humorous) mala reputación; (f)
a house/lady of ill repute una casa/mujer de mala reputación
ill tempertemper mal genio; (m)
ill willwill (hostility) hostilidad; (f) (spite) rencor; (m)
I bear you no ill will for that no le guardo rencor por eso
adverb
mal to speak/think ill of sb hablar/pensar mal de algn
we can ill afford to lose himafford mal podemos dejar que se vaya
we can ill afford to buy it no podemos permitirnos el lujo de comprarlo
it ill becomes you to criticizebecomes no te sienta bien criticar
