sick

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enfermo

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sick
[sɪk]
sustantivo
1vómito (m) (familiar) (vomit) (británico)devuelto (m) (español de España)
sustantivo plural
también:
  • the sick -> los enfermos
adjetivo
2enfermo(a) (ill)
  • to be sick -> estar enfermo; (be ill) vomitar, devolver (vomit)
  • to feel sick -> sentirse mal
  • to make oneself sick -> provocarse el vómito (deliberately)
  • you're going to make yourself sick! -> ¡te vas a empachar!
  • it makes me sick! (sentido figurado) -> ¡me pone enfermo(a)!
  • to be worried sick (sentido figurado) -> estar muerto(a) de preocupación
  • sick bay -> enfermería (f)
  • sick leave -> baja (f) por enfermedad
  • sick note -> certificado (m) de baja (por enfermedad)
  • sick pay -> paga (f) por enfermedad
3(fed up)
  • to be sick of somebody/something -> estar harto(a) de alguien/algo
  • to grow sick of something -> hartarse de algo
  • to be sick and tired of somebody/something, to be sick to death of somebody/something -> estar hasta la coronilla de alguien/algo
4morboso(a), macabro(a) (cruel) (humor, joke); retorcido(a) (person)
  • to have a sick mind -> tener una mente retorcida, ser retorcido

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sick [sik]
adjetivo
1Malo, enfermo, doliente (ill).
2Ahitado, ahito con náusea.
3Disgustado, fatidiado.
4Corrompido.
  • I am sick of him -> estoy harto de él o me tiene muy disgustado o cansado
  • The sick -> los enfermos
  • Sick to death -> enfermo de peligro, de muerte
  • To be sick at the stomach -> tener náuseas
  • To be sick at heart -> llevar la muerte en el alma
  • Sick-bed -> lecho de enfermo
  • He gets sick in trains -> se marea en los trenes
  • To be sick at heart -> estar muy deprimido
  • Sick up -> arrojar, devolver
va. Buscar; en imperativo para incitar a un perro a morder o atacar; de aquí, animar, excitar al ataque.

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sick [sɪk]
adjective
sicker (comparative)sickest (superlative)
1 (ill) [+person] enfermo; [+animal] malo; enfermo
your uncle is very sick tu tío está muy enfermo
...a sick child... I remembered how sick she had been.
to fall sickfall (old-fashioned) enfermar; caer enfermo
The two girls fell sick and died.
to go sickgo faltar por estar enfermo al colegio, trabajo etc; (al colegio, trabajo etc) (with a medical certificate) estar de baja
He went sick for three days last week
to make sb look sicklook (US) (appear inferior) hacer parecer poca cosa a algn
the Romanians made our team look sick los rumanos dejaron a nuestro equipo muy atrás; el equipo rumano era como para darle complejo a nuestro equipo; (informal)
to be off sickoff faltar por estar enfermo al colegio, trabajo etc; (al colegio, trabajo etc) (with a medical certificate) estar de baja
He had a bout of malaria and was off sick for some time.
she phoned called in sickphonedorcalled llamó para decir que estaba enferma
George won't be at the meeting. He phoned in sick this morning to be [worried] sick sick with [worry] He was worried sick/sick with worry that the factory might close. Where have you been? I've been sick with worry/ worried sick
to be sick at heart (old-fashioned) also (literary) (despondent) estar angustiado
More of my friends were leaving the war-torn city, for the simple reason that they were sick at heart After playing so valiantly, one small mistake lost them the match. The whole team must have been sick at heart
worried worry
2
to be sickbe (Britain) (vomit) devolver; vomitar
I think I'm going to be sick... He was kneeling by the lavatory being violently sick.
to feel sickfeel (Britain) (nauseous) tener ganas de devolver de vomitar;or tener náuseas
flying makes me feel sick ir en avión me produce mareo náuseas;or
to make sb sickmake hacer devolver vomitar a algn;or
eating too many chocolates made her sick
to make o.s. sick (deliberately) hacerse vomitar devolver;or
I stuck my fingers down my throat to make myself sick
you'll make yourself sick if you eat all those sweets te vas a poner malo si comes todos esos caramelos
to be as sick as a dog (informal) echar las tripas; (very_informal) echar la primera papilla; (very_informal)
He eats 16 chocolate eggs and is as sick as a dog to be sick to one's stomach
airsick seasick travel-sick
3 (fed up)
to be sick of (doing) sthof estar harto de (hacer) algo; (informal)
Europe was sick of war... I'm sick of those people, they're so bloody boring We're sick of sitting around waiting for something to happen...
to be sick and tired sick to death of (doing) sthor estar hasta la coronilla de (hacer) algo; (informal) estar más que harto de (hacer) algo; (informal)
The American people have said in numerous polls that they're sick and tired of the whole thing I'm sick and tired of having to repeat myself
to be sick of the sight of sbsight estar más que harto de algn; (informal)
to be sick [to] death of (doing) sth I'm sick to death of all this sport on TV at the moment Politicians? I'm just sick to death of all of them I'm sick to death of hearing about it
to be as sick as a parrot (Britain) (informal) sentirse fatal
Suddenly finding himself on the dole, Paul Avery said: "I'm as sick as a parrot. I've got debts, I've got problems. What am I going to do now?"I've got debts, I've got problems. What am I going to do now?" "How did you feel when you had an open goal and missed?" - "I felt sick as a parrot."
4 (disgusted)
I feel sick about the way she was treatedfeel me asquea la forma en que la trataron
it makes me sick the way they waste our moneymakes me pone enferma ver la manera en que malgastan nuestro dinero
she's never without a boyfriend, makes you sick, doesn't it? (informal) siempre tiene algún novio, da rabia ¿no?; (informal) it's enough to make you sick es como para sacarle a uno de quicio; es como para desesperarse
after all she said about him, she went and bought him a birthday present! it's enough to make you sick it's enough to make you sick, the way he sucks up to the boss they deducted 40% in taxes - it's enough to make you sick we missed the train by 1 minute - it's enough to make you sick! Then, just as you begin to believe you might win a game, you start getting hammered. It's enough to make you sick
you make me sick! ¡me das asco!; it makes me sick to my stomach me revienta; me da ganas de vomitar
I feel sick about what happened After it was all over I just felt sick (inside) It makes me sick to my stomach, every time I sit in a meeting and hear the same stupid arguments
5 (pejorative) (morbid) [+joke, act] de mal gusto; [+person, mind, sense of humour] morboso
it was the sickest thing she had ever heard of These boys have got a very sick wense of humour Who would be so sick as to do such a thing?... what kind of sick mind would think up something like that? she made a rather sick [joke]...
noun
1
the sickthe los enfermos
The sick and the lonely are most at risk.
2 (Britain) (vomit) vómito; (m) devuelto; (m)
...a fat baby, who smelled of sick. his clothes were covered in sick
modifier
sick bag (n) bolsa para el mareo; (f)
sick building syndrome (n) síndrome del edificio enfermo; (m)
sick leave (n)
to be on sick leave tener permiso baja por enfermedad;or (Esp)
sick list (n) lista de enfermos; (f)
to be on the sick list estar de permiso de baja por enfermedad;or (Esp)
sick note (n) justificante por enfermedad; (m)
his dad wrote him a sick note for his teacher
sick pay (n) pago que se percibe mientras se está con permiso por enfermedad; baja; (f) (Esp)

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Verb Conjugation for "sick"

Imperative
  • sick
  • you sick
  • he/she sicks
  • we sick
  • you sick
  • they sick
Preterite
  • I sicked
  • you sicked
  • he/she sicked
  • we sicked
  • you sicked
  • they sicked
Present Continuous
  • I am sicking
  • you are sicking
  • he/she is sicking
  • we are sicking
  • you are sicking
  • they are sicking
Present Perfect
  • I have sicked
  • you have sicked
  • he/she has sicked
  • we have sicked
  • you have sicked
  • they have sicked
Past Continuous
  • I was sicking
  • you were sicking
  • he/she was sicking
  • we were sicking
  • you were sicking
  • they were sicking
Past Perfect
  • I had sicked
  • you had sicked
  • he/she had sicked
  • we had sicked
  • you had sicked
  • they had sicked
Future
  • I will sick
  • you will sick
  • he/she will sick
  • we will sick
  • you will sick
  • they will sick
Future Perfect
  • I will have sicked
  • you will have sicked
  • he/she will have sicked
  • we will have sicked
  • you will have sicked
  • they will have sicked
Future Continuous
  • I will be sicking
  • you will be sicking
  • he/she will be sicking
  • we will be sicking
  • you will be sicking
  • they will be sicking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sicking
  • you have been sicking
  • he/she has been sicking
  • we have been sicking
  • you have been sicking
  • they have been sicking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sicking
  • you will have been sicking
  • he/she will have been sicking
  • we will have been sicking
  • you will have been sicking
  • they will have been sicking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sicking
  • you had been sicking
  • he/she had been sicking
  • we had been sicking
  • you had been sicking
  • they had been sicking
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