enfermizo

unhealthy

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enfermizo(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (in poor health)

a. unhealthy

No la amamantaron de niña y acabó con una constitución muy enfermiza.She wasn't breastfed as a child and wound up with a very unhealthy constitution.

b. sickly

Mi hijo es un niño enfermizo. Terminamos en el hospital prácticamente todos los meses.My son is a sickly child. We end up in the hospital practically every month.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(harmful)

a. unhealthy

Tu obsesión por los videojuegos es enfermiza. ¡Deja de jugar y ponte a estudiar!You have an unhealthy obsession with video games. Stop playing and get on with studying!

enfermizo

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (también fig)

a. unhealthy

enfermizo

adjective

[+persona] sickly; [+mente] morbid; [+pasión] morbid; unhealthy;

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