ill

enfermo

ill(ihl)

adjective

1. (sick)

a. enfermo

He felt ill after eating the shrimp.

Se sintió enfermo después de comer los camarones.

b. malo (colloquial)

He's ill and won't be going to school today.

Está malo y no irá a la escuela hoy.

2. (bad)

a. malo

She's said to be a woman of ill repute, but I think she's misunderstood.

Dicen que es una mujer de mala reputación, pero creo que es incomprendida.

adverb

3. (poorly)

a. mal

It is a lack of respect to speak ill of the dead.

Es una falta de respeto hablar mal de los difuntos.

4. (scarcely)

a.

no direct translation

I can ill afford to eat in a restaurant while I'm unemployed.

No me puedo dar el lujo de comer en un restaurante mientras estoy sin empleo.

You can ill afford to make another mistake now that you're on probation.

Mal puedes permitirte cometer otro error ahora que estás en libertad condicional.

noun

5. (problem)

a. el mal

(M)

Don't allow the ills of the world to diminish the good you have in your hearts.

No permitan que los males del mundo disminuyan el bien que tienen en sus corazones.

ill

Noun

1. (general)

a.

illsmales mpl

adjective

2. (unwell)

a. enfermo(a)

to be illestar enfermo(a) or malo(a)

to fall or be taken illcaer enfermo(a) or malo(a)

3. (bad, poor)

a.

ill effectsefectos indeseables

ill feelingrencor m

ill fortunemala suerte or fortuna f

to be in ill healthtener mala salud

to be or feel ill at easeno sentirse a gusto

a house of ill reputeuna casa de prostitución

ill willrencor m

adverb

4. (general)

a. mal

I can ill afford itme lo puedo permitir a duras penas

to speak/think ill of somebodyhablar/pensar mal de alguien

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ill [ɪl]

adjective

worse (comparative)worst (superlative)

1 (Med) enfermo

to be ill estar enfermo

to be seriously ill estar gravemente enfermo; he's ill with cancer tiene cáncer; está enfermo de cáncer

to fall ill caer or ponerse enfermo; enfermarse; (LAm)

to feel ill encontrarse mal; sentirse mal

to look ill tener mal aspecto or mala cara

to make sb ill [+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 ill caer or ponerse enfermo; enfermarse; (LAm)

she was seriously ill with pneumonia

mentally

2 (bad) [+fortune, luck] malo

ill at ease a disgusto

ill effects efectos (m) adversos

with no ill effects sin mayores daños

ill feeling (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 health 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 humour mal humor (m)

ill repute mala reputación (f)

a house/lady of ill repute una casa/mujer de mala reputación

ill temper mal genio (m)

ill will (hostility) hostilidad (f); (spite) rencor (m)

I bear you no ill will for that no le guardo rencor por eso

wind

adverb

mal

to speak/think ill of sb hablar/pensar mal de algn

we can ill afford to lose him 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 criticize no te sienta bien criticar

noun

1 ills (problems) males (m)

the ills of the economy los males de la economía; the inevitable ills of old age los inevitables males or achaques de la vejez

2 (evil)

no ill had befallen the child el niño no había sufrido ningún mal

to bode or augur ill no augurar nada bueno