Translation of "ill" - English-French dictionary

ill

adjectiveill /ɪl/
unhealthy or sick
malade

too ill to go to work
trop malade pour aller travailler

seriously ill patients
des patients gravement malades
fall ill/be taken ill
formal to become unwell
tomber malade

Joel was taken ill in the middle of the night.
Joël est tombé malade au milieu de la nuit.
(always before n) bad
mauvais/-aise

ill health
mauvaise santé

the ill effects of drinking too much
les effets pervers de l'excès de boisson

ill-

prefixill- /ɪl/
badly
mal

an ill-fitting suit
un costume peu seyant

an ill-matched couple
un couple mal assorti

(Translation of “ill” from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

ill

adjective /il/ (comparative worse /wəːs/, superlative worst /wəːst/)

› not in good health; not well

malade
She was ill for a long time.

› bad

mauvais
He retired due to ill health
These pills have no ill effects.

› evil or unlucky

mauvais
ill luck.
ill-

› badly

mal (…)
ill-equipped
ill-used.
illness noun

› a state or occasion of being unwell

maladie
There is a lot of illness in the village just now
childhood illnesses.
ill-at-ease adjective

› uncomfortable; embarrassed

mal à l’aise
She feels ill-at-ease at parties.
ill-fated adjective

› ending in, or bringing, disaster

malheureux
an ill-fated expedition.
ill-feeling noun

› (an) unkind feeling (towards another person)

rancune
The two men parted without any ill-feeling(s).
ill-mannered / ill-bred adjective

› having bad manners

mal élevé
He’s an ill-mannered young man.
ill-tempered / ill-natured adjective

› having or showing bad temper

désagréable
Don’t be so ill-natured just because you’re tired.
ill-treat verb

› to treat badly or cruelly

maltraiter
She often ill-treated her children.
ill-treatment noun

›

mauvais traitement
ill-use /-ˈjuːz/ verb

› to ill-treat.

maltraiter
He was accused of ill-using the child.
ill-will noun

› unkind feeling

malveillance
I bear you no ill-will.
be taken ill

› to become ill

tomber malade
He was taken ill at the party and was rushed to hospital.
ill means unwell: He was very ill when he had pneumonia. sick means vomiting or inclined to vomit: He was sick twice in the car ; I feel sick.

ill

noun

› trouble

mal
Who is responsible for the ills of this world?

(Translation of “ill” from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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