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enfermo

Que no está bien de salud, por una enfermedad o un malestar.

En inglés sencillo: If you are this way, you are not healthy and may have a disease.

• I feel ill today.
• She became ill during the trip.
• He is still ill with the flu.

Cómo se usa: ill with something (She is ill with a stomach infection.)

Sinónimos: sick, unwell

Antónimos: well, healthy

Expresiones frecuentes: feel ill, seriously ill, ill with something

cruel, malintencionado

Que muestra intención de hacer daño a alguien o de tratarlo con crueldad.

En inglés sencillo: Showing an intention to hurt someone or treat them cruelly.

• The prisoners suffered ill treatment.
• I bear her no ill will.
• They suspected him of ill intentions.

Sinónimos: cruel, malicious, unkind

Antónimos: kind

Expresiones frecuentes: ill treatment, ill intentions, ill will

malo, desfavorable

Malo, de mal augurio o de calidad inferior a la aceptable.

En inglés sencillo: Bad, unlucky, or below an acceptable standard.

• Ill luck followed him everywhere.
• Interrupting your host shows ill manners.
• They took the broken mirror as an ill omen.

Sinónimos: bad, poor

Antónimos: good

Expresiones frecuentes: ill luck, ill manners, ill omen

irritable, malhumorado

De mal humor, enfadado o fácil de irritar.

En inglés sencillo: Angry, easily annoyed, or upset.

• He woke in an ill temper.
• Her ill mood lasted all morning.
• Even a small delay made him ill and impatient.

Sinónimos: irritable, cross, bad-tempered

Antónimos: cheerful

Expresiones frecuentes: ill temper, an ill mood

mal

De manera mala, inadecuada o poco satisfactoria.

En inglés sencillo: In a bad, unsuitable, or unsuccessful way.

• The team was ill prepared.
• She felt ill served by her advisers.
• We can ill afford another mistake.

Cómo se usa: can ill afford to do something (We can ill afford to replace the roof.)

Sinónimos: badly, poorly

Antónimos: well

Expresiones frecuentes: ill prepared, ill suited, ill afford, ill equipped

mal, problema

Problema, dificultad o situación negativa que causa sufrimiento.

En inglés sencillo: A problem, difficulty, or bad situation that causes suffering.

• Poverty is a serious social ill.
• The report examines the ills of city life.
• No single policy can cure all our ills.

Sinónimos: problem, trouble, misfortune

Expresiones frecuentes: social ill, an economic ill, cure an ill, a serious ill

daño, mal

Daño o lesión que se causa a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Damage or injury done to someone.

• I wish you no ill.
• She never meant him any ill.
• He feared the stranger would do him ill.

Cómo se usa: wish someone ill (Despite their argument, she wished him no ill.)

Sinónimos: harm, injury

Expresiones frecuentes: do someone ill, wish someone ill, mean someone ill