ill

malade

Dont la santé est mauvaise, à cause d’une maladie ou d’un malaise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : ill with something (She is ill with a stomach infection.)

Synonymes : sick, unwell

Contraires : well, healthy

Expressions courantes : feel ill, seriously ill, ill with something

malveillant, cruel

Qui montre l’intention de faire du mal à quelqu’un ou de le traiter cruellement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cruel, malicious, unkind

Contraires : kind

Expressions courantes : ill treatment, ill intentions, ill will

mauvais, défavorable

Mauvais, défavorable ou d’une qualité insuffisante.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bad, poor

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : ill luck, ill manners, ill omen

irritable, maussade

De mauvaise humeur, en colère ou facilement agacé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : irritable, cross, bad-tempered

Contraires : cheerful

Expressions courantes : ill temper, an ill mood

mal

D’une manière mauvaise, inadaptée ou peu réussie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : can ill afford to do something (We can ill afford to replace the roof.)

Synonymes : badly, poorly

Contraires : well

Expressions courantes : ill prepared, ill suited, ill afford, ill equipped

mal, fléau

Problème, difficulté ou situation pénible qui fait souffrir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : problem, trouble, misfortune

Expressions courantes : social ill, an economic ill, cure an ill, a serious ill

mal, tort

Dommage ou souffrance causés à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : wish someone ill (Despite their argument, she wished him no ill.)

Synonymes : harm, injury

Expressions courantes : do someone ill, wish someone ill, mean someone ill