ILL

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Traducere în limba română

ill I. comp. worse, sup. worst adjectiv

1. pred. suferind, bolnav; nesanătos;

to be ill a fi bolnav / suferind;

to get ill, to fall ill, to be taken ill a se îmbolnăvi, a cădea la pat (atr. numai sick; sick man om bolnav).

2. (înv.) rău, nedrept.

3. răutăcios, rău intenţionat, răuvoitor, duşmănos, vrăjmaş, inamic, ostil; dăunător, primejdios, periculos; funest.

 (rar) to be ill at a nu se pricepe la.

ill II. substantiv

1. rău; ghinion;

to return ill for good a răsplăti binele cu răul;

ill betide you! vai (şi amar) de tine!;

ills that flesh is heir to relele de care are parte omul, potrivniciile soartei (parafrazare a expresiei shakespeariene the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to).

2. pl. nenorociri.

ill III. adverb

rău, urât; nefavorabil;

to behave ill a se purta urât;

ill at ease stânjenit, stingherit;

to go ill with a nu fl bun / potrivit / recomandabil, a nu se potrivi (cuiva);

to take smth. ill a lua ceva în rău, a se jigni, a se ofensa;

to speak ill of smb. a vorbi de rău / a bârfi pe cineva.

3. de abia, cu greutate;

I can ill afford cu greu îmi pot permite;

he is ill able to de abia poate să;

to bear ill a suporta cu greu(tate).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Nothing happened, however, worse than morning.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

If the sight of him drove these strange dogs upon him, so much the better for him, so much the worse for them.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

So I haven't made matters any worse by boltin'.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You think your temper is the worst in the world, but mine used to be just like it.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

The prognosis is usually worse than that of ductal adenocarcinoma.

(Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Here is one that is but little the worse for wear: I would not ask more than the value of your goose for it—will you buy?

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

“Yes,” he answered in a low, strong voice, “and worse than that. My whole right side is affected. It seems asleep. I cannot move arm or leg.”

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

However, my friend, Dr. Watson, knows nothing of this matter, and I should be none the worse for hearing the sequence of events once more.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But worse than all this were the women.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

“You look ill, Mr. Pinner!” he exclaimed.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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