sick ***

sick ***
[sɪk]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
1) (ill) malato (-a), ammalato (-a)

a sick person — un (-a) malato (-a)

to fall or take sick — ammalarsi

to be (off) sick — (from work) essere assente (per malattia)

to go sick — mettersi in malattia

to be sick — (vomiting) vomitare, rimettere

I was sick twice last night — ho vomitato due volte, ieri notte

to feel sick — avere la nausea

I feel sick — ho la nausea

she looks after her sick mother — si occupa della madre malata

2) (fig: mind, imagination) malato (-a), (humour) macabro (-a), (joke) di gusto macabro

to be sick of sth — averne abbastanza di qc

I'm sick of your lies — ne ho abbastanza delle tue bugie

to be sick (and tired) of sb/sth — averne fin sopra i capelli di qn/qc

to be sick to death of sb/sth — essere stufo (-a) marcio (-a) di qn/qc

sick at heart — desolato (-a)

to be sick of the sight of sb/sth — non poterne più di qn/qc

you make me sick! — mi fai schifo!

that's really sick! — è veramente di cattivo gusto!

2. n
1) (fam: vomit) vomito
2)

the sick npl — i malati


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