ill

I 1. [ɪl]

aggettivo malato, ammalato

to be ill with sth. — (serious illness) avere qcs.; (less serious) soffrire di qcs.

to be taken ill to fall ill ammalarsi; to feel ill — sentirsi male

2.

nome male m.

to wish sb. ill — augurare del male a qcn.

economic ills — i mali dell'economia

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it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) — prov. non tutto il male vien per nuocere

II [ɪl]

avverbio form.

1) (badly)

he is ill suited to the post — non è adatto al posto

to speak ill of sb. — dire male o sparlare di qcn.

to bode o augur ill for — lett. essere di cattivo augurio per

2) (scarcely)

it ill becomes you to criticize — mal ti si addice criticare

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[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) malato

2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.)

3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.)

2. adverb

(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) a malapena

3. noun

1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) male

2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) male

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- ill-

- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill

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I 1. [ɪl]

aggettivo malato, ammalato

to be ill with sth. — (serious illness) avere qcs.; (less serious) soffrire di qcs.

to be taken ill to fall ill ammalarsi; to feel ill — sentirsi male

2.

nome male m.

to wish sb. ill — augurare del male a qcn.

economic ills — i mali dell'economia

••

it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) — prov. non tutto il male vien per nuocere

II [ɪl]

avverbio form.

1) (badly)

he is ill suited to the post — non è adatto al posto

to speak ill of sb. — dire male o sparlare di qcn.

to bode o augur ill for — lett. essere di cattivo augurio per

2) (scarcely)

it ill becomes you to criticize — mal ti si addice criticare