sick

I 1. [sɪk]

aggettivo

1) (ill) malato

to feel sick — sentirsi male

to fall o take sick BE ammalarsi; to be off sick BE essere in malattia; to go sick — colloq. darsi malato

2) (nauseous)

to be sick — vomitare, rigettare

to feel sick — avere la nausea, avere voglia di vomitare

to have a sick feeling in one's stomach — (from nerves) avere un nodo allo stomaco

3) (tasteless) [joke] di cattivo gusto, disgustoso

4) (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malato

5) (disgusted) disgustato, schifato

you make me sick! — mi fai schifo!

it's enough to make you sick! — c'è di che essere disgustati!

6) colloq. (fed-up)

to be sick of — essere stufo di

to be sick and tired of — essere stufo marcio di

to be sick of the sight of — non sopportare (neanche più) la vista di

2.

nome

1)

the sick — + verbo pl. i malati

2) BE colloq. (vomit) vomito m.

••

to be worried sick — colloq. essere molto in ansia o preoccupato da morire

II [sɪk]

verbo intransitivo vomitare

- sick up

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[sik] 1. adjective

1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) (con la nausea)

2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) malato, ammalato

3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) stanco, stufo

4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) scoraggiato

5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) (di cattivo gusto)

2. noun

(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) vomito

- sicken

- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick

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I 1. [sɪk]

aggettivo

1) (ill) malato

to feel sick — sentirsi male

to fall o take sick BE ammalarsi; to be off sick BE essere in malattia; to go sick — colloq. darsi malato

2) (nauseous)

to be sick — vomitare, rigettare

to feel sick — avere la nausea, avere voglia di vomitare

to have a sick feeling in one's stomach — (from nerves) avere un nodo allo stomaco

3) (tasteless) [joke] di cattivo gusto, disgustoso

4) (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malato

5) (disgusted) disgustato, schifato

you make me sick! — mi fai schifo!

it's enough to make you sick! — c'è di che essere disgustati!

6) colloq. (fed-up)

to be sick of — essere stufo di

to be sick and tired of — essere stufo marcio di

to be sick of the sight of — non sopportare (neanche più) la vista di

2.

nome

1)

the sick — + verbo pl. i malati

2) BE colloq. (vomit) vomito m.

••

to be worried sick — colloq. essere molto in ansia o preoccupato da morire

II [sɪk]

verbo intransitivo vomitare

- sick up