ills in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ills in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ill <iller illest> [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] ADJ

1.1. ill (unwell):

ill

enfermo

ill

malo Spain Mex inf

she's ill

está enferma

she's ill with measles

tiene sarampión

he looked ill

tenía mala cara

fish makes me ill

el pescado me sienta mal

the strain is making me ill

la tensión me está afectando

I felt really ill after eating it

me sentí muy mal después de comerlo

to be taken ill

ponerse enfermo

to be taken ill

enfermarse LatAm

to fall ill

enfermar

to fall ill

caer enfermo

1.2. ill (nauseous, sick) euph:

to be ill

devolver

to be ill

vomitar

2. ill (bad) attr:

ill effects

efectos mpl negativos or adversos

his ill health

su mala salud

ill humor or Brit humour

malhumor m

what ill luck!

¡qué mala suerte!

a bird of ill omen

un pájaro de mal agüero

a house/woman of ill repute euph

una casa/una mujer de mala reputación euph

II.ill [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] ADV no comp

1. ill (hardly):

I can ill afford to buy a new car

mal puedo yo permitirme comprar un coche nuevo

we can ill afford to let such an opportunity slip

realmente no podemos dejar pasar semejante oportunidad

2. ill (badly):

ill form

mal

to speak/think ill of sb

hablar/pensar mal de alguien

it bodes ill for the future

es de mal agüero

III.ill [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] N

ill

mal m

the social ills afflicting our country

los males sociales que aquejan a nuestro país

ill- [Am ɪl, Brit ɪl] PREFIX

ill-

mal

ill-defined/informed

mal definido/informado

ill-disciplined

indisciplinado

he was wearing an ill-fitting jacket

llevaba una chaqueta que le quedaba mal

ill.

ill. → illustrated, illustration(s)

ill-favored, ill-favoured Brit [Am ˌɪlˈfeɪvərd, Brit ɪlˈfeɪvəd] ADJ arch or liter

ill-favored

poco agraciado

ill-favored

mal parecido

ill-humored, ill-humoured Brit [Am ˈɪlˈˌ(h)jumərd, Brit ˌɪlˈhjuːməd] ADJ form

ill-humored

malhumorado

ill-equipped [Am ˌɪləˈkwɪpt, Brit ɪlɪˈkwɪpt] ADJ

ill-equipped classroom/troops:

ill-equipped

mal equipado

they were ill-equipped to face the Arctic winter

estaban mal equipados para enfrentar el invierno ártico

their education left them ill-equipped for life

la educación que recibieron no los preparó para la vida

ill-suited [ˌɪlˈsuːtəd, ˌɪlˈsuːtɪd] ADJ

ill-suited

poco indicado

he's clearly ill-suited to or for the job

es claramente una persona poco indicada para el puesto

they were ill-suited to or for each other

no estaban hechos el uno para el otro

ill-starred [Am ˈɪl ˈˌstɑrd, Brit] ADJ liter

ill-starred

malhadado liter

ill-starred

desventurado liter

ill-omened [Am ˈɪl ˈˌoʊmənd, Brit] ADJ liter

ill-omened

aciago liter

ill-omened

malaventurado liter

ill-prepared [Am, Brit] ADJ

ill-prepared

mal preparado

ills in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ills in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ill [ɪl] ADJ

1. ill (sick):

ill

enfermo, -a

to fall ill

caer enfermo

2. ill:

ill (bad)

malo, -a

ill (harmful)

nocivo, -a

ill (unfavourable)

perjudicial

an ill omen

un mal presagio

II.ill [ɪl] ADV form (badly)

ill

mal

to bode ill

ser de mal agüero

to speak ill of sb

hablar mal de alguien

ill-favored ADJ Am, ill-favoured ADJ Brit

ill-favored

feo, -a

ill-favored

poco agraciado, -a

ill-fated ADJ

ill-fated (having bad luck)

desafortunado, -a

ill-fated (bringing bad luck)

gafe

an ill-fated hour

una hora funesta

ill-informed [ˈɪlɪnˌfɔ:md] ADJ

1. ill-informed (wrongly informed):

ill-informed

mal informado, -a

2. ill-informed (ignorant):

ill-informed

ignorante

ill-fitting ADJ

ill-fitting clothes

ropa f que no queda bien

ill-advised [ˌɪlədˈvaɪzd] ADJ

ill-advised

imprudente

ill-natured ADJ

ill-natured

malicioso, -a

ill-treat [ˌɪlˈtri:t] VB trans

ill-treat

maltratar

ill-equipped [ˌɪlɪˈkwɪpt] ADJ

ill-equipped

mal equipado, -a

ill-treatment [ˌɪlˈtri:tmənt] N no pl

ill-treatment

maltrato m

ills Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she bears him no ill will

no le desea ningún mal

to fall ill

caer enfermo

to be ill at ease

estar molesto

he can ill afford it

a duras penas se lo puede permitir

an ill-fated hour

una hora funesta

he pretended that he was ill

pretextó que estaba enfermo

to speak ill of sb in his/her absence

cortar a alguien un sayo

person who pretends to be ill

fingidor(a) (de una enfermedad)

is he/she ill by any chance?

¿está acaso enfermo?

to sit up with an ill person

velar al enfermo