ILL - Translation from English into French

I. ill [Brit ɪl, Am ɪl] N

1. ill (evil):

to wish sb ill: souhaiter du mal à qn

for good or ill: pour le meilleur ou pour le pire

2. ill (ailment):

ill: mal m

economic ills: les maux de l'économie

II. ill [Brit ɪl, Am ɪl] ADJ

1. ill (having particular illness):

ill: malade

to be ill with sth (serious illness): être atteint de qc

to be ill with sth (less serious): souffrir de qc

to be taken ill to fall ill: tomber malade

2. ill (nauseous):

to feel ill: avoir mal au cœur or des nausées

the smell made him feel ill: l'odeur lui a donné mal au cœur or des nausées

III. ill [Brit ɪl, Am ɪl] ADV form

1. ill (badly):

they have been ill served by their government: leur gouvernement les a desservis

he is ill suited to the post: il n'est guère fait pour ce poste

to speak ill of sb: dire du mal de qn

to bode or augur ill for sth liter: être de mauvais augure pour qc

2. ill (scarcely):

he ill deserves your praise: il ne mérite guère vos louanges

it ill becomes you to criticize: il ne vous sied guère de critiquer

IV. ill [Brit ɪl, Am ɪl]

it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) prov: à quelque chose malheur est bon prov

ill-favoured Brit, ill-favored Am ADJ

ill-favoured: au physique ingrat

ill-conceived ADJ

ill-conceived: mal conçu

ill-bred ADJ

ill-bred: mal élevé

ill-concealed ADJ

ill-concealed: mal dissimulé

ill-advised ADJ

ill-advised approach, decision, policy: malavisé

ill-advised action, remark: inconsidéré, malavisé

he was ill-advised to wait: il a été malavisé d'attendre

ill-assorted ADJ

ill-assorted: mal assorti

ill-acquainted ADJ

ill-acquainted: peu familier/-ière (with de)

ill-considered ADJ

ill-considered remark, decision: irréfléchi

ill-considered measure: hâtif/-ive

ill-defined ADJ

ill-defined: mal défini

I. ill [ɪl] ADJ

1. ill (sick):

ill: malade

to fall ill: tomber malade

to feel ill: ne pas se sentir bien

2. ill (bad, harmful):

ill: mauvais(e)

ill effects: néfaste

ill fortune: malchance f

ill will: malveillance f

II. ill [ɪl] ADV

ill: mal

to be ill-chosen/-prepared: être mal choisi/préparé

to speak/think ill of sb: dire/penser du mal de qn

to feel ill at ease: se sentir mal à l'aise

I can ill afford sth: je peux difficilement me permettre qc

it ill behoves sb to +infin: cela va mal à qn de +infin

III. ill [ɪl] N

1. ill (problem):

ill: mal m

the ills of society: les maux de la société

2. ill pl (sick people):

the ill: les malades mpl

3. ill no pl (evil):

ill: mal m

to wish sb ill: souhaiter du mal à qn

ill-conceived ADJ

ill-conceived: mal préparé(e)

ill-timed ADJ

ill-timed: inopportun(e)

ill-omened ADJ

1. ill-omened (bad boding):

ill-omened: de mauvais augure

2. ill-omened (badly boded):

ill-omened: infortuné(e)

ill-bred ADJ

ill-bred: mal élevé(e)

ill-informed ADJ

1. ill-informed (wrongly informed):

ill-informed: mal informé(e)

2. ill-informed (not much informed):

ill-informed: peu informé(e)

ill-equipped ADJ

ill-equipped: mal équipé(e)

ill-assorted ADJ Brit, Aus

ill-assorted: mal assorti(e)

ill-fated ADJ

1. ill-fated (having bad luck):

ill-fated: malchanceux(-euse)

2. ill-fated (bringing bad luck):

ill-fated: maléfique

ill-treat VB trans

ill-treat: maltraiter

I. ill [ɪl] ADJ

1. ill (sick):

ill: malade

to fall ill: tomber malade

to feel ill: ne pas se sentir bien

2. ill (bad, harmful):

ill: mauvais(e)

ill effects: néfaste

ill fortune: malchance f

II. ill [ɪl] ADV

ill: mal

to speak/think ill of sb: dire/penser du mal de qn

to feel ill at ease: se sentir mal à l'aise

I can ill afford sth: je peux difficilement me permettre qc

III. ill [ɪl] N

1. ill (problem):

ill: mal m

the ills of society: les maux mpl de la société

2. ill pl (sick people):

the ill: les malades mpl

3. ill (evil):

ill: mal m

to wish sb ill: souhaiter du mal à qn

ill-fitting ADJ

ill-fitting: mal ajusté(e)

ill-bred ADJ

ill-bred: mal élevé(e)

ill-advised ADJ

ill-advised: malavisé(e)

it is ill-advised to do sth: il est peu judicieux de faire qc

ill-conceived ADJ

ill-conceived: mal préparé(e)

ill-equipped ADJ

ill-equipped: mal équipé(e)

ill-mannered ADJ

ill-mannered person: mal élevé(e)

ill-mannered behavior: grossier(-ère)

ill-informed ADJ

1. ill-informed (misinformed):

ill-informed: mal informé(e)

2. ill-informed (with little knowledge):

ill-informed: peu informé(e)

ill-gotten ADJ

ill-gotten: mal acquis(e)

ill-fated ADJ

1. ill-fated (having bad luck):

ill-fated: malchanceux(-euse)

2. ill-fated (bringing bad luck):

ill-fated: maléfique

Present
I	ill-treat
you	ill-treat
he/she/it	ill-treats
we	ill-treat
you	ill-treat
they	ill-treat

Past
I	ill-treated
you	ill-treated
he/she/it	ill-treated
we	ill-treated
you	ill-treated
they	ill-treated

Present Perfect
I	have	ill-treated
you	have	ill-treated
he/she/it	has	ill-treated
we	have	ill-treated
you	have	ill-treated
they	have	ill-treated

Past Perfect
I	had	ill-treated
you	had	ill-treated
he/she/it	had	ill-treated
we	had	ill-treated
you	had	ill-treated
they	had	ill-treated

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you were unlucky enough to fall ill: tu as eu la malchance de tomber malade

to feel ill at ease: se sentir mal à l'aise

both he and his sister are ill: sa sœur et lui sont tous les deux malades

to speak/think ill of sb: dire/penser du mal de qn

soit qu'il soit malade, soit qu'il n'ait pas envie (subj): whether he's ill, or he doesn't want to

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Although there are 28 days to a sidereal month, by custom only 27 days are used, the last 28th day being considered unlucky.

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It is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting.

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She was unlucky again, breaking down injured in her heat of the 100 yards.

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He was fast but frequently unlucky, losing several potential results due to technical issues, engine failures and collisions for which he was not at fault.

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Few of these unlucky men survived the campaign.

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