ill at ease in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ill at ease [Am ˌɪl əd ˈiz, Brit ˌɪl ət ˈiːz] ADJ pred

1. ill at ease (uncomfortable):

ill at ease

incómodo

everyone felt ill at ease with her/in her presence

todo el mundo se sentía incómodo con ella/en su presencia

2. ill at ease (anxious):

ill at ease

inquieto

the longer they waited, the more ill at ease they became

cuanto más esperaban, más se inquietaban

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to set sb at ease

hacer que alguien se sienta a gusto

Translations for ill at ease in the Spanish»English Dictionary

se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas

he feels very awkward o ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties

a gusto

at ease

no se siente a gusto entre gente tan distinguida

he doesn't feel at ease o he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable among such distinguished people

¡descansen! MIL

at ease!

posición de descanso

at ease

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ease [Am iz, Brit iːz] N U

1. ease (facility):

ease

facilidad f

ease of operation/reference

facilidad de manejo/consulta

for ease of access

para facilitar el acceso

with ease

fácilmente

with ease

con facilidad

the graceful ease with which he moved

la gracia y soltura con que se movía

2.1. ease (freedom from constraint):

I never feel at ease with her

con ella nunca siento que me puedo relajar or nunca me siento a mis anchas

I feel more at ease in casual clothes

me siento más cómodo or más a gusto vestido de sport

he knows how to put interviewees at their ease

sabe hacer relajar al entrevistado

to put/set sb's mind at ease

tranquilizar a alguien

2.2. ease MIL:

(stand) at ease!

¡descansen!

(stand) at ease!

¡en descanso!

3. ease (leisure):

he was used to a life of ease

estaba acostumbrado a la buena vida or a una vida desahogada

to take one's ease liter

reposar form

II.ease [Am iz, Brit iːz] VB trans

1.1. ease:

ease pain

calmar

ease pain

aliviar

ease tension

hacer disminuir

ease tension

aliviar

ease burden

aligerar

to ease sb's mind

tranquilizar a alguien

he did it to ease his conscience

lo hizo para descargarse la conciencia

they eased me of a couple of hundred dollars hum

me aligeraron de unos doscientos dólares hum

1.2. ease:

ease situation

paliar

ease situation

mejorar

ease transition

facilitar

a bridge would ease the traffic flow

un puente descongestionaría or haría más fluida la circulación del tráfico

to ease the way for sb

allanarle el camino a alguien

2.1. ease rules/restrictions:

ease

relajar

2.2. ease belt/rope:

ease

aflojar

3. ease (move with care) + adv compl:

they eased him into the wheelchair

lo sentaron con cuidado en la silla de ruedas

he eased on his jacket

se puso la chaqueta con cuidado

III.ease [Am iz, Brit iːz] VB intr

1. ease:

ease pain:

aliviarse

ease pain:

calmarse

ease tension:

disminuir

ease tension:

decrecer

2. ease interest rate/prices:

ease

disminuir

ease

bajar

3. ease restriction:

ease

relajarse

at [Am æt, ət, Brit at, ət] PREP

1. at (indicating location, position):

at

en

she was waiting at the door/restaurant

estaba esperando en la puerta/el restaurante

at Daniel's

en casa de Daniel

at Daniel's

donde Daniel

at Daniel's

en lo de Daniel RioPl

I stayed at a hotel

me quedé en un hotel

we were at church

estábamos en la iglesia

to be at the table or form at table

estar sentados a la mesa

don't call me at the office

no me llames a la oficina

at the back or rear of the house

al fondo de la casa

who was at the wedding?

¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where we're/they're/it's at inf I want some figures that'll tell us exactly where we're at

quiero cifras que nos digan exactamente cómo andamos

2. at (in email addresses):

at

arroba f

3. at (indicating direction):

to point at sth/sb

señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him

le apuntó con la pistola

look out, someone's shooting at us!

¡cuidado, nos están disparando!

they were throwing stones at him

le estaban tirando piedras

he smiled at me/her

me/le sonrió

she was screaming at me to come back

me estaba gritando que volviera

he banged at the door with his fists

aporreó la puerta con los puños

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock

a las seis

you can't call at this time!

¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!

at noon/nightfall

a mediodía/al anochecer

at Christmas

en Navidad

at Christmas

por Navidades Spain

at night

por la noche

at night

de noche

at this stage in the game

a esta altura del partido

at that very moment

en ese mismo momento

at a later date

más adelante

at a later date

en fecha posterior form

at the last count

en el último recuento

where did you go at lunchtime?

¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?

at your age

a tu edad

he left home at the age of 20

se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.1. at (indicating state):

at a disadvantage

en desventaja

at war/peace

en guerra/paz

he wasn't at ease in her presence

no se sentía a gusto en su presencia

traffic in town is at a standstill

el tráfico de la ciudad está paralizado

at the mercy of the weather

a merced del tiempo

at your disposal/command

a su disposición/sus órdenes

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work

gente trabajando

children at play

niños jugando

she's at dinner

está cenando

what are you at?

¿qué haces?

what are you at?

¿en qué andas? inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spain inf

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spain

the children are at it again!

¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table

ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at sth I know she's been at my things

sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas

Joe's been at the brandy again

Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy inf

to be (on) at sb

darle la lata a alguien inf

his wife's been on at him to stop smoking

su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

6.1. at (with measurements, numbers, rates etc):

I'd put the crowd at 2, 000

yo diría que habría unas 2.000 personas

they sell them at around $80/at half price

las venden a alrededor de $80/a mitad de precio

three at a time

de tres en tres

we sold it at a higher price

lo vendimos más caro

at 80 mph/100 degrees

a 80 mph/100 grados

to do something at a run

hacer algo corriendo

at a trot

al trote

at high temperatures

a altas temperaturas

at a staggering seven foot two inches, she is the country's tallest woman athlete

con la asombrosa estatura de siete pies y dos pulgadas, es la atleta más alta del país

at a depth of 200m

a una profundidad de 200m

6.2. at (with superlative):

at worst I'll have to give up my job

lo peor que puede pasar es que tenga que dejar el trabajo

at the soonest

como muy pronto

at the latest

a más tardar

he was at his most amusing

estuvo más divertido que nunca or de lo más divertido

bureaucracy at its most exasperating

la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best

lo mejor de la cocina francesa

abstract art at its best

el arte abstracto en su expresión más depurada

7. at (because of):

he was surprised at the decision

le sorprendió la decisión

she smiled at their antics

sus travesuras le hicieron gracia

no one laughed at the joke

nadie se rió con el chiste

don't laugh at me!

¡no te rías de mí!

they cried at the news

lloraron al enterarse de la noticia

they fled at the sound of footsteps

huyeron al oír pasos

I faint at the sight of blood

me desmayo al ver sangre or cuando veo sangre

at sb's request

a petición de alguien

at sb's request

a pedido de alguien LatAm

I did it at his insistence

lo hice porque él insistió

his spirits rose at the thought of …

se le levantaba el ánimo al pensar …

8. at (concerning):

she's good at her job

hace bien su trabajo

she's hopeless at anything practical

es absolutamente negada para las cosas prácticas

she's poor at French/Physics

no es muy buena en francés/física

he's terrible at making speeches

es un pésimo orador

I'm bad at organizing things

no sirvo para organizar cosas

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, se especializa en eso

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, para eso es mandado a hacer CSur

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

Ill → Illinois

I'll [Am aɪl, Brit ʌɪl]

I'll → I will, I shall

ill.

ill. → illustrated, illustration(s)

ill at ease in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ill at ease ADJ

ill at ease

incómodo, -a

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be ill at ease

estar molesto

to feel at (one's) ease

sentirse cómodo

(stand) at ease! MIL

¡descansen!

to be at (one's) ease

estar a sus anchas

to put sb at (his/her) ease

hacer que alguien se relaje

I feel at ease

me siento tranquilo

to set one's mind at ease

tranquilizarse

Translations for ill at ease in the Spanish»English Dictionary

estar a disgusto

to be ill at ease

estar a sus anchas

to feel at ease

Translations for ill at ease in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ease [i:z] N

1. ease (without much effort):

ease

facilidad f

for ease of access

para facilitar el acceso

to do sth with ease

hacer algo con facilidad

2. ease (comfort, uninhibitedness):

ease

comodidad f

to live a life of ease

vivir con desahogo

to feel at (one's) ease

sentirse cómodo

to be ill at ease

estar molesto

to be at (one's) ease

estar a sus anchas

to put sb at (his/her) ease

hacer que alguien se relaje

(stand) at ease! MIL

¡descansen!

II.ease [i:z] VB trans

1. ease (relieve):

ease pain

aliviar

ease tension

hacer disminuir

to ease one's conscience

descargarse la conciencia

to ease sb's mind

tranquilizar a alguien

2. ease:

ease burden

aligerar

ease screw

aflojar

III.ease [i:z] VB intr

ease pain

aliviarse

ease tension, prices

disminuir

ease wind

amainar

at¹ [ət] PREP

1. at (place):

at

en

at the dentist's

en el dentista

at home/school

en casa/la escuela

at the table/office

en la mesa/oficina

at the window

a la ventana

2. at (time):

at Easter

en Pascua

at night

por la noche

at once

en seguida

all at once

de repente

at present

en este momento

at the time

en el momento

at the same time

al mismo tiempo

at three o'clock

a las tres

while I am at it

mientras lo estoy haciendo

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

reírse de alguien

to look/aim at sth/sb

mirar/apuntar a algo/alguien

to point at sb

señalar a alguien

to rush at sb/sth

abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

a petición de alguien

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

estar asombrado/molesto por algo

5. at (in amount of):

at all

para nada

to sell sth at £10 a kilo

vender algo a 10 libras el kilo

at 120 km/h

a 120 km/h

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

en el mejor/peor de los casos

at first

al principio

at least

al menos

at war/peace

en guerra/paz

at 20

a los 20 (años)

I feel at ease

me siento tranquilo

to be at a loss

estar sin saber qué hacer

to be at lunch

estar en el almuerzo

a child at play

un niño jugando

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

ser bueno/malo en francés

to be at an advantage

estar en ventaja

8. at (repeatedly do):

to be mad at sb

estar enfadado con alguien

to pull at sb's hair

tirar de los pelos a alguien

to tug at the rope

tirar de la cuerda

to be unhappy at sth

no estar feliz con algo

to wear at sb's nerves

poner los nervios de punta a alguien

Phrases:

at all

en realidad

did you know the film at all?

¿conocías la película?

not at all!

¡para nada!

not at all!

¡en absoluto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

¡de nada!

nobody at all

nadie en absoluto

to hardly do sth at all

apenas hacer algo

at² [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

at

arroba f

I'll [aɪl]

I'll = I will, will

See also will², will¹

I.will² [wɪl] N

1. will no pl:

will (faculty)

voluntad f

will (desire)

deseo m

the will of the people

la voluntad del pueblo

to have the will to do sth

tener la voluntad de hacer algo

to lose the will to live

perder las ganas de vivir

to do sth with a will

hacer algo con empeño

at will

a voluntad

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov

querer es poder prov

with the best will in the world

con la mejor voluntad del mundo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabezón

II.will² [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will

sugestionar

to will sb to do sth

sugestionar a alguien para que haga algo

2. will form (ordain):

will

ordenar

God willed it and it was so

Dios así lo quiso

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

I.will¹ [wɪl] VB aux would, would

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted

estarán encantados

I'll be with you in a minute

estaré contigo en un minuto

I expect they'll come by car

supongo que vendrán en coche

I'll answer the telephone

contesto yo al teléfono

she will have received the letter by now

ya debe haber recibido la carta

2. will (with tag question):

you won't forget to tell him, will you?

no te olvidarás decírselo, ¿verdad?

they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?

aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now

ahora nos vamos

I'll be going then

me voy entonces

there's someone at the door — I'll go

llaman a la puerta — voy yo

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that

alguien lo hará

I'll not be spoken to like that!

¡no consiento que se me hable así!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!

¡déjame hablar!

just pass me that knife, will you?

pásame ese cuchillo, ¿quieres?

give me a hand, will you?

me ayudas, ¿quieres?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?

¿pueden hacer el favor de sentarse?

will you be having a slice of cake?

¿quiere un pedazo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll post this letter for me? — I will

¿quién me echa esta carta al buzón? — lo haré yo

will you do that for me? — of course I will

¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep

cómetelo ahora, después se pondrá malo

the car won't run without petrol

el coche no funciona sin gasolina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that

se empeña en hacer eso

they will keep sending me those brochures

no dejan de mandarme estos folletos

the door won't open

no hay manera de que se abra esta puerta

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired

estarán cansados

as you will all probably know already...

como todos sabrán...

II.will¹ [wɪl] VB intr form

will

disponer

as you will

como quieras

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unfortunately, she is ill at ease with underwater rescues because of a scuba diving incident that happened in her childhood.

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He avoided wearing his gubernatorial uniform, as he felt very ill at ease in it.

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We wandered around the buildings, not quite sure what we were looking for but feeling vaguely ill at ease.

www.gallowaygazette.co.uk

I was with a group of people and found myself rather ill at ease.

www.huffingtonpost.com

An ornithologist ill at ease with others, he finds his spy-glass wandering from birds to observe his neighbours.

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They were ill at ease, not comfortable as runaway title favourites.

www.independent.ie

A new house can look contrived, which is guaranteed to make you feel ill at ease.

www.domain.com.au

Both appear ill at ease.

en.wikipedia.org

Maybe some women feel uncomfortable with men, though, as some men feel ill at ease with women?

www.catholicherald.co.uk

Looking back on 30 years of business, he seems ill at ease with the world he has created.

nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com