ill in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ill in the English»French Dictionary

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

ill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ill in the English»French Dictionary

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

ill 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

whether he's ill, or he doesn't want to

soit qu'il soit malade, soit qu'il n'ait pas envie (subj)

but she's ill, for heaven's sake!

mais puisqu'elle est malade!

to cause to feel ill at ease

gêner

to be well/ill equipped with sth

être bien/mal monté en qc

to know that one is in danger/ill

se savoir en danger/malade

to claim to be a doctor/ill

se dire médecin/malade

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He became ill after the operation and died after 10 days.

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However, she grew ill, and a doctor, hidden from knowledge of her rank, said she was going to have a child.

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As one of the men asked to change a $10 bill, another man suddenly became ill and tried to get behind the bar.

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The setting is bleak and surreal, with much left deliberately ill-defined in the source material.

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They feared she might have been ill and knocked on the door of her room, attempting to rouse her.

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Later it was sold and the proceeds squandered in that ill-fated project.

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A leader fixated on being revered is psychologically ill-equipped to handle public excoriation in capitals around the world.

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It causes art sticking to the glass, mildew or mold spore growth, and other ill effects.

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Children tend to have a high pain threshold as they are easily distracted and ill-fitting footwear is also an issue when it comes to childrens foot health.

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Childhood poverty and ill health, aggravated by a bout of rickets, had left him with badly stunted legs.

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