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sick <-er, -est> [sɪk] ADJ

1. sick (ill):

sick
doente
to be off sick
faltar ao trabalho por motivo de doença
to fall sick
adoecer
to feel sick
sentir-se mal

2. sick (about to vomit):

sick
enjoado(-a)

4. sick inf joke:

sick
de mau gosto

air sick ADJ

sick bag N

sick bay N

sick leave N

sick pay N

Usage examples with sick

to be air sick
estar/ficar enjoado (em viagem de avião)
to be off sick
faltar ao trabalho por motivo de doença
to feel sick
estar enjoado
to fall sick
adoecer
to be worried sick about sth
estar extremamente preocupado com a. c.
to be sick of sth/sb/doing sth
estar farto de a. c./alguém/fazer a. c.
I'm sick and tired of listening to his complaints
estou cheio de ouvi-lo se queixar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s.
en.wikipedia.org
Thousands of men were crammed below decks where there was no natural light or fresh air, and few provisions for the sick and hungry.
en.wikipedia.org
The rest of us are sick to death of your prudish ridiculous demands.
entertainment.time.com
Of these six said they had either taken laxative pills or made themselves sick to keep their weight down.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Knock on the doors of the poor, the sick, the orphans.
en.wikipedia.org
He was too sick to work for a long time, and when the AIDS cocktail was eventually concocted, he was taking 60 pills a day.
www.thestar.com
The homeowner contacted cops, and the two young girls described in the sick note were identified as children who used to live in the trailer park.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Who needs a naff hat when you can have a sick beard to prevent skin cancer?
www.stuff.co.nz
He took off really late making it look like a sick elevator drop, barely making it to the bottom, pulling in and getting absolutely shacked out of his mind.
www.surfline.com
Us being married and it being our first house, it sticks in your craw, makes you feel sick.
www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk

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