ill

US /ɪl/
UK /ɪl/
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1.

enfermo, indispuesto

suffering from an illness or disease; unwell.

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She felt ill after eating the spoiled food.
Se sintió enferma después de comer la comida en mal estado.
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He's been ill with the flu for a week.
Ha estado enfermo de gripe durante una semana.
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sickunwell
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healthywell
2.

nocivo, indeseable

harmful or undesirable.

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Smoking has many ill effects on health.
Fumar tiene muchos efectos nocivos para la salud.
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He spoke no ill of his former colleagues.
No habló mal de sus antiguos colegas.
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badharmful
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goodbeneficial
1.

mal, erróneamente

badly or wrongly.

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Things went ill for them after the accident.
Las cosas les salieron mal después del accidente.
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He spoke ill of his neighbors.
Habló mal de sus vecinos.
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badlypoorly
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wellrightly
2.

apenas, con dificultad

with difficulty or hardship.

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He could ill afford to lose his job.
Apenas podía permitirse perder su trabajo.
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The company can ill afford another mistake.
La empresa apenas puede permitirse otro error.
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hardlyscarcely
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easilyreadily
1.

mal, desgracia, infortunio

trouble or misfortune.

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He wished no ill upon his enemies.
No deseaba ningún mal a sus enemigos.
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They suffered much ill during the war.
Sufrieron mucho mal durante la guerra.
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harmmisfortune
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goodfortune
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illnessill-definedmental illnessill-fatedspeak ill ofcan ill afford (to do something)