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sick

Pronunciation: /sɪk/

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Spanish translation of sick

adj (-er, -est)

  • 1 (ill) enfermo to be off sick = estar* ausente por enfermedad
  • 2 (nauseated) (pred) to feel sick (dizzy, unwell) = estar* mareado; (about to vomit) = tener* ganas de vomitar to be sick = vomitar he makes me sick = me da asco
  • 3 a (disturbed, sickened) (pred) to be sick with fear/worry = estar* muerto de miedo/preocupación b (weary, fed up) to be sick OF sth/-ING = estar* harto de algo/+ inf I'm sick and tired of hearing that = estoy absolutamente harto de oír eso
  • 4 (gruesome) [person/mind] morboso; [humor/joke] de muy mal gusto

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