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ill

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noun

Leid, Unglück, Not

(often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

Examples :

"The family faced many ills this year, including a job loss and a serious illness. "

Die Familie erlebte in diesem Jahr viel Leid, darunter ein Jobverlust und eine schwere Krankheit.

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noun

Schaden, Leid

Harm or injury.

Examples :

"The accident caused significant ill to the driver's arm. "

Der Unfall verursachte dem Arm des Fahrers erheblichen Schaden.

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noun

Übel, Böses

Evil; moral wrongfulness.

Examples :

"The politician's actions were motivated by a deep-seated ill will towards his opponents. "

Die Handlungen des Politikers waren von tief verwurzeltem Bösen gegenüber seinen Gegnern motiviert.

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noun

Krankheit, Leiden

A physical ailment; an illness.

Examples :

"I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills."

Ich bin durch Rheuma und andere Krankheiten außer Gefecht gesetzt.

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noun

PCP, Phencyclidin

PCP, phencyclidine.

Examples :

"The lab technician carefully handled the ill, knowing it was a dangerous substance. "

Der Labortechniker handhabte das PCP vorsichtig, da er wusste, dass es sich um eine gefährliche Substanz handelte.

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adjective

Böse, schlecht

Evil; wicked (of people).

Examples :

"The teacher considered some of the students' actions to be ill-intentioned. "

Der Lehrer hielt einige der Handlungen der Schüler für böswillig.

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adjective

Verwerflich, tadelnswert

Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.

Examples :

"His actions were ill-considered and caused a lot of trouble at school. "

Seine Handlungen waren unüberlegt und verursachten viel Ärger in der Schule.

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adjective

Böse, feindselig

Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

Examples :

"He suffered from ill treatment."

Er litt unter böser Behandlung.

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adjective

ungünstig, unfreundlich, fehlerhaft

Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.

Examples :

"ill manners; ill will"

Unfreundliches Benehmen; böser Wille

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adjective

Krank, unwohl

Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.

Examples :

"My grandmother is ill and needs to see a doctor. "

Meine Großmutter ist krank und muss einen Arzt aufsuchen.

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adjective

Übel, sich erbrechen müssen

Having an urge to vomit.

Examples :

"Seeing those pictures made me ill."

Diese Bilder haben mich zum Erbrechen gebracht.

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adjective

Fantastisch, großartig

(hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.

Examples :

"His rhymes were ill, showing a unique and amazing creativity. "

Seine Reime waren fantastisch und zeigten eine einzigartige und erstaunliche Kreativität.

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adjective

Schlecht, schlimm

Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.

Examples :

"That band was ill."

Diese Band war schlecht.

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adjective

Unklug, unvernünftig

Unwise; not a good idea.

Examples :

"It was an ill-advised decision to skip school today. "

Es war eine unkluge Entscheidung, heute die Schule zu schwänzen.

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adverb

Schlecht, unwohl

Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

Examples :

"The student was ill prepared for the history test. "

Der Schüler war schlecht auf den Geschichtstest vorbereitet.

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