unhealthy

malsano, perjudicial

Que puede perjudicar la salud física o mental.

En inglés sencillo: Likely to harm your body or mind.

• Smoking is an unhealthy habit.
• He eats too much unhealthy food.
• Her unhealthy interest in other people’s problems worries me.

Sinónimos: harmful, unwholesome

Antónimos: healthy

Expresiones frecuentes: unhealthy food, unhealthy habits, an unhealthy interest

insalubre, malsano

Que muestra mala salud o crea condiciones que favorecen las enfermedades.

En inglés sencillo: Showing poor health or creating conditions in which people are likely to become ill.

• His skin had an unhealthy colour.
• The families lived in unhealthy conditions.
• Damp rooms and dirty water made the surroundings unhealthy.

Sinónimos: unwholesome, unsanitary

Antónimos: healthy

Expresiones frecuentes: unhealthy surroundings, unhealthy conditions, an unhealthy appearance

enfermo, enfermizo

Que padece una enfermedad o tiene una salud débil.

En inglés sencillo: Suffering from illness or having a weak body.

• The puppy looks unhealthy.
• He was an unhealthy child who often missed school.
• The vet separated the unhealthy animals from the others.

Sinónimos: sick, ill, unwell

Antónimos: healthy, well

Expresiones frecuentes: an unhealthy child, unhealthy animals, look unhealthy

débil, deteriorado

Que está débil o funciona mal, especialmente en los negocios o la economía.

En inglés sencillo: Weak or doing badly, especially in business or the economy.

• The company’s finances are unhealthy.
• High debt is a sign of an unhealthy economy.
• The report describes an unhealthy market dominated by one company.

Sinónimos: weak, unsound

Antónimos: healthy

Expresiones frecuentes: an unhealthy economy, unhealthy finances, unhealthy competition

malsano, corruptor

Que favorece pensamientos o conductas malos y puede corromper a las personas.

En inglés sencillo: Likely to encourage bad thoughts or behaviour.

• They feared his unhealthy influence.
• The teacher described those attitudes as unhealthy.
• She believed the violent stories were unhealthy reading material for children.

Sinónimos: corrupting, unwholesome

Antónimos: wholesome

Expresiones frecuentes: unhealthy reading material, an unhealthy influence, unhealthy attitudes