sick

malato

Che non sta bene a causa di una malattia o di un altro problema di salute.

In inglese semplice: Not healthy because of a disease or another health problem.

• My brother is sick today.
• She stayed home to care for her sick mother.
• Several animals became sick after drinking the water.

Sinonimi: ill, unwell

Contrari: healthy, well

Espressioni comuni: sick child, sick leave, get sick, sick animal

nauseato

Che sente il bisogno di vomitare.

In inglese semplice: Feeling that food may come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.

• I feel sick after lunch.
• The smell made her feel sick.
• Do you feel sick when you travel by boat?

Come si usa: feel sick (I feel sick after that boat ride.)

Sinonimi: nauseous, queasy, nauseated

Espressioni comuni: feel sick, sick with nausea, make someone sick

perverso, ripugnante

Molto crudele, perverso o inquietante, tanto da provocare disgusto.

In inglese semplice: Very cruel, wrong, or disturbing in a way that makes people feel disgusted.

• Hurting animals for fun is sick.
• The police uncovered a sick plan to torture prisoners.
• She was horrified by his sick fantasies.

Sinonimi: twisted, depraved, disgusting

Espressioni comuni: sick mind, sick behaviour, sick fantasy

perverso, ripugnante

Molto crudele, perverso o inquietante, tanto da provocare disgusto.

In inglese semplice: Very cruel, wrong, or disturbing in a way that makes people feel disgusted.

• Hurting animals for fun is sick.
• The police uncovered a sick plan to torture prisoners.
• She was horrified by his sick fantasies.

Sinonimi: twisted, depraved, disgusting

Espressioni comuni: sick mind, sick behaviour, sick fantasy

figo, fantastico

Nel linguaggio informale, estremamente bello, entusiasmante o impressionante.

In inglese semplice: Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.

• That guitar solo was sick!
• You landed a sick trick on your skateboard.
• Her new track has a really sick beat.

Sinonimi: awesome, excellent, amazing, cool

Contrari: awful

Espressioni comuni: sick beat, sick trick, sick car

vomitare

Espellere dalla bocca cibo o liquido che si trova nello stomaco.

In inglese semplice: To bring food or liquid back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.

• The baby sicked on my shirt.
• He sicked up his breakfast.
• The dog had sicked on the kitchen floor.

Come si usa: sick up something (The baby sicked up some milk.)

Sinonimi: vomit, throw up, be sick

Espressioni comuni: sick up something, sick on something