sick

sick
sick [sɪk]
1. adjective
   a. ( = ill) malade
• he's a sick man il est malade
• to get sick tomber malade
• to be off sick ( = off work) être en congé de maladie ; ( = off school) être absent pour maladie
• to go sick se faire porter malade
• to phone in sick téléphoner pour dire que l'on est malade
   b. to be sick ( = vomit) vomir
• to be as sick as a dog (inf) être malade comme un chien
• to make sb sick faire vomir qn
• to feel sick ( = nauseous) avoir mal au cœur
• I get sick in planes je suis malade en avion
• a sick feeling un haut-le-cœur ; (figurative) une (sensation d')angoisse
• worried sick (inf) malade d'inquiétude
   c. ( = disgusted) to make sb sick écœurer qn
• it's enough to make you sick il y a de quoi vous écœurer
• to be as sick as a parrot être écœuré
   d. ( = fed up) to be sick of sb/sth/doing sth en avoir marre (inf) de qn/qch/faire qch
• to be sick of the sight of sb en avoir marre (inf) de voir qn
• to be sick and tired of ... (inf) en avoir ras le bol (inf) de ...
   e. ( = offensive) malsain
2. plural noun
the sick les malades mfpl
3. compounds
► sick bag noun sac m vomitoire
► sick bay noun infirmerie f
► sick building syndrome noun syndrome m du bâtiment malsain
► sick leave noun
• on sick leave en congé m de maladie ► sick-making (inf!) adjective écœurant
► sick note (inf) noun
(for work) certificat m médical ; (for school) billet m d'excuse
► sick pay noun indemnité f de maladie (versée par l'employeur)
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[sɪk] 1.
noun
1)

the sick — (+ v pl) les malades mpl

2) (colloq) GB (vomit) vomi m
2.
adjective
1) (ill) malade

to feel sick — ne pas se sentir bien

to take sick — GB tomber malade

off sick — GB absent pour cause de maladie

to go sick — (colloq) se faire porter malade

2) (nauseous)

to be sick — vomir

to feel sick — avoir mal au cœur

you'll make yourself sick — tu vas te rendre malade

to have a sick feeling in one's stomach — (from nerves) avoir l'estomac noué

worried sick — malade d'inquiétude

3) (tasteless) [joke, story] malsain, de mauvais goût
4) (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malsain
5) (disgusted) écœuré, dégoûté

you make me sick! — tu m'écœures!

it's enough to make you sick! — il y a de quoi vous rendre malade!

6) (colloq) (fed-up)

to be sick of something/somebody — (colloq) en avoir assez or marre (colloq) de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to be sick and tired of something/somebody — (colloq) en avoir ras le bol (colloq) de quelque chose/quelqu'un

to be sick of the sight of something/somebody — (colloq) ne plus supporter quelque chose/quelqu'un

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