sick

sick
sick
A n
1 the sick (+ v pl) les malades mpl ;
2 ○ GB (vomit) vomi m.
B adj
1 (ill) malade ; to feel sick ne pas se sentir bien ; to fall ou take sick GB tomber malade ; to be off sick GB être absent pour cause de maladie ; to go sick ○ se faire porter malade ;
2 (nauseous) to be sick vomir ; to feel sick avoir mal au cœur, avoir envie de vomir ; rhubarb makes him sick il ne supporte pas la rhubarbe ; you'll make yourself sick if you eat all that chocolate tu vas te rendre malade si tu manges tout ce chocolat ; to have a sick feeling in one's stomach (from nerves) avoir l'estomac noué ; (from food) avoir l'estomac barbouillé ;
3 (tasteless) [joke, story] malsain, de mauvais goût ; he has a really sick sense of humour son sens de l'humour est plus que douteux ;
4 (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malsain ; what a sick thing to do! il faut avoir l'esprit dérangé pour faire une chose pareille! ;
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! ; it makes me sick to think of how they treated him ça me rend malade de voir comment ils l'ont traité ;
6 ○ (fed-up) to be sick of sth/sb ○ en avoir assez or marre ○ de qn/qch ; to be sick and tired of sth/sb ○ en avoir ras le bol ○ de qch/qn ; to be sick to death of sth/sb ○ en avoir par-dessus la tête de qch/qn ; to be sick of the sight of sth/sb ○ ne plus supporter qch/qn.
Idioms
to be sick at heart avoir la mort dans l'âme ; to be worried sick ○ about sth être malade d'inquiétude au sujet de qch.
Phrasal verb
■ sick up ○ GB :
▶ sick up [sth], sick [sth] up ○ vomir, dégueuler ◑ [food].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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