3.1.3. gy. A1C2 (példák)

low adjective /ləʊ/ 6 lehangolt, gyenge (erőtlen, rosszkedvű)

Illness of any sort can leave you feeling low.

poorly adjective /ˈpɔː.li/ rosszul (beteg)

Rosie was feeling poorly so I put her to bed.

sick adjective /sɪk/ 1 beteg

a sick child

My father has been off sick for a long time.

The old woman fell/took/was taken sick while she was away and had to come home.

Sarah called in/reported sick.

unhealthy adjective /ʌnˈhel.θi/ egészségtelen (egészségre káros); beteg, beteges (vki); természetellenes

He has a very unhealthy lifestyle.

unwell adjective /ʌnˈwel/ [never before noun] (formal) nincs jól

to feel/look unwell

wretched adjective /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ 1 szerencsétlen, nyomorult vki (boldogtalan, beteg, stb.) (literary)

I'd been feeling wretched all day so I went to bed early.

Phrasal verbs:

come down with sth /kʌm/ vmivel ágynak esik, vmiben megbetegszik

The whole family came down with food poisoning.

go down with sth /gəʊ/ megkap, elkap (betegséget)

All of us who swam that day have gone down with heavy colds.

Phrases and idioms:

be bad for sb/sth ártalmas vkinek/vminek

Looking at a computer screen for too long can be bad for your eyes.

be/feel under the weather nincs túl jól (vki)

I'm feeling a bit under the weather this morning.