sick

sick
sick [{{t}}sɪk]
1 adjective
(a) (unwell → person, plant, animal) malade; (→ state) maladif;
to fall sick, {{}}American{{}} to take sick, {{}}American{{}} & {{}}Irish{{}} to get sick tomber malade;
{{}}American{{}} to look sick avoir l'air malade;
my secretary is off sick ma secrétaire est en congé de maladie;
they care for sick people ils soignent les malades;
{{}}Military{{}} to report or {{}}familiar{{}} to go sick se faire porter malade ou pâle;
{{}}familiar{{}} are you sick in the head or something? ça va pas la tête?;
to be sick with fear/worry être malade de peur/d'inquiétude;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} you're so good at it you make me look sick! tu le fais si bien que j'ai l'air complètement nul!
(b) (nauseous)
to be sick vomir;
to feel sick avoir envie de vomir ou mal au cœur;
I get sick at the sight of blood la vue du sang me rend malade ou me soulève le cœur;
oysters make me sick les huîtres me rendent malade;
you'll make yourself sick if you eat too fast tu vas te rendre malade si tu manges trop vite;
the very idea gives me a sick feeling in my stomach rien que d'y penser j'ai mal au cœur;
I felt sick to my stomach j'avais mal au cœur;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be sick as a dog être malade comme un chien;
{{}}History{{}} the Sick Man of Europe l'homme m malade de l'Europe
(c) (fed up, disgusted) écœuré, dégoûté;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be sick (and tired) of sb/sth en avoir marre ou ras le bol de qn/qch;
I'm sick (and tired) of telling you! j'en ai assez de te le répéter!;
it made him sick to think of all that waste ça l'écœurait de penser à tout ce gâchis;
you make me sick! tu m'écœures ou me dégoûtes!;
he was sick of living alone il en avait assez de vivre seul;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be sick to death or sick of the sight of sb/sth en avoir sa claque de qn/qch;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} I was as sick as a parrot! j'en étais malade!;
{{}}literary{{}} to be sick at heart avoir la mort dans l'âme
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (unwholesome) malsain, pervers ; (morbid → humour) malsain ; (→ joke) macabre ;
I find their relationship really sick je trouve leurs rapports vraiment malsains;
that's the sickest thing I ever heard! je n'ai jamais entendu quelque chose d'aussi écœurant!
(e) {{}}literary{{}} (longing)
to be sick for sb/sth languir après qn/qch
2 plural noun
the sick les malades mpl
3 noun
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (vomit) vomi m
4 exclamation
{{}}American{{}} (to a dog) attaque!
►► sick benefit prestations fpl de l'assurance maladie;
sick building syndrome syndrome m des bâtiments malsains, = syndrome comprenant des maux de tête, qu'on retrouve chez des personnes résidant ou travaillant dans des bâtiments équipés de la climatisation;
sick call
(a) (visit → by doctor) visite f à domicile; (→ by priest) visite f aux malades
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Military{{}} (soldiers) = ensemble des soldats se rendant à la consultation; (time) = heure à laquelle les soldats se rendent à la consultation;
{{}}British{{}} sick headache migraine f;
sick leave congé m (de) maladie;
to be (away) on sick leave être en congé (de) maladie;
sick list liste f des malades;
to be on the sick list se faire porter malade;
{{}}British{{}} sick note mot d'absence (pour cause de maladie);
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Military{{}} sick parade (soldiers) = ensemble des soldats se rendant à la consultation; (time) = heure à laquelle les soldats se rendent à la consultation;
to go on sick parade se faire porter malade;
sick pay indemnité f de maladie (versée par l'employeur)
sick up separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} dégueuler, vomir

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