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un·well

(ŭn-wĕl′)

adj.

1. Being in poor health; sick.

2. Having a menstrual period.

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unwell

(ʌnˈwɛl)

adj

(postpositive) not well; ill

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un•well

(ʌnˈwɛl)

adj.

1. not well; ailing; ill.

2. Older Use. menstruating.

[1400–50]

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Adj.

unwell - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"

ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, under the weather, sickly, seedy

ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

unwell

adjective ill, poorly (informal), sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, unhealthy, sickly, out of sorts, off colour, under the weather (informal), in poor health, at death's door, indisposed, green about the gills He felt unwell as he was being driven back to his office.
well, fine, healthy, sound, robust

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unwell

adjective

Suffering from or affected with an illness:

down, ill, sick.

Informal: laid up.

Chiefly Regional: poorly.

Translations

مَرِيضمَريض، مُتَوَعِّك الصِّحَّه

indisponovanýne ve své kůžinemocný

dårligtutilpasuvel

unwohl krank

αδιάθετος φτωχικός

enfermo mal

huonokuntoinenhuonovointinen

malade malsain souffrant indisposé

bolestankoji se loše osjeća

lasinn

malato indisposto malandato

体調が悪い気分のすぐれない

건강이 나쁜몸이 편치 않은

nesveikuojantis

nevesels

бедно нездоровый плохо

necítiaci sa dobre

nezdrav

dåligkrasslig

ไม่ค่อยสบายไม่สบาย

acemice hasta iyi değil rahatsız

không khỏeốm

不舒服的生病的

unwell

[ˈʌnˈwel] ADJ to be unwell → estar indispuesto
to feel unwell → sentirse mal
I felt unwell on the ship → me mareé en el barco

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unwell

[ʌnˈwɛl] adj (= ill) → souffrant(e) (= not very well) → indisposé(e)
to be unwell (= ill) → être souffrant(e) (= not very well) → être indisposé(e)
to feel unwell → ne pas se sentir bien

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unwell

adj pred → unwohl, nicht wohl; to be or feel (a little) unwell → sich nicht (recht) wohlfühlen; I am afraid he’s rather unwell today → es geht ihm heute leider gar nicht gut

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unwell

[ʌnˈwɛl] adj → indisposto/a
to feel unwell → non sentirsi bene

unwell

(anˈwel) adjective

not in good health. He felt unwell this morning.

unwell

→ مَرِيض indisponovaný, nemocný dårligt, utilpas krank, unwohl αδιάθετος, φτωχικός enfermo, mal huonokuntoinen, huonovointinen indisposé, malade bolestan, koji se loše osjeća malandato, malato 体調が悪い, 気分のすぐれない 건강이 나쁜, 몸이 편치 않은 minnetjes, onwel dårlig, uvel cierpiący, niezdrów doente, indisposto бедно, нездоровый dålig, krasslig ไม่ค่อยสบาย, ไม่สบาย acemice, iyi değil không khỏe, ốm 生病的

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