3.1.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

disease noun /dɪˈziːz/ [C or U] betegség

heart disease

a common/rare disease

They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.

The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature.

Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 1 betegség (testi, lelki) [C]

He died at home after a long illness.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 2 betegség (beteg állapot) [U]

She had five days off work due to illness.

sickness noun /ˈsɪk.nəs/ [U] betegség; émelygés

There's a lot of sickness around this winter.

She's had three weeks off for sickness this year.

better adjective /ˈbet.ər/ 2 jobban van (betegség után) ('well' középfoka)

Are you better now?

Is your stomach ache better?

I hope you get better soon.

ill adjective /ɪl/ 1 beteg

I felt ill so I went home.

She was seriously ill with a fever.

Sophia fell ill/was taken ill while on holiday.

He is critically ill in hospital.

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

Phrasal verbs:

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

The whole family came down with food poisoning.