Polyglot Dictionary

enfermo

/emˈfeɾmo/

adjective A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ill

    • Mi hijo está enfermo.

      My son is ill.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

krank

krank is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ill, sick."

English

sick

sick is the English word for the same thing — both mean "ill."

Portuguese

doente

doente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ill, sick."

German

übel

übel (nauseous, sick-feeling) and Spanish enfermo (ill) both describe the same kind of physical unwellness.

Practice

1 What does enfermo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi hijo está ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enfermo?

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