Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
enfermo
enfermo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sick, ill."
German
unwohl
unwohl (unwell) and Portuguese doente (sick) both describe not feeling well physically.
Practice
1 What does doente mean?
sick
2 Fill the gap: O menino está ___.
Full sentence: O menino está doente. (The boy is sick.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches doente?
doente: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, negative connotation.