illness
/ˈɪl.nəs/ sustantivo B1En español: enfermedad
- An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. · Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.· suffer form a severe illness
- A state of bad health or disease. · Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
Plural illnesses
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“It may be the effect of this illness, but it seems to me that—”
It was evident to all that I was in for a long illness, so Joseph was bundled out of this cheery bedroom, and it was turned into a sick-room for me.
When the Cobbler happened to fall sick himself of a serious illness, the Governor of the town determined to test his skill.
Rachel was not often sick and had a well-defined contempt for people who were; but grippe, she asserted, was like no other illness on earth and could only be interpreted as one of the special visitations of Providence.
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