fall ill
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fall ill
verb falls ill · falling ill · fell ill · fallen ill
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To become ill, to get sick, to sicken.
We come into contact with germ-infested surfaces all day, every day, but we don’t keep falling catastrophically ill.
Similar: ail, fall sick, take ill, take sick, be taken ill, be taken sick, be taken bad
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verb become ill
| Español | caer enfermo, enfermar, enfermarse, caer malo, contraer enfermedad |
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| 한국어 | 병에 걸리다 byeong-e geollida, 병이 나다 byeong-i nada |
| 日本語 | 病気になる byōki ni naru |
| 中文 | 生病 shēngbìng, 得病 débìng, 患病 huànbìng |
| हिन्दी | बीमार पड़ना bīmār paṛnā |
| Português | adoecer |
| Français | tomber malade |
| Deutsch | erkranken, krank werden |
| Italiano | ammalarsi |
| Ελληνικά | αρρωσταίνω arrostaíno |
| Română | a se îmbolnăvi |
| Русский | заболева́ть zabolevátʹ, заболе́ть zabolétʹ, захвора́ть zaxvorátʹ, занеду́жить zanedúžitʹ, занемога́ть zanemogátʹ, занемо́чь zanemóčʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bị ốm |
| العربية | مَرِضَ mariḍa, أُصِيبَ بِالْمَرَض ʔuṣība bi-l-maraḍ |
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