sickly

[US]/'sɪklɪ/
[UK]/'sɪkli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. sygelig, udseende syg eller usund, med en bleg teint, udbredt ved sygdom
adv. på en sygelig måde
vt. at få til at se bleg ud, at give et sygeligt udseende
Word Forms
Comparativesicklier
Superlativesickliest
Past Participlesicklied

Phrases & Collocations

pale and sickly

bleg og mat

Example Sentences

she was a thin, sickly child.

hun var et tyndt, svagt barn.

an overpowering, sickly sweet smell

en overvældende, kvalmende sød lugt

from birth he was sickly and consumptive.

fra fødslen var han svagelig og svag.

his usual sickly pallor.

hans sædvanlige blege, svage teint.

a deep sickly vaporous swamp.

en dyb, svag, dampende sump.

a sickly fable of delicate young lovers.

en skrøbelig fortælling om unge elskende.

the sickly stench made him want to vomit.

den svage stank fik ham til at have lyst til at kaste op.

He had a sickly green pallor.

Han havde en bleg, grønlig teint.

the tale begins with a sickly youth, Robin.

fortællingen begynder med en svag ung mand, Robin.

the walls were painted a sickly green.

væggene var malet i en svag grøn farve.

Today's Rheingau Rieslings are again winning accolades, putting the era of cheap and sickly German wines such as Liebfraumilch to rest.

Dagens Rheingau Riesling vinder igen anerkendelser og lægger dermed en stopper for tiden med billig og kvalmende tysk vin som Liebfraumilch.

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