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Learn Spanish (Latin America): enfermo - sick

Spanish (Latin America)
/State and location (estar)
/enfermo

enfermo

Word

enfermo

Meaning

sick

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

State and location (estar)

Usages of enfermo

El niño está enfermo.

The boy is sick.

Los hermanos están enfermos.

The brothers are sick.

Él descansa hoy porque está enfermo.

He rests today because he is sick.

Mi hermana mayor está enferma hoy y no trabaja.

My older sister is sick today and is not working.

El hombre está enfermo, hay que llamar una ambulancia.

The man is sick, one has to call an ambulance.

El perro está enfermo. Péselo para el veterinario, por favor.

The dog is sick. Weigh him for the veterinarian, please.

Estás enfermo. Deberías ir al médico.

You are sick. You should go to the doctor.

Estoy enfermo y, además, estoy cansado.

I am sick and, besides, I am tired.

Hay mucha gente enferma por culpa de una higiene inadecuada.

There are many sick people because of improper hygiene.

El paciente sigue enfermo por culpa de un tratamiento inadecuado.

The patient is still sick because of an improper treatment.

A causa de un patógeno peligroso en el queso, un paciente está muy enfermo.

Because of a dangerous pathogen in the cheese, a patient is very sick.

El vocero no menciona que el tabloide se lucre con lo de que están enfermos.

The spokesperson does not mention that the tabloid profits from the fact that they are sick.

Esos adolescentes deciden encerrarse en el cuarto como si estuvieran enfermos.

Those teenagers decide to lock themselves in the room as if they were sick.

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