| English | German | |
| prone {adj} [illness, accident] | 2983 anfällig | |
| serious {adj} [illness, mistake, disappointment etc.] | 53 schwer [schwerwiegend, ernst] | |
| wasting {adj} [illness] | 21 schwächend | |
| marked {adj} {past-p} [face, personal appearance by e.g. illness] | 16 gezeichnet [von Krankheit, Leid etc.] | |
| spreading {adj} [illness, nuisance etc.] | 13 grassierend | |
| med. physical {adj} [illness] | 11 organisch [Krankheit] | |
| med. fatal {adj} [illness] | tödlich (verlaufend) | |
| secondary {adj} [e.g. address, home, illness, residence, vote] | Zweit- [z. B. Adresse, Wohnung, Erkrankung, Wohnsitz, Stimme] | |
Verbs |
| med. to whole [recover from illness] [rare] | 13 gesunden | |
| med. to get [contract an illness] | erkranken an | |
| to get sth. [obtain sth. / catch illness] | sichDat. etw.Akk. holen | |
| med. to have sth. [a disease, an illness] | an etw.Dat. erkrankt sein | |
Nouns |
| med. affliction [illness] | 1707 Krankheit {f} | |
| med. recuperation [from illness] | 199 Genesung {f} [geh.] | |
| fake [person feigning illness] | 90 Simulant {m} | |
| med. complaint [illness] | 57 Krankheit {f} | |
| med. dose [coll.] [bout of illness] | 20 Anfall {m} [Krankheitsanfall] | |
| agr. jobs relig. [church supplied farm helper as a stand-in for a farmer's wife during illness, etc.] | 16 Dorfhelferin {f} | |
| fake [female feigning illness] | 8 Simulantin {f} | |
| med. acuteness [illness] | akutes Stadium {n} [Krankheit] | |
| educ. med. aegrotat [Br.] [medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness] | Krankheitsattest {n} [für Schüler, Studenten] | |
| hist. psych. spec. drapetomania [supposed mental illness among slaves] | Drapetomanie {f} [sog. krankhafter Wandertrieb der Sklaven] | |
2 Words: Others |
| sb./sth. has recovered [from illness] | jd./etw. ist genesen | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be better [after illness, shock etc.] | sichAkk. wieder besser fühlen | |
| to become haggard [e.g. due to illness] | hagern [selten] [hager werden] | |
| to break out [epidemic, fire, war, illness, etc.] | ausbrechen [beginnen, einsetzen] | |
| to get about [after illness] [coll.] [idiom] | wieder auf die Beine kommen [Redewendung] | |
| to get over sth. [a shock, a surprise, an illness, etc.] | sichAkk. von etw.Dat. erholen [von einem Schock, einer Überraschung, einer Krankheit etc.] | |
| to go about [illness, rumour] | umgehen [Krankheit, Gerücht] | |
| to guard against sth. [illness, misunderstandings, danger] | etw.Dat. vorbeugen [Krankheit, Irrtum, usw.] | |
| med. to pass sth. on [illness] | etw. übertragen [Krankheit] | |
| med. to pick up sth. [an illness] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. anstecken | |
| to pull through [survive illness / injury] | durchkommen [ugs.] [überleben] | |
| to sham Abram [archaic] [feign illness] | sich krank stellen [den kranken Mann spielen] | |
| to waste away [due to illness] | hinsiechen [geh.] | |
| to waste away [due to illness] | versiechen [veraltet] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| med. family history [presence of an illness in the family] | familiäre Vorbelastung {f} | |
| EU FoodInd. food safety ["against food-borne illness"; cf. food security] | Lebensmittelsicherheit {f} [„gegen Erkrankung durch Lebensmittel“; vgl. Ernährungssicherheit] | |
| FoodInd. gastr. food safety ["against food-borne illness"; cf. food security] | Nahrungsmittelsicherheit {f} [„gegen Erkrankung durch Lebensmittel“, Lebensmittelsicherheit; vgl. Ernährungssicherheit] | |
| med. Unverified protracted course [illness] | protrahierter Verlauf {m} [Krankheit] | |
| snake oil [a liquid with dubious medicinal value but sold as a cure for at least one illness] | Quacksalberprodukt {n} | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| med. psych. to be in therapy [from mental illness, alcohol / drug addiction] | sich in (therapeutischer) Behandlung befinden [bei psychischer Krankheit, Suchterkrankung] | |
| to be subject to sth. [illness etc.] | für etw.Akk. anfällig sein [Krankheit etc.] | |
| med. to stay in bed [because of an illness] | Bettruhe halten | |
| to stay in bed [because of an illness] | das Bett hüten | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Dekompressionskrankheit {f} | |
| med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Druckluftkrankheit {f} [Dekompressionskrankheit] | |
| med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Taucherkrankheit {f} [Dekompressionskrankheit] | |
| working hours lost [because of illness etc.] | Ausfallstunden {pl} [Stunden, in denen wegen Krankheit etc. nicht gearbeitet werden kann] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to be up and about [after an illness; after sleep] | wieder auf den Beinen sein [wieder gesund sein; wieder auf sein] | |
| to make a good recovery [e.g. from an illness, an accident] | sich gut erholen [z. B. von einer Krankheit, einem Unfall] | |
| med. to run a chronic course [illness] | einen chronischen Verlauf nehmen [Krankheit] | |
5+ Words: Others |
| He is over the worst. [of an illness etc.] | Er ist über das Schlimmste hinweg. [einer Krankheit usw.] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to take a lot out of sb. [cold, illness etc.] [idiom] | jdm. zusetzen [Kälte, Krankheit etc.] | |
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