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ill

1. adjective unwell2. adjective bad, damaging3. noun problem4. noun harm, evil
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1 adjective unwelltinn adj1  c m ubreoite adj3  c m uI'm ill tá mé tinn, tá mé breoite, níl mé ar fónamhthe drink made him ill d'fhág an deoch breoite é, rinne an deoch tinn é, chuir an deoch tinneas airshe was taken ill d'éirigh sí tinn, buaileadh breoite í 2 adjective bad, damagingdroch- prefolc adj1  c m uhe suffered ill health bhí an tsláinte go dona aige, bhí an tsláinte go holc aigethe ill effects of the policy drochiarmhairtí an pholasaí
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3 noun problemthe ills of Irish society na drochrudaí a bhaineann le sochaí na hÉireann, na rudaí atá cearr le sochaí na hÉireann 4 noun harm, evilolc masc1  c m uI wish them no ill níl aon chol agam leo, níl olc ar bith agam chucushe must stay, for good or ill olc nó maith, caithfidh sí fanacht; maith olc é, caithfidh sí fanacht
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sb can ill afford sth

(also

sb can ill afford to do sth

) they can ill afford to lose any more players ní hacmhainn dóibh tuilleadh imreoirí a chailleadh, ba dheacair dóibh é dá gcaillfidís a thuilleadh imreoirí

ill at ease

míshuaimhneach  c m umíchompordach  c m umíshocair  c m uhe felt ill at ease at the meeting ní raibh sé ar a shuaimhneas ag an gcruinniú, ní raibh sé ar a chompord ag an gcruinniú

it's an ill wind that blows no good

proverb is olc an ghaoth nach séideann do dhuine éigin

to speak ill of sb/sth

caitheamh anuas ar dhuine/rudduine/rud a cháineadhyou mustn't speak ill of the dead ná bí ag caitheamh anuas ar na mairbhhe never speaks ill of her ní deir sé drochfhocal riamh fúithi

to think ill of sb/sth

drochbharúil a bheith agat de dhuine/rud

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