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01/04/2019
autor: Catia
To clear upIf a rash or a cold (..), it goes away
To come out in a rash/spotsA rash or spots start covering part of your body
To come out of a comaTo wake up from a coma
To come round/come toTo regain consciousness after you have fainted
To go down with sthTo become ill with sth
To pass outTo faint, to lose consciousness
To pull throughTo survive and recover from a serious illness
To put sb on sthDoctor prescribes that medicine for you to take
To put your back outTo hurt your back, often because you have tried to lift sth very heavy
To shake (sth) offTo het rid of sth
To take a tooth outTo remove a tooth
To wear offTo stop having an effect
A blinding/splitting/thumping headacheA very bad headache
A bugAn illness which is easily caught bit which is not serious and probably lasts for two days
To feel as right as rainTo feel 100% well, after having previously felt ill
A highly infectious diseaseA disease that is very easily passed from one person to another
To have/suffer a nervous breakdownTo become extremely depressed and unable to cope
To have (got) poor eyesightNot to be able to see very well and probably needing to wear glasses or contact lenses
To be hard of hearingNot to be able to hear very well and probably needing to use a hearing aid
A stomach/tummy bugA bug which affects the stomach
A runny noseYou have a cold and your nose is producing a lot of liquid
To be seriously-illTo be very ill and probably in hospital as a result
Shooting painsSudden, sharp pains which do not last for a long time but which do repeat themselves
A sore throatYour throat hurts that you find it difficult to swallow and sometimes even to speak
A stinking coldA very bad cold
To have a touch of fluTo have some of the symptoms of flu (a runny nose etc) but not be so ill that you need to go to bed
To feel (a bit) under the weather/off-colourTo feel slightly ill
To have an upset stomach/to have a stomach upsetNot to be able to keep anything in your stomach because you have probably eaten or drunk sth bad
To enable sb do sthTo make it possible for sb to do sth
To encourage sb (to do sth/in sth)To say or do things that give sb the courage or confidence to do sth
Engrossed in sthPaying all your attention to sth (a book, film, your own thoughts etc)
To enlist (in the army/navy/airforce)To join (the army/navy/airforce) voluntarily
To enlist the help of sbTo get sb to help
To ensureTo make sure
To entail(Formal) to make it necessary
To entitle sb to sthTo give sb the right to have sth
To envisageTo expect
ImmaterialNot important or relevant; comes after a noun and generally follows the verb to be
Immune to sthYou cannot catch a particular illness or disease (because you have a natural resisstance to it
Immune from prosecutionCannot be arrested or charged with a crime
ImpeccablePerfect and without faults
ImpertinentRude and disrespectful
Impervious to sthNot bothered or affected by sth
ImplausibleNot very convincing and probably not true
ImpressiveGreat in size or degree or done with great skill (only used for positive things)
ImposingBig and impressive
Imposing personImportant, with a strong character
ImpromptuWithout advanced preparation or practice
ImpulsiveDoing things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first