Illness, sickness - Enfermedad (The 604th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Illness, sickness is Enfermedad. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. It is the 604th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: illness, sickness

Spanish: enfermedad

Examples


He died after a long illness.	Él murió tras una larga enfermedad.
Sickness often results from eating too much.	Una enfermedad es a menudo el resultado de comer demasiado.
He feels weak after his illness.	Se siente débil después de su enfermedad.
He made little of his illness.	Hizo poco de su enfermedad.
The sickness is taking its course.	La enfermedad sigue su curso.
It's probably the illness that's going around.	Probablemente es la enfermedad que anda suelta.
Illness made him give up his studies.	La enfermedad le hizo dejar los estudios.
The doctor cured him of his illness.	El doctor lo curó de su enfermedad.

Fever indicates sickness.	La fiebre indica enfermedad.
His absence was due to illness.	Su ausencia se debió a una enfermedad.
He died after a brief illness.	Murió tras una breve enfermedad.
He referred to your illness.	Él hizo referencia a tu enfermedad.
Illness prevented me from going abroad.	La enfermedad me impidió de ir al extranjero.
Sickness prevented him from going out.	Una enfermedad impidió que saliera.
Illness prevented me from going out.	La enfermedad me impidió salir.
A childhood illness left her blind.	Una enfermedad en la infancia la dejó ciega.
Mary kept working despite her illness.	Mary siguió trabajando pese a su enfermedad.
Illness is another issue.	Una enfermedad es otro problema.
That is a symptom of the illness.	Eso es sintomático de la enfermedad.
It's an embarrassing illness.	Es una enfermedad embarazosa.
A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.	Una repentina enfermedad la forzó a cancelar su cita.