| Item |
Match |
Comments |
| slightly |
a little bit |
|
| to recover |
to get better from an illness |
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| I am calling in sick |
You are informing you can't go to work because you are sick. |
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| I'm sorry to hear that, what's wrong? |
That's bad news, what's the problem? |
|
| I think I'm coming down with the flu |
I think I'm beginning to feel ill with the flu |
|
| slightly feverish |
feeling like having a little bit of a fever |
|
| I'm coming down with sick |
starting to feel ill |
|
| quite ill |
very sick |
"Quite" is a synonym of "very" and "ill" means "sick".
"Ill" is very common in British English.
|
| get some rest |
have some rest |
It implies that you have a particular need for rest.
|
| I was hoping to take the day off to recover |
You need to rest and recover because you are ill |
|
| runny nose |
nasal congestion, a lot of water coming out of your nose |
|
| I have a runny nose |
I have a nasal congestion |
|
| slightly feverish |
with a little temperature |
|
| sore throat |
when your throat is hurting |
|
| headache |
when your head hurts |
|
| flu |
an illness which comes with a fever and nasal congestion |
"Flu" is very similar to a cold, but stronger than it. It's also called as "influenza".
|
| I have a sore throat |
My throat hurts |
|
| I have a headache |
My head hurts |
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