A Day at the Clinic: John's Checkup
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/አንዳር ዘ ዌዘር/
Idiomጤና ማጣት
Feeling slightly ill or not well.
ትንሽ መታመም ወይም ጥሩ ስሜት አለመሰማት።
Used to describe a minor illness like a cold or headache.
/ስፕሊቲንግ ሄዴክ/
Colloquial Expressionኃይለኛ የራስ ምታት
A very severe or intense headache.
በጣም የሚበረታ የራስ ምታት።
Describes a pain that feels like the head is breaking apart.
/ኮል ኦፍ/
Phrasal Verbመሰረዝ
To cancel something.
የታቀደ ነገር እንዳይደረግ መከልከል ወይም ማቋረጥ።
To decide that a planned event will not take place.
/አዝ ዊክ አዝ ኤ ኪተን/
Simileበጣም የደከመ
Very weak or fragile.
አቅም ማጣት ወይም በጣም መዛልን ለመግለጽ የሚጠቅም ንጽጽር።
Comparing a person's physical strength to that of a small, young cat.
/ፓክድ ላይክ ሳርዲንስ/
Simileበጣም ተጨናንቆ
Very crowded.
ሰዎች በጣም ተቀራርበውና ተጋፍተው ያሉበት ሁኔታ።
Describing a place where people are squeezed closely together.
/ፊል አውት/
Phrasal Verbቅጽ መሙላት
To complete a form or document.
መረጃዎችን በወረቀት ላይ በማስፈር ማጠናቀቅ።
Writing necessary information in the blank spaces of a paper.
/ካም ዳውን ዊዝ/
Phrasal Verbበበሽታ መያዝ
To become sick with a specific illness.
በአንድ በሽታ መጠቃት ወይም መታመም መጀመር።
Often used for minor illnesses like the flu or a cold.
/አዝ ድራይ አዝ ኤ ቦን/
Simileበጣም የደረቀ
Extremely dry.
ፈሳሽ በማጣት ምክንያት በጣም መድረቅ።
Used to describe a lack of moisture, often in the throat during illness.