deathly ill, extremely unwell
Extrem krank, körperlich sehr schwach oder am Ende der Lebenskraft.
In an extremely poor physical state, near death.
☞ Often used metaphorically to describe extreme exhaustion.
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Er lag sterbenselend in seinem Bett.— He lay in his bed, deathly ill.
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Nach der langen Wanderung fühlte ich mich sterbenselend.— After the long hike, I felt deathly exhausted.
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Sie sah heute Morgen sterbenselend aus.— She looked deathly unwell this morning.