star male

feel bad; feel sick; be unwell

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phrase Uncommon #20,471
feel bad; feel sick; be unwell Used for both physical illness and emotional distress. It often appears with verbs like fare or sentire: mi fa star male, ho cominciato a star male.
IT: Il pensiero di non averlo più accanto mi fa star male.
EN: The thought of not having him рядом anymore makes me feel bad.

La sua vista mi ha fatto star male.

The sight of him made me feel sick.

Il pensiero di non averlo più accanto mi fa star male fisicamente.

The thought of not having him by my side anymore makes me feel physically ill.

Ehi, questa sembra star male.

Hey, she seems to be feeling unwell.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Dopo quei trenta barattoli di ananas cominciai a star male di stomaco.

After those thirty cans of pineapple I started to feel sick to my stomach.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Ho sentito di stare con te e mi ha fatto star male.

I felt like I was with you and it made me feel bad.

— The Brutalist (2024)

L'odore mi fa star male.

The smell makes me feel sick.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Questa cosa mi fa star male, Tim.

This makes me sick, Tim.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

Eravamo preoccupati da star male.

We were worried we were going to get sick.

La fa star male con i suoi commenti.

His comments make her feel bad.

Capirei se fosse papà a star male.

I would understand if it was Dad who was sick.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

E, francamente, la tua crudeltà, mi fa star male.

And, frankly, your cruelty makes me feel sick.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Solo il pensiero mi fa star male.

Just the thought makes me sick.

— Parasite (2019)

Mangiai fino a star male.

I ate until I was sick.

Devi star male se vuoi guarire.

You have to get sick if you want to get better.

— La storia infinita (1984)