Phrase guide

sick leave

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a leave of absence from work because of illness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leave, leave of absence

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِجَازَة مَرَضِيَّة — a type of leave from work
  • Bulgarian: отпуск по болест (otpusk po bolest) — a type of leave from work
  • Burmese: နာမကျန်းခွင့် (nama.kyan:hkwang.) — a type of leave from work
  • Chinese Cantonese: 病假 (beng6 gaa3) — a type of leave from work
  • Chinese Mandarin: 病假 (bìngjià) — a type of leave from work
  • Dutch: ziekteverlof — a type of leave from work
  • Finnish: sairausloma — a type of leave from work
  • Finnish: sairasloma — a type of leave from work
  • French: arrêt maladie — a type of leave from work
  • French: congé maladie — a type of leave from work
  • German: Arbeitsunfähigkeit — a type of leave from work
  • German: Krankenstand — a type of leave from work
  • Greek: αναρρωτική άδεια (anarrotikí ádeia) — a type of leave from work
  • Hungarian: betegszabadság — a type of leave from work
  • Japanese: 病休 (byōkyū) — a type of leave from work
  • Macedonian: боледу́вање (boledúvanje) — a type of leave from work
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sykefravær — a type of leave from work
  • Polish: zwolnienie lekarskie — a type of leave from work
  • Polish: L4 — a type of leave from work
  • Romanian: concediu medical — a type of leave from work
  • Russian: о́тпуск по боле́зни (ótpusk po bolézni) — a type of leave from work
  • Spanish: baja médica — a type of leave from work
  • Spanish: incapacidad temporal — a type of leave from work
  • Swedish: sjukskrivning — a type of leave from work
  • Turkish: hastalık izni — a type of leave from work
  • Turkish: sıhhi izin — a type of leave from work
  • Turkish: istirahat — a type of leave from work