übel
Translation
evil, bad, nasty, nauseous
Examples
Das war eine üble Tat.
That was an evil deed.
Mir ist übel.
I feel nauseous.
Er nahm mir die Sache übel.
He held the matter against me.
Grammar Patterns
((...)) evil, bad (...) an evil smell
((sb.dat)) ist übel (sb.) feels nauseous I feel nauseous.
((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) übel nehmen to hold (sth.) against (sb.) Don't hold it against me.
Similar Words
Synonyms: schlecht (bad), böse (evil); Antonyms: gut (good), nett (nice)
Etymology
From Old High German 'ubil', directly cognate with English 'evil'. The connection is very strong.
Memory Tips
It sounds very similar to 'evil'. For the meaning 'nauseous', think of an 'evil' feeling in your stomach.