MAL
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Noun



  1. Illness, affliction.
    a grand mal seizure
  2. (the longboard type of surfboard).

Noun



  1. A device to help drawing shapes, a mold
  2. A device to help shaping objects in plaster or plastics etc.

Usage notes


The adjective always refers to an aspect of a thing or person. It is the adjective form of the noun .

Etymology


From , from , derived from . Near cognates include Spanish and Italian .

Noun



  1. trouble, difficulty
    J'ai du mal à m'imaginer celà. (“I have trouble imagining that.”)
  2. pain
    J'ai mal à la tête. (“I have a headache.” Literally, “I have pain at the head.”)
  3. evil

Adjective



  1. bad
    bon an, mal an
    bon gré, mal gré
    Il est mal de [infinitive]
    C'est mal de [infinitive]

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See also



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Adverb


mal
  1. times
    sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig
    six times seven is forty-two — 6 × 7 = 42
 
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