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MAL
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Illness, affliction.
- a grand mal seizure
- (the longboard type of surfboard).
Noun
- A device to help drawing shapes, a mold
- 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
- trouble, difficulty
- J'ai du mal à m'imaginer celà. (“I have trouble imagining that.”)
- pain
- J'ai mal à la tête. (“I have a headache.” Literally, “I have pain at the head.”)
- evil
Adjective
- bad
- bon an, mal an
- bon gré, mal gré
- Il est mal de [infinitive]
- C'est mal de [infinitive]
Synonyms
See also
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Adverb
mal