Mal (en. Wrong)

/mal/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Difficulty, suffering, or physical or moral pain.

She felt back pain after work.

Elle ressentait un mal au dos après le travail.

Poor quality or nature.

There is a wrong in this situation that needs to be resolved.

Il y a un mal dans cette situation qui doit être résolu.

An act considered to be bad.

Evil often needs to be confronted in order to be overcome.

Le mal a souvent besoin d'être confronté pour être vaincu.

From the Latin 'malum', meaning 'bad'.

to feel pain

to feel pain or discomfort.

avoir mal

nausea or discomfort

nausea or discomfort in the stomach.

mal au cœur

to cause harm

to cause harm or suffering to someone.

faire du mal

illness

An undesirable state of health.

maladie

discomfort

A feeling of physical or emotional discomfort.

malaise

malicious

One who intends to harm or cause evil.

malveillant

Used to describe a difficult situation.

This whole story is really bad!

C'est vraiment le mal, cette histoire !

A state of anxiety or stress.

I have a headache because of this stress.

J'ai un mal de crâne à cause de ce stress.