Mal
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English
Proper noun
Mal
- A short form of the female given name Mallory and some other names.
Noun
Etymology
French mal, illness.
mal
- Illness, affliction.
Usage note
Used only in set phrases such as grand mal.
Dutch
Pronunciation
| IPA | /mɑl/ |
| SAMPA | /mAl/ |
Noun
mal f (plural: mallen, diminutive: malletje, plural diminutive: malletjes)
What are the translations?
- A device to help drawing shapes
- A device to help shaping objects in plaster or plastics etc.
Adjective
mal (malle)
- funny, crazy
French
Etymology
Old French mal, from Latin malus, derived from Proto-Indo-European *mel- "bad, wrong". Near cognates include Spanish malo and Italian male.
Pronunciation
| IPA | /mal/ |
| SAMPA |
Noun
mal m (plural maux)
- trouble, difficulty
- J'ai du mal à m'imaginer celà - I have trouble imagining that.
- pain
- J'ai mal à la tête - My head hurts or I have a headache.
- evil
Adverb
mal
- Badly
Adjective
mal
- bad (only in sayings)
- bon an, mal an
- bon gré, mal gré
- Il est mal de / C'est mal de +infinitive
Synonyms
- mauvais
- méchant
- vilain
- laid
- merdique (vulgar slang)
See also
- pas mal
- malade
- maladie
- malaise
- mal-aimé
- maladroit
- malheur
- malfaisant
German
Combining form
-mal
- times
- zweimal - two times, twice
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin malus
Adjective
mal
Adverb
mal
- badly, poorly
- wrongfully, mis-
Noun
Kurdish
Etymology
Old Kurdish xane, "to stay, remain".
Noun
mal f
- a house
Translations
see under house
Swedish
Noun
mal c (pl malar, def sing malen, def pl malarna)
Verb
mal
- Present tense of mala
- Imperative of mala.
Related words
- malström
