mal mpl

A. adj inv

• 1 wrong qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? = what has she done wrong? Definition of wrong in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wrong in the US English dictionary Translate wrong | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 bad ce ne serait pas mal de déménager = it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out Definition of bad in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bad in the US English dictionary Translate bad | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 (fam) il n'est pas mal [film] = it's not bad; [man] = he's not bad(-looking)

B. nm

• 1 trouble, difficulty avoir du mal à faire = to find it difficult to do se donner du mal = to go to a lot of trouble ne te donne pas ce mal! = don't bother! Definition of trouble in the British & World English dictionary Definition of trouble in the US English dictionary Translate trouble | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 pain faire mal = to hurt, to be painful se faire mal = to hurt oneself j'ai mal = it hurts avoir mal partout = to ache all over elle avait très mal = she was in pain avoir mal à la tête = to have a headache avoir mal à la gorge = to have a sore throat j'ai mal au genou = my knee hurts j'ai mal au cœur = I feel sick (GB) or nauseous Definition of pain in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pain in the US English dictionary Translate pain | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 illness, disease Definition of illness in the British & World English dictionary Definition of illness in the US English dictionary Translate illness | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4être en mal de = to be short of [inspiration]; = to be lacking in [affection]

• 5 harm faire du mal à = to harm, to hurt une douche ne te ferait pas de mal (humorous) = a shower wouldn't do you any harm Definition of harm in the British & World English dictionary Definition of harm in the US English dictionary Translate harm | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6le mal = evil qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? = is it really a bad thing that she is leaving? sans penser à mal = without meaning any harm dire du mal de qn/qch = to speak ill of sb/sth

C. adv

• 1 badly; not properly elle travaille mal = her work isn't good je t'entends mal = I can't hear you very well Definition of badly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of badly in the US English dictionary Translate badly | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 with difficulty on voit mal comment = it's difficult to see how Definition of with difficulty in the British & World English dictionary Definition of with difficulty in the US English dictionary Translate with difficulty | into Italian

• 3 [diagnosed, addressed] wrongly j'avais mal compris = I had misunderstood mal informé = ill-informed Definition of wrongly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wrongly in the US English dictionary Translate wrongly | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4se trouver mal = to faint être mal (assis or couché or installé) = not to be comfortable être au plus mal = to be critically ill

D. phr

• 1 [travel, read] quite a lot Definition of quite a lot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of quite a lot in the US English dictionary

• 2il ne s'en est pas mal tiré (in exam) = he coped quite well; (in dangerous situation) = he got off lightly