avoir mal

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ mal/
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Verb[edit]

avoir mal

  1. (intransitive, followed by à) to have a pain, to have an ache
    avoir mal à la têteto have a headache
    avoir mal à la gorgeto have a sore throat
    avoir mal au ventreto have a bellyache
    avoir mal aux piedsfor one's feet to be hurting
    • 1998, France D'Amour, Je t'aime encore:
      J’ai mal en dedans, mal en dehors, j’ai mal partout et j’attends la mort
      I hurt inside, hurt outside, I have pain all over and I await death.

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