Usage examples of "mal" in French with translation to English

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Mon cœur me fait mal. My heart is hurting.
Il a mal à la tête. He's got a headache.
Pensez-vous que la télévision fasse du mal aux enfants ? Do you think television does children harm?
Il ne faut pas dire du mal des morts One should not speak ill of the dead
Je crains que tu m'aies mal compris. I'm afraid you misunderstood me.
Il était mal à l'aise devant son père. He felt uneasy in his father's presence.
J'ai eu du mal à la convaincre. I found it difficult to convince her.
J'ai mal à la gorge. I have a sore throat.
Il doit avoir le mal du pays. He must be homesick.
J'ai un mal de dents atroce. I have a terrible toothache.
As-tu mal autre part ? Do you feel pain in any other part of your body?
Il a donné pas mal d'argent à sa fille. He gave his daughter quite a lot of money.
Hier j'avais mal aux dents. I had a toothache yesterday.
Le travail non qualifié est mal payé. Unskilled labor is poorly paid.
Il se sentit perdu et mal à l'aise. He felt lost and uncomfortable.
Carol a mal à la tête. Carol has a headache.
Tom s'est fait mal. Tom hurt himself.
Il avait un mal de tête. He had a headache.
Penses-tu que la télévision fasse du mal aux enfants ? Do you think television does children harm?
C'est le dernier à dire du mal des autres. He is the last person to speak ill of others.
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