avoir mal

Definitions of avoir mal
  1. verb
    feel physical pain
    synonyms: souffrir
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    types:
    piquer, élancer
    cause a stinging pain
    picoter, piquer
    cause a prickling sensation
    type of:
    ressentir, sentir
    to become aware of through the senses
  2. verb
    feel pain or be in pain
    synonyms: ressentir une douleur, se sentir mal, souffrir
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    antonyms:
    aller bien
    be healthy; feel good
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    souffrir de
    suffer from; be ill with
    suffoquer
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    être malade
    be ill or unwell
    affamer, mourir de faim, souffrir de la faim
    be hungry; go without food
    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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