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mal pain, harm

mal is the #150 most common word in French, a noun (masculine). It means “pain, harm” and is pronounced /mal/.

#150frequency rank
0.05%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of mal

FormWhat it isMeaning
les mauxpluralpains
les malespluralpains

#149 vrai · #151 meilleur

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