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malade

"malade" means "ill, unwell, sick" in French. It is number 638 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

ill, unwell, sick; Mentally disturbed; crazy

IPA

/ma.lad/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Il est malade.
  He is ill.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / saeb
• Il semble malade.
  He seems ill.
  Tatoeba: Scott / CK
• Je suis malade.
  I am sick.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / lukaszpp

Learned together

In the course, "malade" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• cool cool
• haut high
• gentil kind, sweet
• simple single
• partout everywhere
• prochain upcoming
• surtout above all
• pauvre poor
• souvent often

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