avoir mal
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (intransitive, followed by à) to have a pain, to have an ache
- avoir mal à la tête ― to have a headache
- avoir mal à la gorge ― to have a sore throat
- avoir mal au ventre ― to have a bellyache
- avoir mal aux pieds ― for 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.
Conjugation
[edit]- see avoir