What does malade in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word malade in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use malade in French.

The word malade in French means ill, unwell, not well, sick, crazy, insane, uneasy, worried, anxious, nervous, sick, obsessed, ill person, sick person, madman, moron, crazy, sick, in a sorry state, like mad, like a madman, like a maniac, be cut up, be sick as a dog, have a heart defect, have a heart problem, be totally freaked out, live-in nurse, carer, nurse, seriously ill person, total nutcase, total nutcase, seriously ill, critically ill, patient in the terminal phase, patient in the terminal phase of his/her illness, hypochondriac, Le Malade imaginaire, mentally ill person, madman, madwoman, maniac, lift, hospital lift, patient lift, Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening, call in sick, worry yourself sick, fall ill, fall sick, crazy stuff. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word malade

ill, unwell, not well, sick

adjectif (en mauvaise santé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Marie a été malade toute la semaine dernière. Ce clown va dans les hôpitaux pour divertir les enfants malades.
Marie was ill all of last week. // that clown goes into hospitals to entertain sick kids.

crazy, insane

adjectif (familier (fou, dérangé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu es malade de faire tout ce bruit à 6 h du matin !
You're crazy making all that noise at six in the morning!

uneasy, worried, anxious, nervous

adjectif (mal à l'aise)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La jeune chercheuse était malade rien qu'à l'idée de devoir parler en public.
The young researcher was uneasy just at the idea of having to speak in public.

sick

adjectif (figuré (mal en point) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'Europe est malade de la crise de l'euro.
The Eurozone crisis has made Europe sick.

obsessed

adjectif (familier (passionné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Patrick ne raterait pas un match, il est malade de rugby.
Patrick wouldn't miss a match. He's obsessed with rugby!

ill person, sick person

nom masculin et féminin (personne en mauvaise santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le malade était trop faible pour voir du monde. Sophie est restée au chevet du malade toute la nuit. Les malades consultent un médecin.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. In the Secret Garden, Mary's cousin Colin is an invalid.

madman, moron

nom masculin et féminin (familier (fou, dérangé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La petite fille s'est fait renverser par un malade qui roulait à 90 km/h en plein centre-ville.
The little girl was knocked down by a madman who was driving 90 km/h in the middle of town.

crazy

nom masculin et féminin (familier (passionné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Jean ne raterait pas un match, c'est un malade de rugby.
John would never miss a match, he is rugby crazy.

sick

adjectif (nauséeux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Petite, Audrey était malade en voiture.
When she was little, Audrey would get carsick.

in a sorry state

adjectif (familier (abîmé) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa plomberie est malade, il devrait appeler un plombier.
His plumbing is in a sorry state; he should call a plumber.

like mad, like a madman, like a maniac

locution adverbiale (figuré, familier (beaucoup, intensément)

be cut up

locution verbale (figuré (être très affecté par [qch]) (figurative, informal)

Pierre vient d'apprendre que sa fille voulait divorcer, il en est malade.

be sick as a dog

locution verbale (familier (être très malade)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a heart defect, have a heart problem

locution verbale (souffrir d'une maladie cardiaque)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle ne peut pas faire de sport violent car elle est malade du cœur.

be totally freaked out

locution verbale (argot (avoir très peur) (slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

live-in nurse, carer, nurse

nom masculin et féminin (personne aidant les malades)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma nièce a fait garde-malade cet été.

seriously ill person

nom masculin (personne très malade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Louis est un grand malade qui doit rester en atmosphère stérile.
Louis is seriously ill and needs to be kept in a sterile atmosphere.

total nutcase

nom masculin (fou) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un grand malade, il se prend pour la réincarnation d'un pharaon égyptien !

total nutcase

nom masculin (figuré (personne déraisonnable) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un grand malade, il irait jusqu'à sacrifier la vie de autres pour prouver qu'il a raison.

seriously ill, critically ill

locution adjectivale (très atteint par la maladie)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

patient in the terminal phase, patient in the terminal phase of his/her illness

nom masculin et féminin (malade qui va mourir) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul est à l'hôpital depuis deux mois, c'est un malade en phase terminale.

hypochondriac

nom masculin et féminin ([qqn] qui se croit malade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Le Malade imaginaire

nom propre (pièce de Molière) (French play)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mentally ill person

(fou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

madman, madwoman, maniac

(figuré (personne déraisonnable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lift, hospital lift, patient lift

nom masculin (ascenseur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le monte-malade de l'hôpital est en panne.

Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening

(vulgaire, familier (cause toujours, je n'écoute pas) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

call in sick

locution verbale (feindre une maladie pour ne pas travailler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I'm taking a sickie because I really don't feel like going to work today.

worry yourself sick

(beaucoup trop s'inquiéter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

fall ill, fall sick

locution verbale (devenir malade)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quelques jours après la rentrée, ma femme est tombée malade et a dû être arrêtée une semaine.

crazy stuff

nom masculin (familier ([qch] d'exceptionnel)

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