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malade

sick

adjective mah-LAD Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From Latin male habitus (in bad condition).

Also means

ill

Usage Note

Malade is invariable for gender and is used both as an adjective (elle est malade — 'she is sick') and as a noun (un malade / une malade — 'a patient'). In colloquial French, malade can also mean 'crazy' or 'insane' as an intensifier (c'est malade ! — 'that's insane!').

Examples

"Il est malade depuis trois jours."

Natural Translation

He has been sick for three days.

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