What does malaise in French mean?

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

The word malaise in French means dizzy spell, loss of consciousness, unease, awkwardness, difficult, not easy, Malay, Malayan, Malaysian, Malay, Malayan, Malay, feel faint, feel dizzy, faint, be ill feeling, be uneasiness, be a feeling of uneasiness, hard to get to, difficult to get to, feel faint, heart attack, social unrest, faint, feel faint, feel dizzy, have a dizzy spell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word malaise

dizzy spell

nom masculin (trouble d'ordre physiologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la fin du repas, il fut pris d'un léger malaise.
At the end of the meal he had a slight dizzy spell.

loss of consciousness

nom masculin (évanouissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un brusque malaise du chauffeur qui est la cause de l'accident. // L'employé a été victime d'un malaise et retrouvé inconscient par un de ses collègues quelques minutes plus tard.
The employee had a fainting fit and his colleagues found him unconscious a few minutes later.

unease, awkwardness

nom masculin (tension, trouble, gêne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis leur divorce il y a un malaise entre nous.
Since their divorce there has been some awkwardness between us.

difficult, not easy

adjectif (difficile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le travail que vous me demandez est malaisé.
The work you are asking me to do is not easy.

Malay, Malayan, Malaysian

adjectif (relatif à l'ethnie malaise)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nous avons découvert les traditions malaises cet été.

Malay

nom masculin (langue de Malaisie) (language)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Malais est une langue de l'extrême Orient.

Malayan, Malay

([qqn] de l'ethnie historique de Malaisie) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Malais pratiquent l'Islam.

feel faint, feel dizzy

locution verbale (se sentir mal)

Souvent, avant une crise cardiaque, le malade a un malaise.

faint

locution verbale (s'évanouir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Louise est restée trop longtemps en plein soleil et elle a eu un malaise.

be ill feeling, be uneasiness, be a feeling of uneasiness

locution verbale (figuré (avoir un problème)

Quelqu'un prend de l'argent dans le tiroir-caisse et il y a un malaise parmi les employés.

hard to get to, difficult to get to

nom masculin (accessible difficilement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La maison est au fond d'une impasse ; elle est d'accès malaisé.

feel faint

locution verbale (se sentir mal)

heart attack

nom masculin (syncope)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'a pas pu finir son match, il a fait un malaise cardiaque.

social unrest

nom masculin (mécontentement de la population) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'inquiétude de la population, son mécontentement sourd et son insatisfaction créent un véritable malaise social.

faint

nom masculin (évanouissement dû au nerf vague)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un ralentissement du rythme cardiaque et une chute de pression artérielle peuvent provoquer un malaise vagal.

feel faint, feel dizzy, have a dizzy spell

locution adjectivale (qui se sens soudain mal)

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

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