faire mal — meaning in English

English meaning

• ache verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
• hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.

Senses

faire mal is used for these senses in English:

• ache (intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
• hurt (transitive, intransitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
• hurt (intransitive, stative) To be painful.

ache — full definition

1. verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
2. verb To feel emotional pain or a strong longing for something.
3. noun A steady, dull pain, or a deep emotional hurt.

hurt — full definition

1. verb To cause physical pain or injury.
2. verb To cause emotional pain or distress.
3. verb To damage or have a negative effect on something.
4. adj Injured, either physically or emotionally.
5. noun Physical injury or emotional pain.

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