Illness, disease - Maladie (The 973rd Most Common French Word)

The translation for Illness, disease in French is Maladie. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 973rd most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: illness, disease

French: maladie

Examples


It's probably the illness that's going around.	C'est probablement la maladie qui circule.
He died of that disease.	Sa maladie l'a tué.
He died after a long illness.	Il est mort après une longue maladie.
He feels weak after his illness.	Il se sent faible après sa maladie.
He made little of his illness.	Il faisait peu de cas de sa maladie.
Illness made him give up his studies.	La maladie l'a fait abandonner ses études.
Breast cancer is a disease.	Le cancer du sein est une maladie.
Disease and famine go together.	Famine et maladie vont de pair.

No medicine can cure this disease.	Aucun médicament ne peut guérir cette maladie.
The initial symptoms of the disease are fever and sore throat.	Les premiers symptômes de la maladie sont la fièvre et le mal de gorge.
The doctor cured her of her disease.	Le docteur l'a guérie de sa maladie.
Not many survive this disease.	Peu survivent à cette maladie.
Mumps is an infectious disease.	Les oreillons sont une maladie infectieuse.
I feel sympathy for people with that disease.	Je ressens de la compassion pour les gens avec cette maladie.
I recovered from my illness.	Je me suis remis de ma maladie.
My grandfather died of a disease at eighty.	Mon grand-père est mort d'une maladie à 80 ans.
His absence was due to illness.	Son absence a été causée par une maladie.
His illness may be cancer.	Sa maladie pourrait être un cancer.
He cured my illness.	Il a soigné ma maladie.
He is absent because of illness.	Il est absent pour cause de maladie.
He was absent because of illness.	Il était absent pour cause de maladie.