No. 8,599 in Catalan
emmalalteix
"Emmalalteix" means "gets sick" or "falls ill."
In a sentence
Quan no porto un abric durant l'hivern, sovint emmalalteixo.
When I don't wear a coat during winter, I often fall ill.
The word 'emmalalteixo' is used in the first person singular to describe the act of falling ill or getting sick due to external conditions.
L'excés de treball emmalalteix la ment.
Excessive work sickens the mind.
Here, 'emmalalteix' is used in the third person singular to describe the action of making something ill, in this case metaphorically referring to the mind being affected due to workload.
Ell emmalalteix sempre després de menjar peix.
He always falls ill after eating fish.
The verb 'emmalalteix' is in the third person singular, used to describe someone experiencing illness caused by a specific trigger (eating fish).
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