No. 10,553 in French
malade
Sick; ill.
In a sentence
Il est malade aujourd'hui et ne peut pas venir travailler.
He is sick today and cannot come to work.
Here, 'malade' is used as an adjective indicating the state of being ill.
Ce pauvre enfant malade mérite notre soutien.
This poor sick child deserves our support.
'Malade' here is used as an adjective describing the condition of the noun 'enfant' (child).
Les systèmes malades doivent être réformés pour fonctionner efficacement.
The sick systems must be reformed to function efficiently.
'Malade' is used figuratively as an adjective, describing ineffective or malfunctioning systems metaphorically as being 'sick'.
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