malestar
/malesˈtaɾ/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los malestares
Meaning
-
discomfort
Built from mal (ill) + estar (being).
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Siento un malestar general.
I feel a general malaise.
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Made of
- mal ill
- estar being
Similar words
malestar is often more about physical unease or a sickness feeling; incomodidad is more general discomfort, physical or situational.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does malestar mean?
discomfort
2 Fill the gap: Siento un ___ general.
Full sentence: Siento un malestar general. (I feel a general malaise.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches malestar?
malestar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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