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1 maladif
maladif, -ive [maladif, iv]adjectivea. [personne] sicklyb. [obsession, peur] pathological* * *- ive maladif, iv adjectif [enfant, air] sickly; [jalousie] pathological* * *maladif, iv adj (-ive)1) (personne) sicklyC'est un enfant maladif. — He's a sickly child.
2) (curiosité, besoin) pathological* * *1 [enfant, air] sickly; être d'une pâleur maladive to be unhealthily pale;2 [jalousie, timidité] pathological; être d'une jalousie maladive to be pathologically jealous; il a un besoin maladif de mentir he's a pathological liar.[constitution] weakd'une jalousie maladive pathologically ou obsessively jealouselle est d'une inquiétude maladive she's a pathological ou an obsessive worrieril adore les jeux d'argent, c'est maladif he's a compulsive gambler ou he can't stop gambling, it's like a disease (with him)
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