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Meaning of mal cativo | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ˈmal kɑˈtiβʊ]

Definitions

  1. an unidentified sickness (18th-19th centuries)
    historical, masculine
  2. a nervous sickness, thought to be caused by evil eye or other malediction
    masculine
  3. ataxia
    masculine
  4. syphilis
    masculine

Equivalents

Čeština ataxie
Deutsch Ataxie
Ελληνικά αταξία
English ataxia
Español ataxia
Suomi ataksia
Français ataxie
Bahasa Indonesia ataksia
Italiano atassia
日本語 失調
Қазақша атаксия
Nederlands ataxie
Polski ataksja
Português ataxia
Русский атаксия

Examples

“Teño moitos calafrios, á quentura ben detràs, receo, si hè ò mal catìbo, Dios che me'arrede detàl.”

I have many shivers the fever rises just next I fear it is the mal cativo, God keeps me away from that

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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