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Meanings of ail in English

Catalan
fer mal

Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed.

fer mal
Portuguese
alho
Catalan
all

Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.

alho
Usage of ail in English
1
This fate certainly befell Michael Winner long before he began to ail.
The Irish Times
2
This question was the Alpha and Omega of ail that concerned him.
The Heavenly Twins
3
The wreckage was ail cleared away; the fire-brigade had hosed the square.
The Quiet American
4
He bent above her, almost agonized that anything should ail his idol.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
5
All that was necessary was to make something ail the horse.
Frank Merriwell's Races
6
This was most unhealthy for a growing child, and he began to ail.
Odd John
7
It's a good medicine, too, for a lot of things that ail us.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
8
Folks are hunting ail over for those old bills and coins.
The Postman
9
What should ail me to harm this misbegotten and miserable babe?
The Scarlet Letter
10
Oh, now ail common things become uncommon and enchanted to me.
The Elson Readers, Book 5
11
Why, what doth ail thee?-Thouwert able to come out without being seen?
Pélléas and Mélisande; Alladine and Palomides; Home
12
Once again the incrusted paper leered at me in ail its horrible pink incrustiness.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01
13
In the afternoon they would gallop back again, nearly ail more or less tipsy.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
14
So saying, he transfixed ail hearts with his glances and recited the following verses:
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
15
Beth pulled away with ail her might, and in silence.
A Little Florida Lady
16
After one hiccup, she'd lost her cake and tea ail over her father's lap.
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Portuguese
alho
Ail through the time
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