English-Thai Dictionary

malinger

VI แกล้ง ป่วย  shirk cheat kang-puai

 

malingerer

N คน แกล้ง ป่วย  kon-kang-puai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MALINGER

Ma *lin "ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. MAlingered; p. pr. & vb. n.Malingering.]

 

Defn: To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.

 

MALINGERER

Ma *lin "ger *er, n. Etym: [F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger.]

 

Defn: In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.

 

MALINGERY

MALINGERY Ma *lin "ger *y, n.

 

Defn: The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

malinger

ma lin ger |məˈliNGgər məˈlɪŋɡər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: back-formation from malingerer, apparently from French malingre, perhaps formed as mal- ‘wrongly, improperly ’ + haingre ‘weak, ’ probably of Germanic origin.

 

malingerer

ma lin ger er |məˈliNGgərər | ▶noun a person who malingers: the doctor said my son was a malingerer.

 

Malin Head

Malin Head |ˈmalɪn | a point on the coast of County Donegal, the northernmost point of Ireland. The shipping forecast area Malin covers the Atlantic north of Ireland and west of the southern half of Scotland.

 

Malinke

Ma lin ke |məˈliNGkā məˈlɪŋkeɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same or Malinkes ) 1 a member of a people living mainly in Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast ). 2 the Mande language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to the Malinke or their language. ORIGIN the name in Malinke.

 

Malinowski, Bronisław

Ma li now ski, Bronisław |ˌmaləˈnôfskē, -ˈnäf -, ˌmäl -ˌmɑləˈnɑfski | (1884 –1942 ), Polish anthropologist; full name Bronisław Kaspar Malinowsky. He initiated the technique of “participant observation ” and developed the functionalist approach to anthropology.

 

malinvestment

malinvestment |ˌmalɪnˈvɛstm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or fact of investing money in an ill-judged or wasteful way: overgenerous credit and monetary policies contributed to massive malinvestment.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Malines

Malines |malin | French name for Mechelen.

 

malinger

malinger |məˈlɪŋgə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: back-formation from malingerer, apparently from French malingre, perhaps formed as mal- ‘wrongly ’ + haingre ‘weak ’, probably of Germanic origin.

 

malingerer

ma ¦lin |ger ¦er |məˈlɪŋg (ə )rə (r )| ▶noun a person who malingers; a shirker: the doctor said my son was a malingerer.

 

Malin Head

Malin Head |ˈmalɪn | a point on the coast of County Donegal, the northernmost point of Ireland. The shipping forecast area Malin covers the Atlantic north of Ireland and west of the southern half of Scotland.

 

Malinke

Malinke |məˈlɪŋkeɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same or Malinkes ) 1 a member of a West African people living mainly in Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast ). 2 [ mass noun ] the Mande language of the Malinke, with abut 800,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Malinke or their language. ORIGIN the name in Malinke.

 

Malinowski, Bronisław Kaspar

Malinowski, Bronisław Kaspar |ˌmalɪˈnɒfski | (1884 –1942 ), Polish anthropologist. He initiated the technique of ‘participant observation ’ and developed the functionalist approach to anthropology.

 

malinvestment

malinvestment |ˌmalɪnˈvɛstm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or fact of investing money in an ill-judged or wasteful way: overgenerous credit and monetary policies contributed to massive malinvestment.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

malinger

malinger verb he was put on report for malingering: pretend to be ill, feign (an ) illness, fake (an ) illness; shirk; informal goof off.

 

malingerer

malingerer noun you won't find any whiners or malingerers in this outfit: shirker, idler, layabout, loafer; informal slacker, goof-off, goldbrick.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

malinger

malinger verb the doctor alleged that the plaintiff was malingering: pretend to be ill, feign /fake illness, pretend to be an invalid, sham, shirk, skulk; informal put it on; Brit. informal skive, swing the lead; N. Amer. informal goldbrick.

 

malingerer

malingerer noun patients for whom no specific diagnosis can be made tend to be regarded as malingerers: shirker, slacker, idler, layabout; Brit. informal skiver, lead-swinger; N. Amer. informal gold brick.

 

Duden Dictionary

Malines

Ma lines Pluralwort , die |maˈlin |die Malines (Plural ) nach dem französischen Namen für die niederländischen Stadt Mechelen Klöppelspitzen mit Blumenmuster

 

Malinois

Ma li nois Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈno̯a |französisch ; vgl. Malines Schäferhund einer belgischen Rasse

 

French Dictionary

malin

malin , maligne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 Rusé, astucieux. : Il est très malin. SYNONYME adroit ; futé ; habile ; ingénieux . Note Technique En ce sens, l ’adjectif a une connotation favorable et est souvent synonyme de fin, intelligent. 2 Qui prend plaisir à être méchant, à nuire. : Une joie maligne à voir les gens trébucher. SYNONYME malfaisant ; mauvais . 3 médecine Se dit d ’une tumeur, d ’une affection susceptible de se généraliser, souvent cancéreuse. ANTONYME bénin . nom masculin et féminin Personne rusée. : C ’est un petit malin: il a plus d ’un tour dans son sac. SYNONYME débrouillard ; roublard . Note Technique Attention à la forme féminine de ce mot: mali gne. LOCUTIONS Ce n ’est pas malin. familier Cela n ’est pas bien difficile. SYNONYME ce n ’est pas sorcier . C ’est malin. familier C ’est idiot (par antiphrase ), ce n ’est pas intelligent. Faire le malin. Fanfaronner. SYNONYME crâner .

 

malingre

malingre adj. adjectif Chétif. : Une fillette malingre. SYNONYME maigrelet ; maigrichon .

 

malintentionné

malintentionné , ée adj. adjectif Qui a de mauvaises intentions. : Des badauds malintentionnés. SYNONYME hostile ; malveillant . Note Orthographique malintentionné, en un seul mot.

 

Spanish Dictionary

malinchismo

malinchismo nombre masculino Méx Actitud de la persona malinchista .

 

malinchista

malinchista adjetivo /nombre común 1 Méx [persona ] Que da preferencia a las personas, costumbres o cosas extranjeras en detrimento de las nacionales :Paco es un malinchista, prefiere todo lo gringo a lo mexicano .2 Méx [persona ] Que adopta una actitud servil frente a lo extranjero .

 

malinké

malinké adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a un pueblo africano que habita en Malí y otros países de África occidental :los malinké son aproximadamente unos 250 000 individuos .2 adjetivo Relativo a este pueblo :sociedad malinké .El plural es malinké .

 

malintencionado, -da

malintencionado, -da (también escrito mal intencionado )adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que tiene mala intención en lo que hace o dice :propugnaba la supresión de intermediarios poco fiables o malintencionados .ANTÓNIMO bienintencionado .2 Que implica o denota mala intención :soportó las ironías malintencionadas de propios y extraños; tuvo que soportar las críticas y los comentarios malintencionados de quienes le acusaban de ser él mismo el autor de las pinturas .ANTÓNIMO bienintencionado .

 

malinterpretar

malinterpretar verbo transitivo Interpretar de forma incorrecta a una persona o lo que dice o hace :el ministro no quiere hacer declaraciones para que no le vuelvan a malinterpretar sus palabras .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

malinger

ma lin ger /məlɪ́ŋɡə r /動詞 自動詞 ｟非難して ｠〖通例be ～ing 〗(仕事から逃れるために )仮病を使う .～er 名詞