des maladies

diseases; some diseases; of the diseases

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diseases; some diseases; of the diseases Des can be an indefinite plural article meaning “some,” or a contraction of de + les meaning “of the.” In many English translations, it is not translated separately.
FR: La cigarette provoque des maladies.
EN: Smoking causes diseases.

Ils transmettent des maladies.

They transmit diseases.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Ce que nous savons de la santé, nous l'avons appris de l'étude des maladies.

What we know about health, we have learned from studying diseases.

La cigarette provoque des maladies.

Smoking causes disease.

Elle t'a refilé des maladies ?

Did she give you any diseases?

Les germes peuvent provoquer des maladies.

Germs can cause illness.

Des maladies tout à fait morales.

Purely moral illnesses.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

La médecine est l'étude des maladies.

Medicine is the study of diseases.