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stare male

feel sick; feel bad

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phrase Common #3,863
feel sick; feel bad Can refer to physical illness or to emotional distress. In many contexts it means to feel unwell, upset, or hurt inside. It often appears in causative expressions like mi fa stare male ('it makes me feel bad').
IT: Questo mi fa stare male.
EN: This makes me feel bad.

La fotografia dell'incidente mi fa stare male.

The photograph of the accident makes me feel sick.

State giocando a fare gli amici, ciò mi fa stare male!

You're playing at being friends, that makes me feel bad!

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Ti fa stare male?

Does it make you feel bad?

— Iron Man 2 (2010)

Mi fa stare male il latte.

Milk makes me feel sick.

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

Tornava a casa ubriaco fradicio, e faceva stare male mamma.

He came home dead drunk, and made Mom feel sick.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Perché non voglio stare male, ma voglio farlo con lei.

Because I don't want to feel bad, but I want to do it with her.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Si può stare male qui?

Can you feel bad here?

— Eternity (2025)

Questo mi fa stare male.

This makes me feel bad.

— Two Sisters (2003)

Non ricordi nemmeno il mio compleanno e questo mi fa stare male.

You don't even remember my birthday and that makes me feel bad.

Non vuoi stare male?

Don't you want to feel bad?

— The Smashing Machine (2025)