avoir le mal du pays
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avoir le mal du pays
A verb phrase is a group of words that functions as a verb in a sentence to convey an action, condition, or state (e.g., jeter un sort, avoir faim).
1. (idiom) (to be missing one's home country)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to be homesick
Les jeunes qui partent étudier à l'étranger ont parfois le mal du pays.Young people who study abroad can be homesick sometimes.
b. to suffer from homesickness
Lorsque Charles est allé pour la première fois à l’internat, il avait terriblement le mal du pays.When Charles first went to boarding school, he suffered terribly from homesickness.
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