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Mal de mer   /mæl di mɛr/   Listen
Mal de mer

noun
1.
Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water.  Synonyms: naupathia, seasickness.






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"Mal de mer" Quotes from Famous Books



... Martin heard him say. "Just a little bout with our old friend Mister Mal de Mer. You'll be all right once you get on your feet and get some warm food inside of you. ...
— Fire Mountain - A Thrilling Sea Story • Norman Springer

... peoples. Oh, on me degoute! I have an engagement for the winter in Berlin as before. I have engagement for Paris—eh! but—pouf! Figure me on the charming Mauretania and I am sitting on the deck where you once made yourself so ridiculous. Rappelle toi? I am sick—No, mon vieux, pas du mal de mer! I should not be for everybody to look at. Oh, no! I am sick, I tell you. Je reve de mon petit coco parmi les sales animaux! Je me dis: Zut! il est fou! il est tape! Mais en moi meme je l'adore! Tout ...
— Witch-Doctors • Charles Beadle

... incident worthy of record. I bore it very well, but my uncle to his great annoyance, and even shame, was remarkably seasick! This mal de mer troubled him the more that it prevented him from questioning Captain Bjarne as to the subject of Sneffels, as to the means of communication, and the facilities of transport. All these explanations he had to adjourn to the period of his arrival. His time, meanwhile, ...
— A Journey to the Centre of the Earth • Jules Verne

... This rain is beastly, but the clouds will pass, and the sun will shine again, for in spite of the rain this IS 'sunny France.' There's a little homily for you," said Barry, "and for myself as well, for I assure you this combination of mal de mer and sleet makes one ...
— The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land • Ralph Connor



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