Usage examples of "mauvais" in French with translation to English

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Je suis mauvais en mathématiques. I am weak in mathematics.
Il a le vin mauvais. He is an angry drunk.
Un bon médicament a mauvais goût. A good medicine tastes bitter.
Fumer est mauvais pour votre santé. Smoking is harmful to your health.
Il est de mauvais poil aujourd'hui. He is as cross as a bear today.
Trop boire est mauvais pour notre santé. Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
Ne regarde pas que le mauvais côté. Don't look only on the dark side of life.
Nous devons épargner pour les mauvais jours. We have to save for a rainy day.
Cette voiture est incontestablement en très mauvais état. No wonder the car is awful condition.
Le vin n'est pas mauvais en soi. Wine is not harmful in itself.
Le très mauvais temps fait peur aux gens. Severe weather frightens people.
Aucun amour n'est mauvais, ni aucune prison agréable. No love is foul nor prison fair.
Le nouveau film sur Harry Potter est assez mauvais. The new Harry Potter movie is pretty lame.
Eh bien, Cupidon est un très mauvais tireur d'élite. Well, Cupid is a terrible sniper.
On dirait qu'on est parti pour avoir du mauvais temps. It looks like we're in for some nasty weather.
Il parlait en mauvais anglais qu'il était difficile de comprendre. He spoke in a broken English that was hard to understand.
J'étais soulagé que vous ayez pu comprendre mon mauvais anglais. I was relieved that you could understand my broken English.
Fais attention à ne pas te mettre dans un mauvais pas. Beware that you don't get into trouble.
Un vrai ami sera à tes côtés dans les bons moments comme dans les mauvais. A good friend will stand by you through thick and thin.
Je lui ai conseillé de ne pas se faire de mauvais sang à propos de son passé. I advised him not to grieve over the past.
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