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Dictionary translations for "mauvais"

mauvais adjective

mauvais / mauvaise / mauvais / mauvaises

bad [bæd] (inadéquat)

J'ai un mauvais rhume.

I have a bad cold.

wrong [rɔŋ] (inapproprié)

C'était un mauvais numéro.

It was a wrong number.

poor [puə] (mal fait)

Je suis mauvais en dessin.

I am poor at drawing.

Phrases with "mauvais" (62)

mauvais numéro - wrong number
mauvais moment - bad time
mauvais pied - wrong foot
à mauvais escient - ill-advisedly
de mauvais augure - unfavourable
de mauvais goût - improper
de mauvais poil - in a bad mood
mauvais traitement - mistreatment
par mauvais temps - when the weather is bad
à bon et à mauvais escient - wittingly and ill-advisedly

Contexts with "mauvais"

J'ai un mauvais rhume. I have a bad cold.

C'était un mauvais numéro. It was a wrong number.

Je suis mauvais en dessin. I am poor at drawing.

Crois-tu au mauvais œil ? Do you believe in the Evil Eye?

Sa paresse était de mauvais augure pour l'avenir. His laziness boded ill for the future.

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