mauvais

Significat

1. bad
2. wrong, incorrect

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mo.vɛ/

Etimologia

Inherited from Middle French maulvais, from Old French malvais, malveis (“evil, wicked, bad, of poor or inferior quality", later also "unlucky”), from Late Latin malifātius (“unfortunate”, 4th c.), from Latin malus (“bad”) + fātum (“fate”). According to some sources, influenced in meaning by Frankish *balwīg (“evil, wicked, of poor quality”), which was suspected to have become altered to *malwīg under influence of Latin malus (“bad”).

Sents

Excusez-moi , je pense que j’ai le mauvais numéro .

Excuse me, I think I have the wrong number.

En revanche , c’était un mari notoirement mauvais , négligeant Henrietta et l’insultant en public .

On the other hand, he was a notoriously bad husband, neglecting Henrietta and insulting her in public.