mauvais

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French maulvais, from Old French malvais (1080), from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate, 4th c.), from Latin malus (bad) + fātum (fate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mo.vɛ/, /mɔ.vɛ/
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Adjective

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mauvais (feminine mauvaise, masculine plural mauvais, feminine plural mauvaises, comparative pire, superlative le pire)

  1. bad
  2. wrong, incorrect
    Il a choisi la mauvaise réponse.
    He chose the wrong response.

Usage notes

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Only three French adjectives have an irregular comparative: mauvais (pire), bon (meilleur) and petit (moindre).

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French malvais (1080), from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate, 4th c.), from Latin malum (bad) + fātum (fate).

Adjective

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mauvais m

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) bad

Derived terms

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Old French

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Adjective

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mauvais m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mauvaise)

  1. Alternative form of malvais