déboire
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
déboire m (plural déboires)
- (figuratively and literally) unpleasant aftertaste, bad taste
- C’est une affaire qui ne lui a donné que des déboires.
- The matter only left him with a bad taste in his mouth.
Further reading[edit]
- “déboire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.