/mo.vɛ/
Translation
bad, wrong
Word origin
From Old French malvais, from Vulgar Latin malifatius ('having a bad fate'), from Latin malum ('bad') and fatum ('fate').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- malifatius
- English cognates
- malice, malevolent, fate
Examples
C' .
It is a bad idea to go out in the rain.
aujourd'hui.
The weather is bad today.
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You made a wrong choice.
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He made a bad choice by leaving his job.
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The weather is really bad this week.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)French Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, and Position Rules
French Adjective Position: Default, BAGS, and the Meaning Shifts
French Adverbs of Manner: Forming -ment Adverbs
French Comparatives: plus, moins, aussi and the Three Irregulars
French Impersonal Verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait and the Dummy Subject 'il'
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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