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mauvais

"mauvais" means "bad" in French. It is number 520 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

bad; wrong, incorrect

IPA

/mo.vɛ/

Forms in this course

pire, mauvaise

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Dieu est mauvais.
  God is bad.
  Tatoeba: qsanta / sacredceltic
• Tu es mauvais.
  You are wicked.
  Tatoeba: Lulantis / AmarMecheri
• Tout est mauvais.
  Everything is bad.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK

Learned together

In the course, "mauvais" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• ainsi in this way, thus
• autant so much
• instant pressing, insistent
• parfois sometimes
• facile easy, simple
• bas low
• heureux happy
• propre own
• ensuite in turn, subsequently,…

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