English Explanatory Dictionary

mauvais quart d'heure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brief unpleasant period; a bad yet quick experience.

Pronunciation

/məʊˌveɪ kɑː(ɹ)ˈdɜː(ɹ)/

Word forms

mauvais quart d'heure mauvais quarts d'heure

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mauvais quart d'heure (“bad quarter of an hour”).

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