Meaning of mauvais quart d'heure | Babel Free
məʊˌveɪ kɑː(ɹ)ˈdɜː(ɹ)Examples
“Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d’heure made up of exquisite moments.”
“It was a mauvais quart d’heure, the Christmas holidays of ’96, and poor Willy Phillips never lived to see⟳ the fight⟳ recovered.”
“Many Guardian readers will have⟳ suffered a mauvais quart d'heure when they found out that their views on the Gulf war were closer to Peter's than Christopher's.”
“Kate Fall⟳, Cameron’s deputy chief of staff, has an initial mauvais quart d’heure when all she is offered is the chance to run⟳ Comic Relief […]”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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