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Had any one told these unfortunate noblemen and gentlemen, how, and by whom, the grand fabric of the French monarchy under which they flourished would be subverted, they would not have pitied him as a visionary, but would have turned from him as what they call a mauvais plaisant.
Paras. 60-83 1909
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“Badmasti” = le vin mauvais) which leads to quarrels and bloodshed.
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Don't miss it! mauvais perdant (moh-vay pair-dahn) : sore loser
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Quand on connaît toutes les misères que les propos de De Gucht ont suscité et qu'on entend le même discours de la bouche du « raïs », on se dit: « ça sent mauvais ».
Global Voices in English » D.R. of Congo: Furor Over Kabila’s New York Times Interview 2009
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"Il n'y a pas de mauvais outils, il n'y a que de mauvais ouvriers!"
Harvest 2010
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Also, seems the "Maltese Unicorn" surfaced in Paris in 1897, at an infamous orgy-turned-mass murder, where it was spoken of as Le Godemiché mauvais.
Insert [nothing witty] here. greygirlbeast 2010
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Est-ce bien un chef d´état qui parlait ou n´était-ce rien d´autre qu´un mauvais entraîneur d´une équipe de rugby ou de football?
Global Voices in English » D.R. of Congo: Furor Over Kabila’s New York Times Interview 2009
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Also, seems the "Maltese Unicorn" surfaced in Paris in 1897, at an infamous orgy-turned-mass murder, where it was spoken of as Le Godemiché mauvais.
Insert [nothing witty] here. greygirlbeast 2010
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The experience may be no more than “un mauvais souvenir” but I hope it will teach your instinct not to follow the flying creatures that go “buzzzzzzzzzz” and adore flowers, and to stay away from a beehive in the future ... specially if you've got that annoying cone around your neck!
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