Also means
wrong
Usage Note
Mauvais normally comes before the noun as an attributive adjective — un mauvais signe (a bad sign) — and keeps the same meaning whether attributive or predicative (ce film est mauvais, after être). It contrasts with méchant (mean, wicked). The feminine form is mauvaise.
Examples
"C'est une mauvaise idée."
Natural Translation
That is a bad idea.
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