mauvais quarts d'heure
mauvais quarts d'heure is the plural of mauvais quart d'heure.
Meaning of mauvais quart d'heure
Noun
mauvais quart d'heure (plural mauvais quarts d'heure)
- A brief unpleasant period; a bad yet quick experience.
- Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d’heure made up of exquisite moments.1893, Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance, published 1906, act II, page 74
Questions about mauvais quarts d'heure
- What is mauvais quarts d'heure the plural of?
- Mauvais quarts d'heure is the plural of mauvais quart d'heure.
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