mauvais

This is the 711th most frequent French word.


mauvais

Bad.


The word "mauvais" is used as an adjective here, qualifying "film" to express a lack of quality.

Ce film était vraiment mauvais.

This movie was really bad.


In this sentence, "mauvais" describes "pressentiment" (feeling) to convey a negative premonition.

J'ai un mauvais pressentiment à propos de cette entreprise.

I have a bad feeling about this business.


Here, "mauvais" modifies "choix" (choice) to indicate an unfortunate or incorrect decision.

Il a fait un mauvais choix hier soir.

He made a bad choice last night.