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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAUVAIS PAS

From French: bad step.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAUVAIS PAS

mauvais pas  [ˈməʊvɛ ˈpɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAUVAIS PAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mauvais pas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAUVAIS PAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mauvais pas in the English dictionary

The definition of mauvais pas in the dictionary is a place that presents a particular difficulty on a climb or walk.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAUVAIS PAS


culpa
ˈkʊlpɑː
feldspar
ˈfɛldˌspɑː
felspar
ˈfɛlˌspɑː
fluorspar
ˈflʊəˌspɑː
grandpa
ˈɡrænˌpɑː
grandpapa
ˈɡrænpəˌpɑː
hepar
ˈhiːpɑː
oompah
ˈuːmˌpɑː
oupa
ˈəʊpɑː
pa
pɑː
pah
pɑː
papa
pəˈpɑː
par
pɑː
parr
pɑː
pas
pɑː
Peckinpah
ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː
spa
spɑː
spar
spɑː
subpar
sʌbˈpɑː
Voluspa
ˌvɒləˈspɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAUVAIS PAS

mausolea
mausolean
mausoleum
mauther
mauvais
mauvais quart d´heure
mauvaise foi
mauve
mauveine

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAUVAIS PAS

Chiapas
compas
fau-pas
faux pas
Herod Antipas
lampas
pampas
Scopas
Tamaulipas
tapas
upas

Synonyms and antonyms of mauvais pas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mauvais pas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAUVAIS PAS

Find out the translation of mauvais pas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mauvais pas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mauvais pas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mauvais PAS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pas mauvais
570 millions of speakers

English

mauvais pas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mauvais क़दम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

PAS MAUVAIS
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mauvais па-
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pas mauvais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাউইয়াস পাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pas Mauvais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mauvais pas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mauvais pas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

邪悪なのPAS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mauvais 싶어서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mauvais pas
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mauvais pas
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Mauvais pas
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मौवे पास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mauvais pas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pas mauvais
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mauvais pas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mauvais па-
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pas mauvais
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mauvais pas
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mauvais pas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mauvais pas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mauvais pas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mauvais pas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAUVAIS PAS»

The term «mauvais pas» is regularly used and occupies the 106.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAUVAIS PAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mauvais pas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mauvais pas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mauvais pas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAUVAIS PAS»

Discover the use of mauvais pas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mauvais pas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mauvais Pas
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edward Stanley, 2011
2
Over the Ocean, Or, Sights and Sounds in Foreign Lands
THE MAUVAIS PAS. 42B preceding a thunder storm ; and, as we listened, the crash of a great boulder that had become loosed by the slow-moving torrent, falling into a crevasse from its brink, echoed for a moment in the solitude, and all was ...
Curtis Guild, 1896
3
Museum of Foreign Literature and Science
We are approaching the Mauvais Pas," said one of the guides. — " Is it as rough as this?" said I, floundering as I was through hollows of loose stones and bushes. " Oh, no; it ia smooth as a floor," was the reply. — " In a few minutes we shall be ...
‎1829
4
The Atheneum
And then, too, for the first time, certain misgivings as to the propriety of going further, and a shrewd guess as to the real nature of the Mauvais Pas, flashed across me, in one of those sudden heart-searching thrills, so perfectly defined in the ...
‎1830
5
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
un autre chemin, mais c'est dange- reux — c'est un mauvais pas ! Avez vous bonne tete." As the correctness of any answer to the conclusion of this address depended much upon divers particulars, and certain other data, which it behoved me ...
‎1829
6
The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science
'i We are approaching the Mauvais Pas" said one of the guides. — " Is it as rough as this?" said I, floundering as I was through hollows of loose stones and bushes. '' Oh, no; it is smooth as a floor," was the reply. — " In a few minutes we shall ...
‎1829
7
The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of ...
Such is the manner in which the good people of New York contrive to kill their time, and amuse their lighter hours. THE MAUVAIS PAS.f A SCENE IN THE ALPS . " We are approaching the Mauvais Pas," said one of the guides. — " Is it as rough ...
‎1830
8
The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
We are approaching the Mauvais Pas," said one of the guides. — " Is it as rough as this?" said I, floundering as I was through hollows of loose stones and bushes. " Oh, no ; it is smooth as a floor," was the reply. — " In a few minutes we shall be ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1829
9
Influence of Environmental Factors on the Control of Grape ...
1963 mauvais mauvais 1964 un desastre tres bien 1965 tres modere tres modere 1968 tres modere tres modere 1972 tres modere bonne moyenne 1973 detruit par la pluie bon 1974 pas de succes qualite moyenne 1977 mauvais, pas d' ...
R. Cavalloro, 1989
10
Les Bons Mots:
... “ruffian,” literally, “bad boy”; mau— vais lieu (maw'VAY lyuu), translated as “ dive” or “place of ill repute”; mauvais pas (maw'VAY pah), translated as “bad situation” or “tight spot,” literally, “bad step”; mauvais présage (maw'VAY pray~ ZAHZH), ...
Eugene Ehrlich, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAUVAIS PAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mauvais pas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Test Hatred : gros jeu de fachos ou hype à deux balles ?
On a ainsi pu se sortir d'un mauvais pas en se retranchant dans une maison dont on incendie l'entrée, ce qui ne freine pas les ardeurs de l'I.A. ... «Jeux Actu, Jun 15»
2
La vidéo du sauvetage d'un cheval, en Normandie, émeut les …
... de six sapeurs-pompiers, de trois plongeurs, de la police municipale et d'une entreprise de levage pour sortir le cheval de ce mauvais pas. «Normandie-actu, Apr 15»
3
Suisse-Europe: la partie de cache-cache continue
... la Suisse et l'UE doivent pouvoir discuter de tout, dans l'espoir de sortir la Confédération d'un très mauvais pas. Mais en aucun cas le club ... «swissinfo.ch, Feb 15»
4
Six ans d'influence américaine sous l'obédience de Barack Obama
Les démocrates ont réussi à le sauver de ce mauvais pas. Egypte & Sinaï. Obama a pris le parti d'installer la Confrérie des Frères Musulmans ... «Tel Avivre, Nov 14»
5
La Fantastique Histoire des Tortues Ninja. (2e partie …
En tirant les bébés-tortues de ce mauvais pas, Splinter s'est lui-même exposé au dangereux mutagène. Sous l'effet de la substance, les cinq ... «Actua BD, Oct 14»
6
Pas d'obstacle légal à des frappes en Syrie, dit Fabius
Je vous conjure Monsieur le président de faire tout ce qui est en votre pouvoir pour me sortir de ce mauvais pas." François Hollande s'est ... «Zaman, Sep 14»
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Niçois enlevé en Algérie: Fabius confirme l'authenticité de la vidéo
Il me retient en otage. Je vous conjure de faire tout ce qui sera en votre pouvoir pour me sortir de ce mauvais pas. Je vous en remercie." ... «Nice-Matin, Sep 14»
8
Aux Déchargeurs, l'extrémiste Bernard Sobel fomente un complot …
Grâce à la ruse et à de faux serments, sa sœur la sort de ce mauvais pas. Tout monde se retrouve devant le préfet qui, dans sa sagesse, ... «Rue89, Sep 14»
9
Evan Fournier, joker des Bleus
N'hésitant pas à prendre ses responsabilités, il a tiré les Bleus d'un mauvais pas par ses tirs et son agressivité vers le cercle. Cela lui a valu ... «la Nouvelle République, Sep 14»
10
Test : Quest for Infamy (PC)
... le Rogue emploiera plutôt la discrétion et/ou la subtilité tandis que le Sorcerer exploitera son livre de sorts afin de se sortir des mauvais pas. «Gamekult.com, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mauvais pas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mauvais-pas>. Apr 2024 ».
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