mauvais quart d'heure


mau·vais quart d'heure

foreign term \m-ve-kär-dœr\

Definition of MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE

: bad quarter hour : an uncomfortable though brief experience

Origin of MAUVAIS QUART D'HEURE

French

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