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mauvais quart d'heure

/məʊˌveɪ kɑː(ɹ)ˈdɜː(ɹ)/

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(UK) 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

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