déboire
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]déboire m (plural déboires)
- (figuratively and literally) unpleasant aftertaste, bad taste
- C’est une affaire qui ne lui a donné que des déboires.
- The matter only left him with a bad taste in his mouth.
Further reading
[edit]- “déboire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.