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1 pire
pire [piʀ]1. adjective• j'ai déjà entendu pire ! I've heard worse!2. masculine noun• le pire c'est que... the worst of it (all) is that...* * *piʀ
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1) ( comparatif) worse ( que than)2) ( superlatif) worst
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nom masculin••il n'y a pire eau que l'eau qui dort — Proverbe still waters run deep Proverbe
* * *piʀ1. adj1) (comparatif) worseC'est encore pire qu'avant. — It's even worse than before.
2) (superlatif)le pire...; la pire... — the worst...
C'est la pire journée que j'aie jamais passée. — That's the worst day I've ever had.
2. nmLe pire c'est qu'il a perdu ses clefs. — The worst of it is that he lost his keys.
Le pire de tout, c'est qu'on s'ennuie tout le temps. — Worst of all, we're always bored.
Ce gamin est le pire de la bande. — That boy is the worst in the group.
* * *A adj1 ( comparatif) worse (que than); c'est bien pire it's much worse; c'est encore pire it's even worse; c'est dix fois pire it's ten times as bad; il y a bien pire encore there's much worse;2 ( superlatif) worst; un escroc de la pire espèce a swindler of the worst kind; il a raconté les pires mensonges he told the most wicked lies.B nm,f worst; les pires the worst; le pire des imbéciles the biggest fool; le pire des deux the worse of the two.C nm le pire the worst; s'attendre au pire to expect the worst; craindre le pire to fear the worst; le pire c'est que the worst of it all is that; au pire at the very worst; le pire est à venir there's worse in store.[pir] adjectifsi je dors, c'est pire encore if I sleep, it's even worseil n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre (proverbe) there's none so deaf as he who will not hearse livrer aux pires horreurs to commit the worst ou foulest abominations————————[pir] nom masculindans le pire des cas, (en mettant les choses) au pire at worst
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