English–French

“badmouth” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/mediʁ/

Example

Elle aime médire de ses collègues.

She likes to badmouth her colleagues.

Illustration for médire (badmouth)

How to say “badmouth” in French

“Badmouth” in French is médire.

A side conversation where a person's faults become the subject of shared talk while the person is away.

Full entry for médire: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with médire

Les amis ne devraient pas médire de quelqu'un en son absence.

Friends should not badmouth someone in their absence.

Tips for using médire

  • Médire takes de before the person targeted, so the construction is médire de quelqu'un rather than a direct-object construction.

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