déboire
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdéboire 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.