terrible news

language: fr

definitions

  1. Unwelcome, distressing, or shocking information regarding a serious event, situation, or development; often implies significant negative consequences or emotional pain.
    fr: Mauvaises nouvelles
  2. A mildly unfavorable or inconvenient piece of information, often used humorously or hyperbolically to exaggerate minor setbacks or daily inconveniences.
    fr: Mauvaise nouvelle exagérée

examples

  1. Months passed, and terrible news began to reach the mansion.

    Les mois passèrent et de terribles nouvelles commencèrent à parvenir au manoir.

  2. The terrible news is that the café ran out of my favorite pastry this morning.

    La terrible nouvelle, c'est que le café n'avait plus ma pâtisserie préférée ce matin.