Usage examples of "bad news" in English with translation to French

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I've got bad news. J'ai de mauvaises nouvelles.
Are you ready to hear the bad news? Es-tu prêt à entendre la mauvaise nouvelle ?
I have bad news for you. J'ai de mauvaises nouvelles pour toi.
She blanched at the bad news. Elle pâlit à ces mauvaises nouvelles.
Well they say bad news travels fast. Les mauvaises nouvelles vont vite.
The bad news is only too true. Ces mauvaises nouvelles ne sont que trop vraies.
My mother prepared me for the bad news. Ma mère m'avait préparé à ces mauvaises nouvelles.
He looked grave when told the bad news. Il devint grave lorsqu'on l'informa des mauvaises nouvelles.
She was sorry to hear the bad news. Elle était désolée d'entendre les mauvaises nouvelles.
He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.
Bad news travels fast. Les mauvaises nouvelles ont des ailes.
On hearing the bad news, she burst into tears. En entendant les mauvaises nouvelles elle éclata en sanglots.
You can't hide the fact that you're having a hard time. Bad news travels fast you know. Tu ne peux pas cacher le fait que tu traverses une mauvaise passe. Les mauvaises nouvelles voyagent vite, tu sais.
Bad news is preferable to an absence of information. De mauvaises nouvelles sont préférables à pas de nouvelles du tout.
Bad news travels quickly. Les mauvaises nouvelles vont vite.
They smell bad. Ils puent.
I was surprised at the news of his sudden death. J'ai été surpris par la nouvelle de son décès soudain.
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
It's an interesting piece of news. C'est une information intéressante.
The bad weather marred the ceremony. Le mauvais temps a gâché la cérémonie.
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