dire du mal
Meanings
Verb
1. to speak ill of, to cast aspersions on, to badmouth, to slag off, to backbite, to talk about (someone) behind their back (informal)
Examples21
C'est le dernier à dire du mal des autres.
He is the last person to speak ill of others.
Je n'aime pas dire du mal des autres.
I don't like to speak ill of others.
Je ne veux pas dire du mal des morts.
I don't want to speak ill of the dead.
Il ne faut pas dire du mal des morts.
You mustn't speak ill of the dead.
Vous ne devez pas dire du mal des morts.
You mustn't speak ill of the dead.
Tu ne dois pas dire du mal des morts.
You mustn't speak ill of the dead.