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penser à mal

French, verb/pɑ̃.se a mal/

penser à mal is a French verb meaning “to mean harm, to mean to hurt someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avoir quelque mauvaise intention”.

What does penser à mal mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to mean harm, to mean to hurt someone

    sans penser à mal

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Avoir quelque mauvaise intention.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce penser à mal?

  • /pɑ̃.se a mal/
  • \pɑ̃.se a mal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.