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mau (adj)
   bad, poor; queasy, sick
mau (adv)
   badly, poorly

Glück für den US-Regisseur Ben Stiller: Seine Kriegsfilmparodie “Tropic Thunder” schwächelt nach einem mauen Kinowochenende auf Platz eins der deutschen Kino-Charts — und liegt damit vor Batman und “Wanted”.
Luck for US director Ben Stiller: His war movie parody Tropic Thunder shows signs of weakness after a poor movie weekend in first place on the German movie charts — and beats Batman and Wanted in the process.

Related Words:
Mir ist mau. I feel sick.
Die Geschäfte gehen mau. Business is bad/slack.

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