malgré lui

British  

/ malɡre lyi /

adverb

1. in spite of himself

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Example Sentences

Sganarelle The title of Molière's comedy – Le Médecin malgré lui – says it all.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010

In 1858 he made his first essay in opera comique, and produced "Le Médecin malgré lui," which met with remarkable success.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

Molière, it has been ascertained, discovered in the Italian theatre at Paris his "Médecin malgré lui," his "Etourdi," his "L'Avare," and his "Scapin."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac

Parts of it were reproduced in 'L'Amour Médecin,' and 'Le Médecin malgré lui.'

From The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant) by Wall, Charles Heron

Windham then quoted a phrase from Molière's "Médecin malgré lui": "If I cannot make him dumb, I will make you deaf."

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland