[Applied to actions] foolish, unwise, injudicious, improper, unreasonable, without reason, ridiculous, absurd, idiotic, silly, stupid, asinine; ill-imagined, ill-advised, ill-judged, ill-devised; mal entendu

Un matin, un cuirassier, qui avait fréquemment entendu prononcer le nom de Vernet, mais qui ne se rendait pas bien compte de la position du célèbre peintre, alla le trouver dans son atelier.

Il faut que j'aie mal entendu, car je vous estime.

There is so much repartee and sous-entendu in all French conversation that even foreigners who know the language well find it sometimes difficult to follow everything, and to translate quickly enough to keep one au courant is almost impossible.

Vous ... bien entendu....