gênant

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See also: genant

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French gênant

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒənɑnt/
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Adjective

gênant (comparative gênanter, superlative gênantst)

  1. embarrassing

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛ.nɑ̃/, /ʒe.nɑ̃/

Adjective

gênant (feminine gênante, masculine plural gênants, feminine plural gênantes)

  1. embarrassing
    Arrête de me regarder comme ça, c’est gênant !
    Stop looking at me like that, it's embarassing!
  2. troublesome, inconvenient
    un témoin gênantan inconvenient witness

Descendants

  • Czech: žinantní

Participle

gênant

  1. present participle of gêner

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