problème

See also: probleme and Probleme

French

Etymology

From Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.blɛm/

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• Homophone: problèmes
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

problème m (plural problèmes)

1. problem
2. trouble

Derived terms

• problématique
• problémiste

Further reading

• “problème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.