gênant

See also: genant

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French gênant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒəˈnɑnt/

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Adjective

gênant (comparative gênanter, superlative gênantst)

1. embarrassing

Related terms

• gêne
• generen

 

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 embarrassing!

2. troublesome, inconvenient

   un témoin gênant ― an inconvenient witness

Descendants

• ⇒ Czech: žinantní
• → Romanian: jenant
• → Swedish: genant

Participle

gênant

1. present participle of gêner

Further reading

• “gênant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “gênant” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Anagrams

• nagent