gênant
See also: genant
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gênant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒəˈnɑnt/
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Adjective
gênant (comparative gênanter, superlative gênantst)
- embarrassing
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛ.nɑ̃/, /ʒe.nɑ̃/
Adjective
gênant (feminine gênante, masculine plural gênants, feminine plural gênantes)
- embarrassing
- Arrête de me regarder comme ça, c'est gênant !
- Stop looking at me like that, it's embarrassing!
- troublesome, inconvenient
- un témoin gênant ― an inconvenient witness
Descendants
- ⇒ Czech: žinantní
- → Romanian: jenant
- → Swedish: genant
Participle
gênant
- 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