problème
See also: probleme and Probleme
French
Etymology
From Middle French probleme, a borrowing from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.blɛm/
Audio (France) (file) Audio (Quebec) (file) - Homophone: problèmes
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Noun
problème m (plural problèmes)
- problem
- trouble
Derived terms
- pas de problème
- poser problème
- sans problème
Related terms
- problématique
- problématiser
- problémiste
Descendants
- → Luxembourgish: Problem
- → Polish: problem
- → Romanian: problemă
- → Turkish: problem
Further reading
- “problème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.