pénible

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible. By surface analysis, peine +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.nibl/
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Adjective

pénible (plural pénibles)

  1. painful, hard, displeasing
  2. annoying (about someone)
    Mon frère est si pénible lui!My brother is so annoying!

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: penibel
  • Dutch: penibel
  • German: penibel
  • Romanian: penibil
  • Swedish: penibel

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