gêner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
- bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
- disturb verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
- embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
- gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
Senses
gêner is used for these senses in English:
- annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- cringe (intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
- disturb (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- gall (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- in the way (idiomatic) Obstructing, blocking, or hindering.
bother — full definition
- verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
- noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
- intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.