problème — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conundrum noun A confusing or difficult problem, often one without a clear solution.
- issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
- problem noun A difficult situation or matter that needs to be solved or dealt with.
- trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
Senses
problème is used for these senses in English:
- ball game (figurative) Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.
- conundrum A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
- fly in the ointment (idiomatic) Something (especially a minor thing) which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant; a nuisance or problem; a disagreeable or unpleasant detail.
- issue (US, originally, _, psychology, usually, in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now, _, informal, figurative, _, and, _) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.
- trouble Difficulty in doing something.
issue — full definition
- noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
- noun A single edition of a magazine, newspaper, or comic.
- verb To officially give out, publish, or send something into circulation.