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embêtant

annoying, bothersome

adjective ahm-beh-TAHN Rare

Usage Note

Embêtant is an informal adjective for something troublesome or inconvenient, roughly equivalent to 'annoying' or 'what a nuisance'. It is softer than énervant or agaçant. The feminine form is embêtante. The verb embêter means 'to bother' and the reflexive s'embêter means 'to be bored'.

Examples

"C'est embêtant d'attendre si longtemps."

Natural Translation

It's annoying to wait so long.

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