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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