faire de la peine

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ də la pɛn/
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Verb

faire de la peine

  1. (informal) to upset, to hurt, to pain, to hurt (someone's) feelings [with à ‘someone’]
    Synonym: attrister
  2. (informal) to look pitiful, to be pathetic [with à ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated as English feel sorry for with subject and object reversed)
    Synonym: faire pitié
    Tu me fais de la peine. ― I feel sorry for you.

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