pénible

See also: penible

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible. By surface analysis, peine +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.nibl/
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Adjective

pénible (plural pénibles)

  1. painful, hard, displeasing
  2. annoying (about someone)
    Mon frère est si pénible lui! ― My brother is so annoying!

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: penibel
  • → Dutch: penibel
  • → German: penibel
  • → Romanian: penibil
  • → Swedish: penibel

Further reading

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