pénible
See also: penible
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible. By surface analysis, peine + -ible.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpénible (plural pénibles)
- painful, hard, displeasing
- annoying (about someone)
- Mon frère est si pénible lui! ― My brother is so annoying!
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “pénible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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