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1 ennui
ennui [ɑ̃nyi]masculine nouna. ( = désœuvrement) boredom ; ( = monotonie) tediumb. ( = tracas) problem• faire or causer des ennuis à qn to make trouble for sb• l'ennui, c'est que... the trouble is that...* * *ɑ̃nɥinom masculin1) ( sentiment) boredomc'est à mourir d'ennui — it's enough to bore you stiff ou to death
2) ( problème) problem* * *ɑ̃nɥi nm1) (= lassitude) boredomC'est à mourir d'ennui. — It's enough to bore you to death.
2) (= difficulté) trouble no plavoir des ennuis — to have problems, to have trouble
s'attirer des ennuis — to cause problems for o.s., to bring trouble on o.s.
* * *ennui nm1 ( sentiment) boredom; tromper l'ennui to escape from boredom; c'est à mourir d'ennui it's enough to bore you stiff ou to death; quel ennui! what a bore!;2 ( problème) problem; parler de ses ennuis to discuss one's problems ou troubles; ennuis familiaux family problems ou troubles; avoir des ennuis to have problems; j'ai des ennuis avec la police I'm in trouble with the police; créer des ennuis à qn to make trouble for sb; le seul ennui c'est que the only trouble is that; s'attirer des ennuis to run into trouble (avec with); ennuis d'argent money worries ou problems; ennuis de santé health problems; il m'a cherché des ennuis he tried to create problems for me; ennuis pulmonaires lung problems ou trouble; ennuis mécaniques mechanical problems.un ennui ne vient jamais seul it never rains but it pours.[ɑ̃nɥi] nom masculindes ennuis trouble, troubles, problemsl'ennui c'est que... the trouble is that...2. [lassitude] boredomc'était à mourir d'ennui it was dreadfully ou deadly boring3. (littéraire) [mélancolie] ennui -
2 ennui
boredom, bother, tediousness, tedium
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tedium — tedium, boredom, ennui, doldrums are comparable when they denote a state of dissatisfaction and weariness. Tedium suggests a repression of energy for lack of a proper or adequate outlet, and dullness or lowness of spirits resulting from irksome… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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tedium — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being tedious … English terms dictionary
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tedium — [[t]ti͟ːdiəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n If you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. She began to wonder whether she wouldn t go mad with the tedium of the job. Syn: boredom … English dictionary
tedium — noun 1) she loathed the tedium of housework Syn: monotony, boredom, ennui, uniformity, routine, dreariness, dryness, banality, vapidity, insipidity Ant: variety 2) I dozed off during the tedium of the third act … Thesaurus of popular words
tedium — noun (U) the quality of being tedious: She hated the tedium of life in a small country village … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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