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pénible [penibl]adjectivea. ( = fatigant, difficile) [travail, voyage] hard ; [personne] tiresome• il est vraiment pénible [enfant] he's a real nuisance ; [adulte] he's a real pain in the neck (inf)• il m'est pénible d'avoir à vous dire que... I'm sorry to have to tell you that...* * *penibladjectif [effort, impression] painful; [travail] hard; [voyage] difficult; [personne] tiresomec'est pénible! — it's such a pain! (colloq)
* * *penibl adj1) (travail) hardTravailler sur un chantier est pénible. — Working on a building site is hard.
2) (moralement) painful"il m'est pénible de..." — "I'm sorry to..."
3) (personne, caractère) tiresomeêtre pénible [personne] — to be a nuisance
Il est vraiment pénible. — He's a real nuisance.
* * *pénible adj1 ( difficile) [effort, impression] painful; [travail] hard; [voyage, ascension] difficult; c'est une situation pénible à supporter the situation is difficult to bear;2 ( agaçant) [personne] tiresome; être pénible to be tiresome ou a pain○; c'est un enfant pénible he's a difficult child; c'est pénible, ces retards constants! these constant delays are so tiresome!; c'est pénible! it's such a pain○![penibl] adjectifelle trouve de plus en plus pénible de monter les escaliers it gets harder and harder for her to climb the stairs3. [difficile à supporter] tiresometu es pénible, tu sais! you're a real pain in the neck ou a nuisance!
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