Grammatical class

Noun

dilemme

dilemma

Details

Syllables

di-lem-me

Phonetics

di.lɛm

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

23741

Freq. (movies)

10913

Freq. (news)

13234

Sentences

Ce n'est pas un dilemme.

It isn't an either-or situation.

A1

Je comprends ton dilemme.

I understand your dilemma.

A1

Je fais face à un dilemme.

I face a dilemma.

A1

Tom fait face à un dilemme.

Tom faces a conundrum.

A2

Il n'a jamais rencontré un tel dilemme de sa vie.

Never in his life had he encountered such a dilemma.

A2

Quand les deux filles dirent à Jean qu'elles avaient de l'affection pour lui, il eut le dilemme de choisir avec quelle fille il voulait être.

When both girls told John they had feelings for him, he was in a quandary as to which girl he should be with.

B2