Grammatical class

Verb

ennuyer

to afflict with boredom; to bore

Details

Syllables

en-nuyer

Phonetics

ɑ̃.nɥi.je

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

5558

Freq. (movies)

4981

Freq. (news)

18474

Sentences

J’espère que je ne vous ai pas ennuyé.

I hope I haven’t bored you.

A1

Arrête de m'ennuyer !

Stop bothering me!

A1

Il semblait s'ennuyer.

He seemed bored.

A1

S'ennuyer est un péché.

To be bored is a sin.

A1

Tom commence à s'ennuyer.

Tom is getting bored.

A1

Je déteste m'ennuyer.

I hate being bored.

A2

Je commence à m'ennuyer.

I'm starting to get bored.

A2

Tu as l'air de t'ennuyer.

It looks like you're bored.

B1

Le secret d'ennuyer est celui de tout dire.

The secret of boring people is saying all that can be said on a subject.

B1

Je n'ai pas dit un mot de peur de l'ennuyer.

I didn't say a word for fear I should annoy him.

B1

Je peux regarder la télé toute la journée sans m'ennuyer.

I can watch TV all day without getting bored.

B1

Il disait ne pas s'ennuyer.

He said that he wasn't bored.

B2