Grammatical class
Adjective
gênant
embarrassing
Details
Syllables
gê-nant
Phonetics
ʒɛ.nɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
22403
Freq. (movies)
35881
Freq. (news)
12196
Variants
Sentences
Arrête de me regarder comme ça, c’est gênant !
Stop looking at me like that, it's embarrassing!
A1
Un témoin gênant
An inconvenient witness
A1
C'est gênant.
It's embarrassing.
A1
C'est très gênant.
It's very embarrassing.
A1
C'est un peu gênant.
It's a little embarrassing.
A1
C'est plutôt gênant.
It's rather embarrassing.
A1
Comme c'est gênant!
How embarrassing!
A2
C'était horriblement gênant. Ils rirent de moi.
It was mortifying. They laughed at me.
B1
Ce silence gênant est insupportable.
This awkward silence is insufferable.
B2