Grammatical class

Adjective

gênant

embarrassing

Details

Syllables

gê-nant

Phonetics

ʒɛ.nɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

22403

Freq. (movies)

35881

Freq. (news)

12196

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