enquiquinant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for enquiquinant in the French»English Dictionary

enquiquinant (enquiquinante) [ɑ̃kikinɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ inf

1. enquiquinant (agaçant):

enquiquinant (enquiquinante) bruit, changement

annoying, irritating

elle est enquiquinante, celle-là!

she's a real pain! inf

2. enquiquinant (ennuyeux):

enquiquinant (enquiquinante) travail

boring

I.enquiquiner [ɑ̃kikine] inf VB trans

enquiquiner qn (agacer)

to get on sb's nerves, to irritate sb

enquiquiner qn (importuner)

to pester sb

ça m'enquiquine d'y aller

it's a real pain having to go there inf

tu serais bien enquiquiné si tu perdais ta clé

you would be in a real mess if you lost your key

II.s'enquiquiner VB refl

1. s'enquiquiner (s'ennuyer):

s'enquiquiner

to be bored

s'enquiquiner

to be bored stiff inf

2. s'enquiquiner (se donner du mal):

s'enquiquiner à faire

to go to the trouble ou bother of doing

je me suis enquiquiné à réparer ce vélo

I went to a lot of trouble to mend this bike

je me suis enquiquiné à réparer ce vélo

I went to a heck of a lot of trouble to mend this bike inf

tu ne vas pas t'enquiquiner à tout refaire?

you're not going to waste your time doing everything again?

Translations for enquiquinant in the English»French Dictionary

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he's been a real little stinker today (child)

il est vraiment enquiquinant aujourd'hui! inf

nag

enquiquiner inf (about au sujet de)

to nag sb into doing

enquiquiner qn pour qu'il/elle fasse inf

stop nagging!

arrête de m'enquiquiner! inf

all you do is nag!

tu n'arrêtes pas de m'enquiquiner! inf

to nag at sb

enquiquiner qn inf

to nag at sb to do

enquiquiner qn pour qu'il/elle fasse inf

it's a real pain

c'est très enquiquinant inf

enquiquinant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for enquiquinant in the French»English Dictionary

enquiquinant(e) [ɑ̃kikinɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ inf

être enquiquinant

to be a pain

I.enquiquiner [ɑ̃kikine] VB trans inf (importuner)

enquiquiner qn avec qc

to pester sb with sth

II.enquiquiner [ɑ̃kikine] VB refl inf

1. enquiquiner (s'ennuyer):

s'enquiquiner

to be bored

2. enquiquiner (se donner du mal):

s'enquiquiner avec qc/à +infin

to put oneself out over sth/to +infin

enquiquinant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

enquiquiner qn avec qc

to pester sb with sth

s'enquiquiner

to be bored

s'enquiquiner avec qc/à +infin

to put oneself out over sth/to +infin

être enquiquinant

to be a pain