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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. troubler [tʀuble] VB trans

1. troubler (brouiller):

troubler eau, vin
to make [sth] cloudy, to cloud
troubler vue, image
to blur
troubler la réception des images
to interfere with reception

2. troubler (déranger):

troubler silence, sommeil, pays, personne
to disturb
troubler réunion, spectacle, projets
to disrupt
troubler l'ordre public (un individu)
to cause a breach of the peace
troubler l'ordre public (groupe d'insurgés)
to disturb the peace
en ces temps troublés
in these troubled times

3. troubler (déconcerter):

troubler accusé, candidat, élève
to disconcert
être troublé (gêné)
to be flustered
être profondément troublé par qc mauvaise nouvelle, mort
to be deeply disturbed by sth
quelque chose me trouble (rendre perplexe)
something's bothering ou puzzling me

4. troubler (égarer):

troubler jugement, raison, esprit, assurance
to affect

5. troubler (mettre en émoi):

troubler liter
to disturb euph

II. se troubler VB refl

1. se troubler (perdre contenance):

se troubler personne, candidat, accusé:
to become flustered
répondre sans se troubler
to answer without getting flustered

2. se troubler (devenir trouble):

se troubler liquide:
to become cloudy, to cloud
se troubler idées:
to become confused
ma vue se troubla
my eyes became blurred

I. trouble [tʀubl] ADJ

1. trouble (pas transparent):

trouble eau, vin
cloudy
trouble verres, vitres
smudgy

2. trouble (flou):

trouble image, photo
blurred
trouble contours
vague, blurred
j'ai la vue trouble (temporaire)
my eyes are blurred
j'ai la vue trouble (permanent)
I have blurred vision

3. trouble:

trouble (équivoque) sentiment
confused
trouble relation
equivocal
trouble (louche) affaire, milieu, personnage
shady
trouble comportement
shifty

II. trouble [tʀubl] ADV

je vois trouble (temporaire)
my eyes are blurred
je vois trouble (permanent)
I have blurred vision

III. trouble [tʀubl] N m

1. trouble (insécurité):

trouble
unrest

2. trouble (mésentente, malaise):

semer le trouble
to sow discord
jeter le trouble
to stir up trouble
jeter le trouble dans les esprits
to sow confusion in people's minds

3. trouble:

trouble (confusion)
confusion
trouble (gêne)
embarrassment
ton trouble était visible (gêne)
you were visibly embarrassed ou flustered
éprouver ou ressentir un certain trouble
to feel rather confused
dominer son trouble
to overcome one's confusion
pour apaiser ou dissiper son trouble
to put him/her at ease

4. trouble (émoi):

trouble
emotion
ressentir un trouble
to feel an emotion
le premier trouble amoureux
the first stirrings of love

5. trouble MED:

trouble
disorder
troubles digestifs/nerveux/de la vue/du sommeil (peut-être graves)
digestive/nervous/visual/sleep disorders
de légers troubles gastriques (pas graves)
minor gastric problems
troubles de la personnalité/du comportement/du langage
personality/behavioural Brit /speech disorders
trouble fonctionnel
functional disorder
troubles de la mémoire
memory problems

IV. trouble [tʀubl] N mpl

trouble
unrest uncountable
trouble
disturbances
de graves troubles ont éclaté
serious disturbances have broken out
réprimer des troubles
to quell unrest
troubles ethniques
ethnic unrest

V. trouble [tʀubl]

trouble musculo-squelettique, TMS MED
musculoskeletal injury, MSI, RSI
trouble obsessionnel compulsif, TOC PSYCH
obsessive compulsive disorder

trouble-fête <pl trouble-fête, trouble-fêtes> [tʀubləfɛt] N mf

trouble-fête
spoilsport
jouer les trouble-fête
to be a spoilsport
fomentateur de troubles
agitator
English
English
French
French
disturbance (riot)
troubles mpl
to cause a disturbance of the peace
troubler l'ordre public
disturbance
trouble m
unrest
troubles mpl
personality disorder
troubles mpl de la personnalité
mischief-maker
semeur/-euse m/f de troubles
troublemaker
fauteur/-trice m/f de troubles
mental/physical/visual impairment
troubles mpl mentaux/moteurs/visuels
impairment of vision/hearing
troubles mpl de la vue/de l'ouïe

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. troubler [tʀuble] VB trans

1. troubler (gêner fortement):

troubler
to disrupt

2. troubler (perturber):

troubler
to bother

3. troubler (déranger):

troubler
to disturb

4. troubler (émouvoir):

troubler
to unsettle
troubler sexuellement
to arouse

5. troubler MED:

troubler digestion, facultés mentales
to disturb

6. troubler (altérer la clarté):

troubler atmosphère, ciel
to cloud
troubler l'eau
to make the water cloudy

II. troubler [tʀuble] VB refl

se troubler (devenir trouble)
to become cloudy
se troubler mémoire
to become blurred

I. trouble1 [tʀubl] ADJ

1. trouble (↔ limpide):

trouble image, vue
blurred
trouble liquide
cloudy
trouble lumière
dull

2. trouble (équivoque):

trouble période
dismal

II. trouble1 [tʀubl] ADV

voir trouble
to have blurred vision

trouble2 [tʀubl] N m

1. trouble pl MED:

trouble
disorder
trouble psychiques, mentaux
distress no pl

2. trouble pl (désordre):

trouble politiques, sociaux
unrest

3. trouble (désarroi):

trouble
confusion

4. trouble (agitation):

trouble
turmoil

trouble-fête <trouble-fêtes> [tʀubləfɛt] N mf

trouble-fête
spoilsport
troubles gastriques
stomach problems
fauteur de désordre/troubles
troublemaker
English
English
French
French
shell shock
troubles mpl nerveux
troublemaker
fauteur(-trice) m (f) de troubles
unrest
troubles mpl
disorder
troubles mpl
kidney/mental disorder
troubles rénaux/mentaux
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. troubler [tʀuble] VB trans

1. troubler (gêner fortement):

troubler
to disrupt

2. troubler (perturber):

troubler
to bother

3. troubler (déranger):

troubler
to disturb

4. troubler (émouvoir):

troubler
to unsettle
troubler sexuellement
to arouse

5. troubler MED:

troubler digestion, facultés mentales
to disturb

6. troubler (altérer la clarté):

troubler atmosphère, ciel
to cloud
troubler l'eau
to make the water cloudy

II. troubler [tʀuble] VB refl

troubler se troubler (devenir trouble):

troubler
to become cloudy
troubler mémoire
to become blurred

I. trouble1 [tʀubl] ADJ

1. trouble (↔ limpide):

trouble image, vue
blurred
trouble liquide
cloudy
trouble lumière
dull

2. trouble (équivoque):

trouble période
dismal

II. trouble1 [tʀubl] ADV

voir trouble
to have blurred vision

trouble2 [tʀubl] N m

1. trouble pl MED:

trouble
disorder
trouble psychiques, mentaux
distress

2. trouble pl (désordre):

trouble politiques, sociaux
unrest

3. trouble (désarroi):

trouble
confusion

4. trouble (agitation):

trouble
turmoil

trouble-fête <trouble-fêtes> [tʀubləfɛt] N mf

trouble-fête
spoilsport
troubles gastriques
stomach problems
fauteur de désordre/troubles
troublemaker
English
English
French
French
shell shock
troubles mpl nerveux
learning disability
troubles mpl d'apprentissage
troublemaker
fauteur (-trice) m (f) de troubles
unrest
troubles mpl
Présent
jetrouble
tutroubles
il/elle/ontrouble
noustroublons
voustroublez
ils/ellestroublent
Imparfait
jetroublais
tutroublais
il/elle/ontroublait
noustroublions
voustroubliez
ils/ellestroublaient
Passé simple
jetroublai
tutroublas
il/elle/ontroubla
noustroublâmes
voustroublâtes
ils/ellestroublèrent
Futur simple
jetroublerai
tutroubleras
il/elle/ontroublera
noustroublerons
voustroublerez
ils/ellestroubleront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

des troubles caractériels
emotional problems
voir trouble
to have blurred vision
organes/maladies/troubles respiratoires
respiratory organs/illnesses
troubles gastriques
stomach problems
troubler l'eau
to make the water cloudy
se troubler (devenir trouble)
to become cloudy
se troubler mémoire
to become blurred
fauteur de désordre/troubles
troublemaker
speech impediment
troubles mpl de l'élocution
troublemaker
fauteur(-trice) m (f) de troubles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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