Commérages (en. Gossip)

/kɔmɛraʒ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Feeling of discomfort or inner torment.

She expresses her woes through her poetry.

Elle exprime ses commérages à travers sa poésie.

Emotional or psychological suffering.

The woes he feels prevent him from concentrating.

Les commérages qu'il ressent l'empêchent de se concentrer.

Invisible pains that disturb the mind.

His woes had become unbearable.

Ses commérages étaient devenus insupportables.

Originating from the verb 'commérer', deriving from the Latin 'commerare', meaning 'to speak together'.

to have woes

To be preoccupied with worries or internal pains.

avoir des commérages

to express one's woes

To share one's concerns or sufferings.

exprimer ses commérages

anxiety

State of intense distress, often without clear cause.

angoisse

sadness

Emotion of grief or despair.

tristesse

suffering

State of physical or moral pain.

souffrance

State of intense anxiety or stress.

He is in woes because of his job.

Il est en commérages à cause de son travail.

Persistent depressive malaise.

Recently, she experiences woes at every moment.

Ces derniers temps, elle vit des commérages à chaque instant.