Dambreuse (en. Dambreuse)

/dɑ̃bʁøz/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Who is boring, unpleasant.
This person is really dambreuse, I don't want to talk to her.
Cette personne est vraiment dambreuse, je n'ai pas envie de lui parler.
Refers to a bothersome or heavy behavior.
Her dambreuse attitude made me uncomfortable during the meeting.
Son attitude dambreuse m'a mis mal à l'aise lors de la réunion.

Etymology

The term comes from the verb 'dambrouiller', which means to tangle or to make confused.

Common Phrases and Expressions

She's such a dambreuse!
She is a very annoying person!
C'est une dambreuse !
Don't be dambreuse!
Don't behave in an unpleasant way!
Ne sois pas dambreuse !

Related Words

dambrouiller
To confuse, to make unclear.
dambrouiller
heaviness
The characteristic of something that is heavy, unpleasant.
lourdeur

Slang Meanings

A person who is being affected or pretentious.
Look at that girl, she's so dambreuse with her tantrums.
Regarde cette fille, elle est tellement dambreuse avec ses crises.
Describes a heavy atmosphere.
That evening was dambreuse, no one was having fun.
Cette soirée était dambreuse, personne ne s'amusait.