Ennuyé (en. Bored)
/ɑnywe/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
adjective
Who feels boredom.
After two hours of uninterrupted class, the students were all bored.
Après deux heures de cours sans interruption, les élèves étaient tous ennuyés.
Who is boring or tiresome.
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
Le film était tellement ennuyé que je me suis endormie.
Etymology
From the verb 'ennuyer', derived from Latin 'inodio', meaning 'to displease'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to be as bored as a dead rat
To be very bored, inactive, doing nothing.
s'ennuyer comme un rat mort
bored to death
To involve extreme boredom.
ennuyer à mourir
to bother someone
To annoy someone greatly.
faire chier quelqu'un
Related Words
boredom
State of discomfort or despair caused by lack of action or interest.
ennui
to annoy
To cause boredom to someone.
ennuyer
boring
Who provokes boredom.
ennuyeux
Slang Meanings
To be in a fog
He is so in a fog that he can't even manage to get bored.
Il est tellement dans le brouillard qu'il n'arrive même pas à s'ennuyer.
To have one's head elsewhere
When he is bored, he always has his head elsewhere.
Quand il s'ennuie, il a toujours la tête ailleurs.