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    Grand'peine (en. Great pain)

    /ɡʁɑ̃.pɛn/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Extreme difficulty in accomplishing something.
    She finished her work with great difficulty.
    Elle a fini son travail avec grand'peine.
    Intense effort required to achieve a goal.
    They managed to reach the destination after great difficulty.
    Ils ont réussi à arriver à la destination après grand'peine.
    Intense pain or suffering.
    He went through great difficulty after the loss of his friend.
    Il a traversé un grand'peine après la perte de son ami.

    Etymology

    Derived from 'grand' meaning large or immense and 'peine' denoting suffering or difficulty.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    with great difficulty
    Considerable difficulty in achieving something.
    avec grand'peine
    of great difficulty
    Through much effort or suffering.
    d'un grand'peine
    to be in great difficulty
    To be in a difficult situation.
    être en grand'peine

    Related Words

    pain
    Sensation of suffering or discomfort.
    peine
    suffering
    State of physical or emotional pain.
    souffrance
    difficulty
    Nature of what is difficult to achieve.
    difficulté

    Slang Meanings

    To strain oneself to do something.
    He had to strain himself to finish his project on time.
    Il a dû s'éreinter à finir son projet à temps.
    To shake things up.
    They only managed by shaking things up.
    Ils ne s'en sont sortis qu'en bousculant les choses.