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    S'ennuyer (en. To be bored)

    /s‿an.nɥi.je/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To experience a lack of interest or stimulation.
    He is bored during the boring classes.
    Il s'ennuie pendant les cours ennuyeux.
    To be unpleasantly idle.
    She is bored at home with nothing to do.
    Elle s'ennuie chez elle sans rien à faire.
    To feel sad or melancholic due to a lack of activities.
    After several days without friends, he started to feel bored.
    Après plusieurs jours sans amis, il a commencé à s'ennuyer.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'ennuyer', which comes from old French 'enuiier', derived from Latin 'inodiare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be bored to death
    To feel extreme boredom.
    s'ennuyer à mourir
    not to be bored
    To be busy and interested.
    ne pas s'ennuyer

    Related Words

    boredom
    A state of lack of interest, intellectual or emotional fatigue.
    ennui
    fatigue
    A state of weariness or low energy caused by a lack of stimulation.
    fatigue

    Slang Meanings

    To be in another world
    When I'm not listening in class, I'm in another world.
    Quand je n'écoute pas en classe, je suis sur une autre planète.
    To be out of it
    The plot of the movie was so slow that I was out of it.
    L'intrigue du film était si lente que j'étais dans le flou.