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Dictionary translations for "pénible"

pénible adjective

pénible / pénible / pénibles / pénibles

hard [hɑ:d] (travail)

Apprendre l'anglais est pénible.

Learning English is hard work.

painful [ˈpeɪnful] (sentiments)

N'importe quelle tâche peut devenir pénible.

Any task may become painful.

arduous [ˈɑ:djuəs] (effort)

troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] (enfant)

heavy [ˈhevɪ] (tâche)

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Phrases with "pénible" (1)

travail pénible - drudgery

Contexts with "pénible"

Apprendre l'anglais est pénible. Learning English is hard work.

N'importe quelle tâche peut devenir pénible. Any task may become painful.

Une occasion de faire ce qui nous plait, en particulier de faire aussi peu de travail pénible que possible, est le désir secret de presque tout le monde. A chance to do as we please, especially to do as little hard work as possible, is a secret desire of almost everybody.

Mon retour en Afrique du Sud a fait remonter à la surface des souvenirs pénibles. Going back to South Africa had stirred up some painful memories for him.

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