enquiquiner

enquiquiner (inf) [ɑ̃kikine]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

( = importuner) to annoy ; ( = préoccuper) to worry ; ( = lasser) to bore

2. reflexive verb

► s'enquiquiner ( = se morfondre) to be bored

• s'enquiquiner à faire ( = se donner du mal) to go to a heck of a lot of trouble to do (inf)

• ne t'enquiquine pas avec ça don't bother (yourself) with that

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1.

(colloq) ɑ̃kikine verbe transitif

enquiquiner quelqu'un — (agacer) to get on somebody's nerves, to irritate somebody; (importuner) to pester somebody

2.

s'enquiquiner verbe pronominal

s'enquiquiner à faire — to go to the trouble of doing

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ɑ̃kikine vt *

enquiquiner qn — to get on sb's nerves *

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enquiquiner○ verb table: aimer

A vtr enquiquiner qn (agacer) to get on sb's nerves, to irritate sb; (importuner) to pester sb; ça m'enquiquine d'y aller it's a real pain○ having to go there; tu serais bien enquiquiné si tu perdais ta clé you would be in a real mess if you lost your key.

B s'enquiquiner vpr

1 (s'ennuyer) to be bored, to be bored stiff○;

2 (se donner du mal) s'enquiquiner à faire to go to the trouble ou bother of doing; je me suis enquiquiné à réparer ce vélo I went to (a heck○ of) a lot of trouble to mend this bike; tu ne vas pas t'enquiquiner à tout refaire? you're not going to waste your time doing everything again?

[ɑ̃kikine] verbe transitif

(familier)

1. [ennuyer] to bore (stiff)

2. [irriter] to bug

je les enquiquine! to hell with them!

3. [importuner]

se faire enquiquiner to be hassled

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s'enquiquiner verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) [s'ennuyer] to be bored (stiff)

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s'enquiquiner à verbe pronominal plus préposition

(familier)

je ne vais pas m'enquiquiner à tout recopier I can't be fagged (UK) ou bothered to copy it out again