compliquer

to complicate, to make difficult

k ɔ̃ . p l i . k e
compliqu complicate + er Infinitive
verb Rare #43,737
to complicate, to make difficult
FR: Il ne faut pas compliquer les choses.
EN: You shouldn’t complicate things.
Conjugation of compliquer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First complique —
Third complique —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First complique —
Third complique —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second complique —
compliquer

Les choses viennent de se compliquer.

Things have just gotten complicated.

— Black Panther (2018)

Les femmes ont le don de compliquer les choses.

Women have a knack for complicating things.

Quelque chose qui risque de se compliquer ?

Something that might get complicated?

Ce salaud allait à coup sûr compliquer les choses.

That bastard was definitely going to complicate things.

Je ne veux pas me compliquer la vie avec tout ça !

I don't want to complicate my life with all that!

Ton problème Atlas c'est que tu aimes trop compliquer les choses.

Your problem, Atlas, is that you like to make things too complicated.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)