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ils gênent

bother, disturb

→ gêner
gên to bother, to inconvenience + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #42,580
bother, disturb Can also mean to inconvenience or embarrass someone, depending on context.
FR: Ces bruits gênent les voisins.
EN: These noises bother the neighbors.
Conjugation of gêner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gêne —
Second gênes gênez
Third gêne gênent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gêne —
Second gênes —
Third gêne gênent

Les flics se gênent pas !

The cops have no shame!

— Yi Yi (2000)

Ils ne te gênent pas beaucoup.

They don't bother you much.

— À bout de course (1988)

C'est pas vos pieds qui me gênent, c'est votre vice !

It's not your feet that bother me, it's your vice!

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Sans compter qu'ils me gênent !

Not to mention, they get in my way!

Vos visiteurs vous gênent ?

Are your visitors bothering you?

— Solaris (1972)

Les araignées ne gênent pas les hiboux ?

Don't spiders bother the owls?

— Benni (2019)