gêner

to bother, to inconvenience

ʒ e . n e
gên to bother, to inconvenience + er Infinitive
verb Rare #26,421
to bother, to inconvenience Can also mean to make someone feel uncomfortable.
FR: Je ne veux pas te gêner.
EN: I don't want to bother you.
Conjugation of gêner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gêne —
Second gênes gênez
Third gêne gênent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gêne —
Second gênes —
Third gêne gênent
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second gêne gênez
gêner
Past
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third gênait —
Conditional
SingularPlural
Third gênerait —

C'est supposé te gêner et te forcer de choisir de mener ou, au moins, de suivre.

It’s supposed to bother you and force you to choose whether to lead or, at the very least, follow.

— Idiocracy (2006)

On ne veut pas gêner.

We don't want to bother anyone.

— Incendies (2010)

Tu ne fais que me gêner.

You're just bothering me.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Ça va gêner un peu.

It might be a little inconvenient.

— Roma (2018)

Écoutez, Docteur Kelley, je ne suis pas là pour vous gêner.

Listen, Dr. Kelley, I'm not here to bother you.

— Nuremberg (2025)

C'est petit, je vais gêner.

It's small, I'll be in the way.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Tu vas la gêner.

You're going to embarrass her.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

J'ai pas osé dire oui, de peur de te gêner.

I didn’t dare say yes, for fear of making you uncomfortable.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je ne ferais que vous gêner.

I would only be in your way.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Elle va se gêner !

She's going to be shy!

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Ma brutalité n'avait pas l'air de te gêner.

My roughness didn't seem to bother you.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Cela ne doit pas le gêner.

That shouldn't bother him.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Il ne va pas nous gêner.

He won't bother us.

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Nous ne voulons pas vous gêner.

We don't want to bother you.

— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)

On va se gêner.

We're not going to hold back.

— Taxi (1998)

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