| Principales traductions |
| gêner⇒ vtr | (déranger) | disturb⇒, bother⇒ vtr |
| | Tu ne me gênes jamais lorsque tu passes à l'improviste. |
| | You never bother me when you drop by unannounced. |
| gêner vtr | (embarrasser, mettre mal à l'aise) | embarrass⇒ vtr |
| | | discomfit⇒, disconcert⇒, unsettle⇒ vtr |
| | | make [sb] uncomfortable vtr + adj |
| | Cette question gêne le directeur. Tous ces cadeaux me gênent : je ne les mérite pas ! |
| | I'm embarrassed by all these presents; I don't deserve them! |
| | This question makes the manager uncomfortable. |
| gêner vtr | (causer une gêne physique) | annoy⇒ vtr |
| | | get on your nerves v expr |
| | | get in the way v expr |
| | Mes lunettes me gênent quand je veux faire du sport. Ce gros sac me gêne quand je marche. |
| | My glasses annoy me when I want to play sport. |
| | This big bag gets in the way when I'm walking. |
| gêner vtr | (entraver) | obstruct⇒ vtr |
| | | interfere with [sth] vi + prep |
| | | get in the way of [sth] v expr |
| | Des branches gênaient la circulation. |
| | Il faudrait retirer ces pierres : elles gênent le passage. |
| | The branches were obstructing the traffic. |
| se gêner⇒ v pron | (se déranger) | be in each other's way v expr |
| | Nous nous gênons à cinq dans ma chambre. |
| | With five of us in my room, we are in each other's way. |
| ne pas se gêner pour faire [qch] loc v | (ne pas hésiter à faire [qch]) | not hesitate to do [sth] v expr |
| | | waste no time in doing [sth] v expr |
| | Si mon voisin faisait trop de bruit, je ne me gênerais pas pour le lui dire. |
| | If my neighbour was making too much noise, I wouldn't hesitate to tell him so. |