nuisance

nuisance
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1 (annoyance) désagrément m ; the nuisance caused by heavy traffic le désagrément causé par la circulation intense ; the delay/noise was a nuisance le retard/le bruit a été très pénible ;
2 (annoying person) (child) peste f ; (adult) personne f pénible ; children can be little nuisances les enfants sont parfois de véritables pestes ; Mr Jenkins is a real nuisance M. Jenkins est vraiment pénible ; nuisances like him should not be on the committee des gens aussi pénibles que lui ne devraient pas faire partie du comité ; to be a nuisance to sb [person] ennuyer qn ; [action, noise, smell] gêner qn ; to make a nuisance of oneself embêter tout le monde ;
3 (inconvenience) gêne f ; to be a nuisance être gênant ; to cause a nuisance to sb gêner qn ; it's a nuisance that… c'est ennuyeux que… (+ subj) ; it's a nuisance for me to do cela me gêne de faire ; it's a nuisance doing/having to do c'est gênant de faire/de devoir faire ; the nuisance is that… l'ennui c'est que… ; what a nuisance! que c'est agaçant! ; I'm sorry to be such a nuisance excusez-moi de vous déranger tout le temps ; to have a nuisance value servir à embêter les gens ;
4 Jur nuisance f.

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