énerver

/e.nɛʁ.ve/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
énerve
past
a énervé
perfect
énervé

Meaning

  1. to annoy, to irritate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

agacer

agacer and énerver are close synonyms for "to annoy, to irritate," largely interchangeable.

irriter

énerver and irriter are close synonyms for "to annoy, to irritate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

irritieren

Close — to annoy, to irritate relates to irritating.

English

irritate

irritate is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to annoy, to irritate."

Practice

1 What does énerver mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce bruit constant m'___ beaucoup.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches énerver?

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