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gêner

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Definition: to bother, to hamper (literally and figuratively)

La fumée me gêne - Smoke bothers me

Ça me gêne pour respirer - It hampers my breathing

Cette facture va nous gêner considérablement - This bill is going to put us in financial difficulties

Related: la gêne - discomfort, trouble; gêné (adj) - short of money, uncomfortable; le gêneur - intruder

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