pain in the ass

pain in the ass
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(annoying person or thing)
a. l'emmerdeur
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
, l'emmerdeuse
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(person)
Last year's math teacher was a big pain in the ass.La prof de maths de l’année dernière était une vraie emmerdeuse.
b. le casse-couilles
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
, la casse-couilles
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
(invariable)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(person)
Your boss seems like a real pain in the ass.Ton patron a l’air d’être un vrai casse-couilles.
c. chiant
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(adjective)
Having to learn all these instructions is a pain in the ass.Apprendre toutes ces instructions, c'est chiant.
d. gonflant
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(adjective)
You're a pain in the ass, do you know that?Tu es gonflant, tu sais !
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