Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 jemanden nerven
, 🇪🇸 molestar a alguien
, 🇮🇹 dar fastidio a qualcuno
, 🇵🇹 incomodar alguém
, 🇨🇳 使某人感到烦恼
, 🇯🇵 誰かを困らせる
, 🇰🇷 누군가를 짜증나게 만들다
, 🇸🇦 يغضب شخصا
, 🇮🇳 किसी को परेशान करना
Usage Examples
- Les enfants qui pleurent à la maison m'emmerdent chaque soir.
- Tu ne peux pas m'emmerder pendant que je travaille, je suis concentré.
- Les voisins emmerdent les soirées avec leurs fêtes bruyantes.
Etymology
**Etymology of “emmerder.”**
The verb comes from the noun *merde* (“feces”), which is a vulgar Latin *merda*. French formed the verb *merder* by adding the infinitive suffix **‑er** to the noun, originally meaning “to defecate.” The prefix **em‑** (a variant of *en‑*, “to cause”) gave *emmerder* the figurative sense “to bother, to annoy,” by extending the notion of causing trouble.
Synonyms
ennuyer
faire chier
déranger
gâcher
gêné
péter sur
Antonyms
calmer
satisfaire
apaiser
réconforter
réjouir