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troubler

French → English

verb//tʁu.ble//

(social) To embarrass: to make someone feel unsettled, shy, or unsure; to rattle

L’orateur s’est troublé au milieu de son discours.

(English) The speaker got rattled in the middle of his speech.

Il s’est troublé et n’a pu répondre à la question.

(English) He became embarrassed and could not answer the question.

verb//tʁu.ble//

(interruption) To disturb: to interrupt a state of peace or a process; to disrupt

Un accident troubla la fête hier soir.

(English) An accident disturbed the party last night.

Le silence est troublé seul par le sifflement du vent.

(English) The silence is disturbed only by the whistling of the wind.

verb//tʁu.ble//

(clarity) To blur: to make a sense or memory less clear; to cloud

Mes yeux se troublent à cause de la fatigue.

(English) My eyes are blurring because of fatigue.

Sa mémoire se trouble avec l'âge.

(English) His memory is becoming clouded with age.

Entry ID: fr:en:troubler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary