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feminine
/pɛn/
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Translation
trouble, difficulty, penalty
Word origin
From Latin poena ('penalty, punishment'), itself from Greek poine ('penalty, blood-price'). The English 'penalty', 'pain' and 'punish' share this root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- poena
- English cognates
- penalty, pain, punish
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
visiter .
It is really worth the trouble to visit this museum.
.
She was barely crying when she heard the news.
.
This project takes a lot of effort but the result is beautiful.
' ' .
It's not worth worrying about that.
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She felt a lot of sadness after the departure.
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