fatigant

tiring, exhausting

adjective fah-tee-GAHN Rare

Also means

tedious, tiresome

Usage Note

Fatigant can describe physical tiredness (un travail fatigant = an exhausting job) or mental/emotional drain (c'est fatigant à écouter = it's tedious to listen to). Note the spelling: fatigant (adjective) vs fatiguant (present participle of fatiguer) — both are correct but serve different grammatical roles. The feminine form is fatigante.

Examples

"Ce trajet en voiture est vraiment fatigant."

Natural Translation

This car journey is really tiring.

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