maddening

[États-Unis]/'mædəniŋ/
[Royaume-Uni]/ˈmædnɪŋ/
Fréquence: Très élevé

Traduction

adj. extrêmement irritant ou frustrant; intense et exaspérant.
Word Forms
Participe présentmaddening

Phrases d'exemple

a maddening delay at the airport.

un retard exaspérant à l'aéroport.

she put the coins back with maddening slowness.

Elle a remis les pièces avec une lenteur exaspérante.

The maddening noise of construction work outside kept me awake all night.

Le bruit assourdissant des travaux de construction à l'extérieur m'a empêché de dormir toute la nuit.

Dealing with his maddening procrastination is testing my patience.

Gérer sa procrastination exaspérante met ma patience à l'épreuve.

Her maddening habit of interrupting others mid-sentence is quite irritating.

Son habitude exaspérante d'interrompre les autres en plein milieu d'une phrase est assez agaçante.

The maddening traffic jam made me late for my appointment.

L'embouteillage exaspérant m'a fait arriver en retard à mon rendez-vous.

His maddening habit of leaving dirty dishes in the sink drives me crazy.

Son habitude exaspérante de laisser de la vaisselle sale dans l'évier m'énerve.

The maddeningly slow internet connection is frustrating when trying to work online.

La connexion internet incroyablement lente est frustrante lorsque l'on essaie de travailler en ligne.

Her maddeningly perfect appearance always makes me feel self-conscious.

Son apparence incroyablement parfaite me rend toujours mal à l'aise.

The maddeningly vague instructions left us confused and frustrated.

Les instructions incroyablement vagues nous ont laissés confus et frustrés.

His maddeningly loud chewing noises at the dinner table are driving me up the wall.

Les bruits de mastication incroyablement forts à table me rendent fou.

The maddeningly slow progress on the project is causing a lot of stress among the team members.

Les progrès incroyablement lents du projet causent beaucoup de stress parmi les membres de l'équipe.

Exemples du monde réel

Even Americans with good insurance plans find dealing with their providers maddening.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And the worst, most maddening thing about it?

Source: Stephen King on Writing

" Well, isn't it obvious? " said Hermione, with a look of maddening superiority.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

This resignation is maddening! But we are men, and will make a struggle for our lives!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

The cheating that went on during the campaign, the premature triggering of Article 50 and the thin preparations are maddening.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It was maddening to think that the hiding- place was on his very lips at the moment that he died.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Worrying means going around in maddening, futile circles.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

" God, how slow he is. Maddening" ! said Isabel.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

To mathematicians that came after Archimedes, however, it was maddening.

Source: Selected English short passages

What's so maddening to me, it was completely preventable.

Source: Sway

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