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verb

faire de la peine

/fɛʁ də la pɛn/

verb/fɛʁ də la pɛn/

to upset, to hurt, to pain, to hurt (someone's) feelings; to look pitiful, to be pathetic [with à ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated as English feel sorry for with subject and object reversed)

“Tu me fais de la peine.” — I feel sorry for you.

Synonyms: attrister, faire pitié