Phrase guide

be bored

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: darıxmaq — suffer from boredom
  • Belarusian: нудзі́цца (nudzícca) — suffer from boredom
  • Catalan: avorrir-se — suffer from boredom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無聊 /无聊 (wúliáo) — suffer from boredom
  • Dutch: zich vervelen — suffer from boredom
  • French: s'ennuyer — suffer from boredom
  • German: sich langweilen — suffer from boredom
  • Greek: βαριέμαι (variémai) — suffer from boredom
  • Gujarati: કંટાળવું (kaṇṭāḷvũ) — suffer from boredom
  • Hebrew: השתעמם (hishta'amém) — suffer from boredom
  • Hungarian: unatkozik — suffer from boredom
  • Hungarian: un — suffer from boredom
  • Icelandic: leiðast — suffer from boredom
  • Irish: bheith dubh dóite — suffer from boredom
  • Italian: annoiarsi — suffer from boredom
  • Polish: nudzić się — suffer from boredom
  • Portuguese: entediar — suffer from boredom
  • Portuguese: estar entediado — suffer from boredom
  • Romanian: a se plictisi — suffer from boredom
  • Russian: скуча́ть (skučátʹ) — suffer from boredom
  • Spanish: aburrirse — suffer from boredom
  • Swedish: ha tråkigt — suffer from boredom
  • Swedish: ledas — suffer from boredom
  • Ukrainian: нудьгува́ти (nudʹhuváty) — suffer from boredom
  • Ukrainian: скуча́ти (skučáty) — suffer from boredom
  • Ukrainian: нуди́тися (nudýtysja) — suffer from boredom
  • Ukrainian: ну́дитися (núdytysja) — suffer from boredom