compliqué/kɔ̃.pli.ke/
adjective · A2/B1 · Frequency 2064
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
complicated, intricate, convoluted
Describes something with a complex structure or difficult to understand.
difficult, hard
Informal usage referring to something difficult to handle or deal with.
Examples
Ce mécanisme compliqué demande une explication détaillée.
This complicated mechanism requires a detailed explanation.
Le dossier compliqué a retardé toute la procédure.
The complicated case delayed the entire procedure.
L'examen compliqué a découragé plusieurs étudiants.
The difficult exam discouraged several students.
Collocations
- un réseau compliquéan intricate network
- un exercice compliquéa difficult exercise
Common mistakes
C'est un compliqué problème.
C'est un problème compliqué.
The adjective compliqué should be placed after the noun.
Cette tâche est compliqué.
Cette tâche est compliquée.
The adjective compliqué must agree in gender and number with the feminine noun tâche.
Related words
synonymcomplexecomplex; not simple
- antonymsimplesingle; uncompounded
- antonymfacileeasy, simple
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
complicated, intricate, convoluted
Describes something with a complex structure or difficult to understand.
difficult, hard
Informal usage referring to something difficult to handle or deal with.
Examples
La procédure compliquée demande plusieurs vérifications.
The complicated procedure requires several checks.
La structure compliquée du rapport rend sa lecture lente.
The complicated structure of the report makes it slow to read.
La dernière étape s'est révélée compliquée pour toute l'équipe.
The last step proved difficult for the whole team.
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
complicated, intricate, convoluted
Describes something with a complex structure or difficult to understand.
difficult, hard
Informal usage referring to something difficult to handle or deal with.
Examples
Les calculs compliqués ont demandé plusieurs heures de vérification.
The complicated calculations required several hours of checking.
Les mécanismes compliqués de cette machine sont difficiles à réparer.
The complicated mechanisms of this machine are difficult to repair.
Les exercices compliqués ont découragé plusieurs étudiants.
The difficult exercises discouraged several students.