Il a connu la gêne = He knows what want is.
Gêner
Est-ce que je vous gêne? = Am I in your way?
Ne vous gênez pas! = Do not stand upon ceremony! Make yourself at home! Don’t mind me!
Il ne se gêne guère = Doesn’t he make himself at home! Well, he is a cool customer!
Il est plus gênant que gêné = His free and easy manners are unpleasant to others, but he does not mind that.
Gens
*A gens de village, trompette de bois = Rough tools for rough work.
Gésir
*C’est là que gît le lièvre = That is the main point; There’s the rub.