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Le rendez-vous chez le médecin est stressant.

Le rendez-vous chez le médecin est stressant.
The doctor's appointment is stressful.
From Lesson 159:Present participles as adjectives (-ant)·French

Questions & Answers about Le rendez-vous chez le médecin est stressant.

Why does stressant end in -ant here?
Stressant is formed from the verb stresser (to stress). By dropping the infinitive ending and adding -ant, it becomes a present participle. In this sentence, it acts as a verbal adjective to mean 'stressful'.
If it acts as an adjective, why doesn't stressant have an ending?
Verbal adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in both gender and number. Here, it describes Le rendez-vous, which is a masculine singular noun, so stressant stays in its base form. If it were describing a feminine noun, it would become stressante.
Why do we use chez le médecin instead of au médecin for 'the doctor's appointment'?
In French, you use the preposition chez (at the workplace or home of) when you are referring to a person or a professional. Since the doctor is a person, the appointment is chez le médecin. You only use à for inanimate places, like à l'hôpital (at the hospital).
Does rendez-vous always mean a romantic date?
Not at all! While English speakers sometimes use 'rendezvous' to sound romantic or secretive, in French un rendez-vous is the standard, everyday word for any scheduled appointment or meeting, whether it is with a doctor, a colleague, or a friend.

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