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1 harass
harass ['hærəs, hə'ræs]∎ to harass sb to do sth harceler qn pour qu'il fasse qch;∎ to harass sb into doing sth harceler qn jusqu'à ce qu'il fasse qch;∎ he was harassing me for money il me harcelait pour que je lui donne de l'argent;∎ he claimed that the police had harassed him il a déclaré que la police l'avait harcelé;∎ to sexually harass sb harceler qn sexuellement;∎ to be sexually harassed être victime de harcèlement sexuel -
2 harass
harass [ˈhærəs]* * *['hærəs], US [hə'ræs] 1.transitive verb harceler2.harassed past participle adjective excédé -
3 pester
pester [ˈpestər]• she has been pestering me for an answer elle n'arrête pas de me bassiner (inf) pour que je lui donne une réponse• stop pestering me! laisse-moi tranquille !* * *['pestə(r)]transitive verb1) ( annoy) harcelerstop pestering me! — fiche-moi la paix! (colloq)
2) ( harass sexually) harceler, poursuivre [quelqu'un] de ses assiduités -
4 pester
1 ( annoy) harceler [person, people] (with de ; for pour obtenir) ; [fly] harceler [horse, cow, person] ; to pester sb to be allowed to do harceler qn pour obtenir la permission de faire ; the children pestered us to let them stay up late les enfants nous ont harcelés pour qu'on les laisse veiller ; to be pestered over the telephone se faire harceler au téléphone ; stop pestering me! fiche-moi la paix! ○ ; to pester the life out of sb ○ casser les pieds à qn ○ ;2 ( harass sexually) harceler, poursuivre [qn] de ses assiduités.
См. также в других словарях:
harass — UK [ˈhærəs] / UK [həˈræs] / US / US [ˈherəs] verb [transitive] Word forms harass : present tense I/you/we/they harass he/she/it harasses present participle harassing past tense harassed past participle harassed 1) to keep annoying or upsetting… … English dictionary
harass — ha|rass [ herəs, hə ræs ] verb transitive 1. ) to annoy or upset someone repeatedly, for example by criticizing them, attacking them, or treating them in a way that is offensive to them: The men were trying to harass the terrified refugees.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
harass — har|ass [ˈhærəs, həˈræs] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: harasser, from harer to set a dog on ] 1.) to make someone s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them ▪ A number of black… … Dictionary of contemporary English
harass — verb ADVERB ▪ racially, sexually ▪ She had been sexually harassed at work. ▪ constantly Harass is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑police … Collocations dictionary
sexually — adv. Sexually is used with these adjectives: ↑abusive, ↑active, ↑aggressive, ↑ambiguous, ↑ambivalent, ↑attractive, ↑charged, ↑compatible, ↑desirable, ↑excited, ↑exciting, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
harass — [[t]hæ̱rəs, həræ̱s[/t]] harasses, harassing, harassed VERB If someone harasses you, they trouble or annoy you, for example by attacking you repeatedly or by causing you as many problems as they can. [V n] A woman reporter complained one of them… … English dictionary
molested — mÉ™ lestɪd adj. sexually abused, sexually assaulted mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass … English contemporary dictionary
molest — mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass … English contemporary dictionary
molesting — mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass … English contemporary dictionary
molests — mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass … English contemporary dictionary
Sexual harassment — is unwelcome attention of a sexual nature and is a form of legal and social harassment. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or sexual assault. (Dziech et al 1990, Boland 2002)… … Wikipedia
