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1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *troub.le[tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas. -
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1. [ʹtrʌb(ə)l] n1. беспокойство; волнение; тревогаto give smb. trouble - причинять кому-л. беспокойство
2. 1) неприятность, беда, горе; напастьto be in trouble, to have trouble - быть в беде [см. тж. ♢ ]
to get into trouble - попасть в беду [см. тж. ♢ ]
to make /to cause/ trouble for smb., to get smb. into trouble - причинять кому-л. неприятности [см. тж. ♢ ]
to get smb. out of trouble - вызволить кого-л. из беды
to keep out of trouble - избегать неприятностей; стараться не портить себе жизнь
to tell smb. one's troubles - рассказать кому-л. о своих невзгодах /злоключениях/
he has been through much trouble - у него были большие неприятности /было большое горе/
till this great trouble came upon them - до тех пор, пока к ним не пришла эта беда
2) скандал; неприятностиhe'll make trouble if you don't agree - он заварит (такую) кашу /устроит тебе хорошую жизнь/, если ты не согласишься
there will be trouble - скандала не миновать; теперь неприятностей не оберёшься; ≅ дело пахнет жареным
3. 1) затруднение, трудностьto get to the root of the trouble - понять, в чём коренится трудность
to meet trouble halfway - смотреть трудности в лицо; встречать трудность лицом к лицу; ≅ не бояться трудностей, не бегать от трудностей
I had some trouble in reading his handwriting - мне было трудно разобрать его почерк
I've been having trouble with the engine of my car - мне пришлось повозиться с мотором в машине
2) заботы, хлопоты; труд, усилиеto take the trouble (to do smth.), to go to the trouble (of doing smth.) - взять на себя труд (сделать что-л.)
to take much trouble - стараться, хлопотать
to save oneself the trouble of doing smth. - избавить себя от труда делать что-л.
to spare no trouble to gain one's ends - не жалеть усилий для достижения цели
thank you for all your trouble on my behalf - спасибо за все ваши заботы обо мне
he did it to spare you trouble - он сделал это, чтобы избавить вас от хлопот
will it be much trouble to you to do this? - No trouble at all - вас не слишком затруднит сделать это? - Нисколько не затруднит
I don't like putting you to so much trouble /giving you so much trouble/ - мне не хотелось бы так затруднять вас
it's not worth the trouble - это не стоит (нашего) труда /не оправдает (затраченных) усилий/
he's had a lot of trouble /all this trouble/ for nothing - все его усилия пошли прахом /кончились ничем/
4. 1) помеха, источник неприятностей; причина беспокойстваI don't want to be any trouble to you - я не хочу причинять вам беспокойства
he finds it a great trouble to get up early - он очень не любит рано вставать
2) недостаток, изъянthe trouble with this view is that... - этот взгляд плох тем, что...
the trouble is he believes it - плохо то, что он верит этому
5. 1) волнения, беспорядкиlabour trouble(s) - волнения среди рабочих, стачки
trouble spots - районы с неблагополучной обстановкой; районы беспорядков, столкновений и т. п.
there was trouble in the streets - на улицах было беспокойно /происходили беспорядки/
2) (the trouble) pl волнения, волна насилия в Ольстере6. болезнь, недугhe has eye [liver] trouble - у него плохо с глазами /со зрением/ [с печенью]
what's the trouble? - что у вас болит?, на что вы жалуетесь? [см. тж. ♢ ]
7. диал. роды8. тех. нарушение ( правильного хода работы); авария, помеха, повреждение; неисправность, неполадкиto locate /to trace/ the trouble - установить причину неполадок
we're always having trouble with our car - у нас всегда что-нибудь неладно с машиной
9. геол. сброс, дислокация♢
what's the trouble? - в чём дело? [см. тж. 6]to ask for /to look for, to seek/ trouble - вести себя неосторожно, напрашиваться на неприятности
to be in trouble - а) быть беременной ( о незамужней женщине); б) сидеть в тюрьме; [см. тж. 2, 1)]
to get into trouble - а) забеременеть ( о незамужней женщине); б) попасть в тюрьму; [см. тж. 2, 1)]
to get a girl into trouble - сделать девушке ребёнка; обрюхатить девчонку
to borrow trouble - заранее беспокоиться, попусту волноваться
troubles never come singly - посл. беда никогда не приходит одна; ≅ пришла беда - отворяй ворота
don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you - ≅ не буди лиха, пока спит тихо /пока лихо спит/
2. [ʹtrʌb(ə)l] vman is borne unto trouble - библ. человек рождается /рождён/ на страдание
1. 1) тревожить, волновать; расстраиватьher failure to remember the address troubled her - она была расстроена тем, что никак не могла вспомнить адрес
don't trouble your head about it - пусть у вас не болит голова по этому поводу
2) тревожиться, волноваться, расстраиватьсяwithout troubling about the consequences - (нисколько) не беспокоясь о последствиях
not to trouble about the philosophy of art - не думать о философии искусства
we must not trouble about small misfortunes - не нужно расстраиваться из-за мелких неприятностей
2. беспокоить, мучить; причинять боль, страданияhis wound troubles him a great deal - рана причиняет ему большие страдания
he is much troubled by gout [with neuralgia] - его сильно мучает подагра [невралгия]
how long has it been troubling you? - давно это вас беспокоит /болит у вас/?
3. 1) затруднять, приставать, надоедатьhe is always troubling me about his private affairs - он всё время пристаёт ко мне со своими личными делами
I am sorry to trouble you about such trivial matters - мне очень неловко затруднять вас по пустякам
I shan't trouble you with the details - не буду утомлять вас /надоедать вам/ деталями
will it trouble you to drop this letter in the box? - вам не трудно будет бросить это письмо в почтовый ящик?
2) просить об одолженииmay I trouble you to pass the salt? - передайте, пожалуйста, соль
may I trouble you for a match? - можно попросить у вас спичку?
I fear I must trouble you to come upstairs - простите, мне придётся попросить вас подняться наверх
I'll trouble you to hold your tongue - я бы попросил вас замолчать /попридержать язык/
4. даваться с трудомthe learning of languages never troubled him much - иностранные языки всегда давались ему легко
5. (обыкн. в отриц. предложениях) стараться, трудиться; делать усилияif it is inconvenient to come, don't trouble - не приходите, если вам неудобно
6. редк. будоражить, баламутить7. тех. нарушать, повреждать -
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A n1 ¢ ( problems) ( gen) problèmes mpl ; ( specific) problème m ; ( personal) ennuis mpl ; that's the trouble là est le problème ; engine trouble problèmes mécaniques ; to cause ou give sb trouble [exam question] poser des problèmes à qn ; [person] créer des ennuis à qn ; his leg/car is giving him trouble il a des problèmes avec sa jambe/sa voiture ; this car has been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis ; to get sb into trouble créer des ennuis à qn ; to get ou run into all sorts of trouble [person, business] connaître ennui sur ennui ; to make trouble for oneself s'attirer des ennuis ; to be asking for trouble chercher des ennuis ; the/my etc trouble is that… le/mon etc problème c'est que… ; the trouble with you/them etc is that… l'ennui avec toi/eux etc c'est que… ; heart/kidney trouble ennuis mpl cardiaques/rénaux ; back trouble mal m de dos ; what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; to have man ou woman trouble ○ avoir des problèmes de cœur ;2 ( difficulties) ( specific) difficulté f ; gen difficultés fpl ; without too much trouble sans trop de difficultés ; to be in ou get into trouble gen [person] avoir des ennuis ; [company, business] avoir des difficultés ; [climber, competitor] se trouver en difficulté ; to have trouble doing avoir du mal à faire ; you'll have no trouble finding a job tu n'auras aucun mal à trouver un emploi ; to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire ; to get sb out of trouble tirer qn d'affaire ; to stay out of trouble éviter des ennuis ; in times of trouble dans les moments difficiles ;3 (effort, inconvenience) peine f ; it's not worth the trouble cela n'en vaut pas la peine ; to take the trouble to do se donner la peine de faire ; to go to the trouble of doing se donner le mal de faire ; to save sb/oneself the trouble of doing épargner à qn/s'épargner la peine de faire ; he put me to the trouble of doing à cause de lui j'ai été obligé de faire ; to go to a lot of trouble se donner beaucoup de mal ; I don't want to put you to any trouble je ne veux pas te déranger ; it's no trouble cela ne me dérange pas ; to be more trouble than it's worth donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine ; not to be any trouble [child, animal] être sage ; [task] ne poser aucun problème ; all that trouble for nothing tout ce mal pour rien ; it was a lot of trouble cela n'a pas été facile ; it's less/more trouble to do it this way c'est moins/plus compliqué de faire ça comme ça ; nothing is too much trouble for him il est très serviable ; leave it, it's too much trouble laisse, c'est trop pénible ; if it's too much trouble, say so si c'est trop ennuyeux, dis-le-moi ; all the trouble and expense tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses ;4 ( discord) ( gen) problèmes mpl, histoires ○ fpl ; ( with personal involvement) ennuis mpl ; ( between groups) conflits mpl ; ( disturbance) incidents mpl ; ( reaction of displeasure) remous m ; to cause trouble between the two factions créer des conflits entre les deux factions ; I don't want any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis ; there'll be trouble il y aura du remous ; to expect trouble [police, pub landlord] s'attendre à des incidents ; to be looking for trouble [agitator, thug] chercher les ennuis ; to get into trouble [schoolchild, employee] s'attirer des ennuis ; to make trouble faire des histoires ; it will lead to trouble ça va mal finir ; here comes trouble! hum voilà les ennuis qui arrivent! ; he looks like trouble ○ il a une sale gueule ◑ ; to get into trouble with avoir des démêlés avec [police] ; avoir des ennuis avec [authorities, taxman] ; at the first sign of trouble au moindre signe d'agitation ; there's trouble brewing il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig.1 ( worries) soucis mpl ; to tell sb one's troubles faire part à qn de ses soucis ; tell me your troubles dis-moi ce qui ne va pas ; your troubles are over c'est la fin de tes soucis ; it's the least of my troubles c'est le cadet de mes soucis ; money troubles problèmes mpl d'argent ;C vtr1 ( bother) [person] déranger [person] ; sorry to trouble you désolé de vous déranger ; to trouble sb for sth déranger qn pour lui demander qch ; may I trouble you for the butter? puis-je vous demander le beurre? ; may ou could I trouble you to do? puis-je vous demander de faire? ; to trouble sb with ennuyer qn avec [problem, question] ; I won't trouble you with the details je te fais grâce des détails ; to trouble to do se donner la peine de faire ; don't trouble to knock will you? iron ne te donne surtout pas la peine de frapper! ;2 ( worry) tracasser [person] ; tourmenter [mind] ; don't let that trouble you ne te tracasse pas pour cela ;4 ( cause discomfort) [tooth, cough, leg] faire mal à [person] ; to be troubled by être incommodé par [cough, pain] ;D v refl to trouble oneself to do se donner la peine de faire ; don't trouble yourself! iron ne vous dérangez surtout pas!to get a girl into trouble euph mettre une fille enceinte.ⓘ The Troubles Euphémisme utilisé par les médias britanniques pour parler des périodes de troubles particulièrement graves (soulèvements, attentats, etc.) en Irlande du Nord au cours du XXe siècle. -
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trouble ['trʌbəl]ennuis ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h) problèmes ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d)-(f), 1 (h) difficultés ⇒ 1 (b) mal ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) peine ⇒ 1 (c) défaut ⇒ 1 (d) troubles ⇒ 1 (g) inquiéter ⇒ 2 (a) troubler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e) gêner ⇒ 2 (b) déranger ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d) se déranger ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun∎ to be in trouble avoir des ennuis;∎ you're really in trouble now! tu es dans de beaux draps ou te voilà bien maintenant!;∎ I've never been in trouble with the police je n'ai jamais eu d'ennuis ou d'histoires avec la police;∎ to get into trouble s'attirer des ennuis, se faire attraper;∎ to get into trouble with the police avoir affaire à la police;∎ her sharp tongue often gets her into trouble sa causticité lui attire souvent des ennuis;∎ he got into trouble for stealing apples il s'est fait attraper pour avoir volé des pommes;∎ he got his friends into trouble il a causé des ennuis à ses amis;∎ to get sb out of trouble tirer qn d'affaire;∎ to keep out of trouble éviter les ennuis;∎ to keep sb out of trouble éviter des ennuis à qn;∎ he's just looking or asking for trouble il cherche les ennuis;∎ it's asking for trouble driving without insurance on cherche les histoires quand on conduit sans assurance;∎ there's trouble brewing ça sent le roussi;∎ she caused a lot of trouble between them elle a semé la discorde entre eux;∎ this means trouble ça va mal se passer;∎ there'll be trouble if he finds out je vais/tu vas/on va/ etc avoir des ennuis s'il s'en rend compte(b) (UNCOUNT) (difficulties, problems) difficultés fpl, ennuis mpl, mal m;∎ to make or to create trouble for sb causer des ennuis à qn;∎ to make trouble for oneself se créer des ennuis;∎ he's given his parents a lot of trouble (hard time) il a donné du fil à retordre à ses parents; (worry) il a donné beaucoup de soucis à ses parents;∎ the baby hardly gives me any trouble le bébé ne me donne pratiquement aucun mal;∎ this machine's been or given nothing but trouble cette machine ne m'a/ne nous a apporté que des problèmes;∎ my eyes have been giving me some trouble mes yeux me donnent quelques soucis;∎ what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, quel est le problème?;∎ you'll have trouble with him il va vous causer des difficultés ou des ennuis;∎ to have trouble (in) doing sth avoir du mal ou des difficultés à faire qch;∎ to be in/to get into trouble (climber, swimmer, business) être/se trouver en difficulté;∎ familiar he's got woman/she's got man trouble ça ne va pas très bien pour lui/elle côté cœur(c) (inconvenience, bother) mal m, peine f;∎ to go or to put oneself to the trouble to do or of doing sth prendre ou se donner la peine de faire qch;∎ to go or to put oneself to a lot of trouble to do or doing sth se donner beaucoup de mal ou de peine pour faire qch;∎ she went to considerable trouble to get the tickets elle s'est donné énormément de mal pour obtenir les billets;∎ you shouldn't have gone to all this trouble il ne fallait pas vous donner tout ce mal ou tant de peine;∎ I went to a lot of trouble for nothing je me suis donné beaucoup de mal pour rien;∎ to put sb to trouble donner du mal à qn, déranger qn;∎ I hope we're not putting you to too much trouble j'espère que nous ne vous donnons pas trop de mal;∎ he didn't even take the trouble to read the instructions il ne s'est même pas donné ou il n'a même pas pris la peine de lire les instructions;∎ I don't want to be any trouble je ne veux pas vous déranger;∎ if it's no trouble si ça ne vous dérange pas;∎ it's no trouble (at all) cela ne me dérange pas (du tout);∎ nothing is too much trouble for her elle se donne vraiment beaucoup de mal;∎ it's not worth the trouble, it's more trouble than it's worth cela n'en vaut pas la peine, le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle(d) (drawback) problème m, défaut m;∎ the trouble with him is that he's too proud le problème avec lui, c'est qu'il est trop fier;∎ the only trouble with your solution is that it's expensive ta solution n'a qu'un défaut, c'est qu'elle revient cher;∎ the trouble is that no one understands him l'ennui ou le problème, c'est que personne ne le comprend;∎ that's the trouble c'est ça le problème(e) (UNCOUNT) (mechanical failure) ennuis mpl, problèmes mpl;∎ I'm having a bit of engine trouble j'ai des problèmes de moteur;∎ they've had trouble with the new dishwasher, the new dishwasher has given them trouble ils ont eu des problèmes avec leur nouveau lave-vaisselle;∎ have you found out what the trouble is? avez-vous trouvé d'où vient la panne?;∎ what seems to be the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?(f) (worry, woe) ennui m, souci m, problème m;∎ money troubles ennuis mpl d'argent;∎ at last your troubles are over enfin vos soucis sont terminés;∎ her troubles are not at an end yet elle n'est pas encore au bout de ses peines;∎ familiar here comes trouble! tiens, voilà les ennuis qui arrivent!(g) (UNCOUNT) (friction) troubles mpl, conflits mpl; (disorder, disturbance) troubles mpl, désordres mpl;∎ the trouble began when the police arrived l'agitation a commencé quand la police est arrivée;∎ industrial or labour troubles conflits mpl sociaux;∎ there will be trouble il va y avoir du grabuge;∎ there's some sort of trouble down at the mine il y a de l'agitation à la mine;∎ there was trouble on the pitch/on the terraces il y a eu des histoires sur le terrain/dans les gradins∎ I have kidney/back trouble j'ai des ennuis rénaux/des problèmes de dos;∎ stomach trouble troubles mpl digestifs;∎ to have heart trouble être malade du cœur∎ what troubles me is that we've had no news ce qui m'inquiète, c'est que nous n'avons pas eu de nouvelles;∎ he didn't want to trouble her with bad news il ne voulait pas l'inquiéter en lui annonçant de mauvaises nouvelles;∎ don't let it trouble you! que cela ne vous inquiète pas!, ne vous tourmentez pas à ce sujet!;∎ nothing seems to trouble him il ne s'en fait jamais, il ne se fait jamais de souci;∎ her conscience was troubling her elle avait des problèmes de conscience(b) (cause pain to) gêner;∎ his back is troubling him il a des problèmes de dos;∎ how long has this cough been troubling you? depuis combien de temps souffrez-vous de cette toux?;∎ she's often troubled by nightmares elle est sujette aux cauchemars(c) (bother, disturb) déranger;∎ I won't trouble you with the details just now je vous ferai grâce des ou épargnerai les détails pour l'instant;∎ he didn't even trouble himself to phone il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de téléphoner;∎ don't trouble yourself! ne vous dérangez pas!; ironic ne vous dérangez surtout pas!(d) (in polite phrases) déranger;∎ can I trouble you to open the window? est-ce que je peux vous demander d'ouvrir la fenêtre?;∎ I'm sorry to trouble you, but could I have the newspaper? excusez-moi de vous déranger, mais puis-je avoir le journal?;∎ could I trouble you a minute? excusez-moi, vous auriez une minute?;∎ may I trouble you for a light/the salt? puis-je vous demander du feu/le sel?;∎ British I'll trouble you to be more polite next time! (in reproach) vous allez me faire le plaisir d'être plus poli la prochaine fois!∎ a light breeze troubled the surface of the lake une légère brise troublait la surface du lac∎ don't trouble to do the washing-up now ne faites pas la vaisselle maintenant, ce n'est pas la peine∎ don't trouble about it ne vous faites pas de souci ou ne vous en faites pas (pour ça)∎ the Troubles = le conflit politique en Irlande du Nord►► trouble spot point m chaud ou de conflit -
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1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) disturbios, conflictos; altercados3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema, enfermedad
2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) afligir; inquietar, preocupar2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) molestar; ¿sería tan amable de...?3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) molestarse, tomarse la molestia•- troubled- troublesome
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trouble1 n problema / dificultadtrouble2 vb1. preocupar2. molestarI'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarte, pero...tr['trʌbəl]■ did you have any trouble parking? ¿has tenido problemas para aparcar?■ you know what your trouble is, don't you? sabes cuál es tu problema, ¿verdad?2 (inconvenience, bother) molestia, esfuerzo■ were the children any trouble? ¿te han causado alguna molestia los niños?■ what seems to be the trouble? ¿qué le pasa?■ people often talk about the troubles in Northern Ireland muchas veces se habla de los conflictos en Irlanda del Norte1 (cause worry, distress) preocupar, inquietar■ what's troubling you? ¿qué te preocupa?2 (hurt) dar problemas a, doler3 (bother) molestar, incomodar■ I'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarle, pero...■ may I trouble you for the salt? ¿sería tan amable de pasarme la sal?■ don't touble yourself! ¡no se moleste!1 molestarse, preocuparse ( about, por)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's more trouble than it's worth no merece la penathat's asking for trouble eso es buscárselato get somebody into trouble familiar dejar embarazada a una mujerto look for trouble buscarse problemas, buscar camorratrouble spot punto conflictivo1) disturb, worry: molestar, perturbar, inquietar2) afflict: afligir, afectartrouble vi: molestarse, hacer un esfuerzothey didn't trouble to come: no se molestaron en venirtrouble n1) problems: problemas mpl, dificultades fplto be in trouble: estar en un aprietoheart trouble: problemas de corazón2) effort: molestia f, esfuerzo mto take the trouble: tomarse la molestiait's not worth the trouble: no vale la penav.• cofundir v.• incomodar v.• molestar v.• turbar v.n.• apuro s.m.• cuita s.f.• desgracia s.f.• dificultad s.m.• estropicio s.m.• molestia s.f.• pena s.f.• preocupación s.f.• problema s.m.• trastorno s.m.
I 'trʌbəl1) u ca) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema mfamily/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos
this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola
if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...
to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos
to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)
to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos
to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo
to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...
b) ( illness)stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón
what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?
2) u ( effort) molestia fit's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena
to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo
3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales
to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)
to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)
trouble spot — punto m conflictivo
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a) ( worry) preocuparb) ( bother) molestarI'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia
to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf
c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar['trʌbl]1. N1) (=problem) problema m, dificultad f; (for doing wrong) problemas mpl, lío m; (=difficult situation) apuro m, aprieto mlife is full of troubles — la vida está llena de problemas or aflicciones
now your troubles are over — ya no tendrás de que preocuparte, se acabaron las preocupaciones
what's the trouble? — ¿cuál es el problema?, ¿qué pasa?
the trouble is... — el problema es..., lo que pasa es...
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it's just asking for trouble — eso es buscarse problemas•
there'll be trouble if she finds out — se armará una buena si se entera•
to get into trouble, he got into trouble with the police — se metió en un lío con la policíato get sb into trouble — meter a algn en un lío or problemas; euph (=make pregnant) dejar embarazada a algn
to get sb out of trouble — ayudar a algn a salir del apuro, echar un cable a algn
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to give trouble, she never gave us any trouble — nunca nos causó problemas•
to have trouble doing sth, I had no trouble finding the house — encontré la casa sin problemasdid you have any trouble? — ¿tuviste algún problema or alguna dificultad?
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to be in trouble — (=having problems) estar en un apuro or aprieto; (for doing wrong) tener problemas•
to lay up trouble for o.s. — crearse problemas•
don't go looking for trouble — no busques camorra or problemas•
to make trouble for sb — crear un lío a algn•
to stir up trouble — meter cizaña, revolver el ajo•
to tell sb one's troubles — contar sus desventuras a algn2) (=effort, bother) molestia f•
to go to (all) the trouble of doing sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algo•
we had all our trouble for nothing — todo aquello fue trabajo perdido•
it's no trouble — no es molestia•
to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — molestar a algn pidiéndole que haga algo•
to save o.s. the trouble — ahorrarse el trabajo•
to take the trouble to do sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algoto take a lot of trouble over sth — esmerarse en algo, hacer algo con el mayor cuidado
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nothing is too much trouble for her — para ella todo es poco3) (Med)heart/back trouble — problemas mpl de corazón/espalda
4) (Mech)engine trouble — problemas mpl con el motor
5) (=unrest, fighting) conflicto m, disturbio mbrew 3., 2)2. VT1) (=worry) preocuparit's not that that troubles me — no me preocupo por eso, eso me trae sin cuidado
2) (=cause pain)his eyes trouble him — tiene problemas con la vista or los ojos
if the tooth troubles you again call the dentist — si vuelves a tener molestias en el diente llama al dentista
3) (=bother) molestarto trouble o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo
to trouble o.s. to do sth — molestarse en or tomarse la molestia de hacer algo
don't trouble yourself! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!
may I trouble you to hold this? — ¿te molestaría tener esto?
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may I trouble you for a light? — ¿le molestaría darme fuego, por favor?•
does it trouble you if I smoke? — ¿le molesta que fume?•
I won't trouble you with all the details — no le voy a aburrir con exceso de detalles3.VI (=make the effort) preocuparse, molestarseplease don't trouble! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!
4.CPDtrouble spot N — (esp Pol) (=area, country) zona f conflictiva
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I ['trʌbəl]1) u ca) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema mfamily/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos
this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola
if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...
to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos
to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)
to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos
to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo
to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...
b) ( illness)stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón
what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?
2) u ( effort) molestia fit's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena
to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo
3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales
to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)
to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)
trouble spot — punto m conflictivo
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a) ( worry) preocuparb) ( bother) molestarI'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia
to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf
c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar -
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1.['trʌbl]noun1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben
put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen
be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein
keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen
in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten
be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein
get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)
get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten
get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten
there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]
what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?
you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten
that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben
make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen
2) (faulty operation) Problemeengine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse
3) (disease)suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein
half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem
your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...
5) (inconvenience) Mühe, dietake the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben
please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände
of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert
6) (source of inconvenience)be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen
2. transitive verbhe won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen
1) (agitate) beunruhigendon't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen
2) (inconvenience) stören3. intransitive verb[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken
2) (make an effort) sich bemühendon't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) die Mühe2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) die Unruhen(pl.)3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) das Leiden2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) beunruhigen2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) bemühen3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) sich bemühen•- academic.ru/76797/troubled">troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *trou·ble[ˈtrʌbl̩]I. nto be in serious \trouble in ernsten Schwierigkeiten seinto head [or be heading] for \trouble auf dem besten Weg sein, Schwierigkeiten zu bekommento be in/get into \trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein/geraten▪ to be in \trouble with sb mit jdm Schwierigkeiten [o Ärger] habento have a lot of \trouble [to do sth] große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etw zu tun]to get into \trouble with sb mit jdm in Schwierigkeiten geratento land sb in \trouble [with sb] jdn [bei jdm] in Schwierigkeiten bringento keep sb out of \trouble jdn vor Schwierigkeiten bewahrento stay out of \trouble sauber bleiben hum famto store up \trouble [for the future] sich dat Schwierigkeiten einhandelnthat's the least of my \troubles das ist meine geringste Sorgethe only \trouble is that we... der einzige Haken [dabei] ist, dass wir...I don't want to be a \trouble to anybody ich möchte niemandem zur Last fallento tell sb one's \troubles jdm seine Sorgen erzählenit's no \trouble at all das macht gar keine Umständehe's been no \trouble at all er war ganz liebit's more \trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop es lohnt sich nicht, es ins Geschäft zurückzubringento go to the \trouble [of doing sth], to take the \trouble [to do sth] sich dat die Mühe machen, [etw zu tun]to put sb to the \trouble of doing sth jdn bemühen, etw zu tun gehI don't want to put you to any \trouble ich möchte dir keine Umstände machento take \trouble with sth/sb sich dat mit etw/jdm Mühe gebento be [not] worth the \trouble [of doing sth] [nicht] der Mühe wert sein, [etw zu tun]my eyes have been giving me some \trouble recently meine Augen haben mir in letzter Zeit zu schaffen gemachtstomach \trouble Magenbeschwerden plengine \trouble Motorschaden mat the first sign of \trouble beim ersten [o geringsten] Anzeichen von Unruheto look [or go looking] for \trouble Ärger [o Streit] suchento stir up \trouble Unruhe stiftento be in \trouble in Schwierigkeiten seinII. vt2. (make an effort)5. (cause pain)▪ to \trouble sb jdn plagen* * *['trʌbl]1. n1) Schwierigkeiten pl; (bothersome) Ärger myou'll be in trouble for this — da bekommen Sie Ärger or Schwierigkeiten
to get into trouble — in Schwierigkeiten geraten; (with authority) Schwierigkeiten or Ärger bekommen (with mit)
to get out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten herauskommen
to keep or stay out of trouble — nicht in Schwierigkeiten kommen, sauber bleiben
to make trouble for sb/oneself (with authority) — jdn/sich selbst in Schwierigkeiten bringen
that's/you're asking for trouble —
to look for trouble, to go around looking for trouble — sich (dat) Ärger einhandeln
there'll be trouble if he finds out — wenn er das erfährt, gibts Ärger or Trouble (inf)
here comes trouble (inf) — jetzt geht es los! (inf), jetzt gibt es Ärger or Trouble! (inf)
what's the trouble? — was ist los?; (to sick person) wo fehlts?
the trouble is that... —
family/money troubles — Familien-/Geldsorgen pl
it's no trouble (at all)! — das mache ich doch gern
thank you – (it was) no trouble — vielen Dank – (das ist) gern geschehen
it's no trouble to do it properly — man kann es genauso gut ordentlich machen
she's/it's more trouble than she's/it's worth — sie/es macht mehr Ärger or Umstände als sie/es wert ist
to go to the trouble (of doing sth), to take the trouble (to do sth) — sich (dat) die Mühe machen(, etw zu tun)
you have gone to a lot of trouble over the food — Sie haben sich (dat) solche Umstände mit dem Essen gemacht
he went to enormous trouble — er hat alles nur Erdenkliche getan
to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — jdn bemühen, etw zu tun
3)(= nuisance)
to be a trouble (to sb) — (jdm) Mühe machen; (dependent person also) (jdm) zur Last fallenheart/back trouble — Herz-/Rückenleiden nt
5) (= unrest, upheaval) Unruhe ftroubles — Arbeiterunruhen pl
there's trouble at the factory/in Iran — in der Fabrik/im Iran herrscht Unruhe
he caused/made trouble between them — er hat Unruhe zwischen ihnen gestiftet
See:→ stir up2. vtto be troubled by sth — wegen etw besorgt or beunruhigt/bekümmert sein
he's troubled with a bad back — er leidet an Rückenschmerzen
2) (= bother) bemühen, belästigenI'm sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me if... — entschuldigen Sie die Störung, aber könnten Sie mir sagen, ob...
will it trouble you if I smoke? — stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?
I'll trouble you to remember who you're speaking to! (iro) — würden Sie bitte daran denken, mit wem Sie sprechen!
3)(= take the trouble)
to trouble to do sth —if you had troubled to ask, you might have found out the truth —
oh, don't trouble to apologize! (iro) — bemüh dich nicht, dich zu entschuldigen
3. visich bemühen* * *trouble [ˈtrʌbl]A v/t1. jemanden beunruhigen, stören, belästigenfor um):may I trouble you for the salt?;can I trouble you to close the window? machen Sie doch bitte das Fenster zu3. jemandem Mühe machen, jemandem Umstände oder Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten, jemanden behelligen (about, with mit):don’t trouble yourself bemühen Sie sich nicht!4. quälen, plagen:be troubled with gout von der Gicht geplagt seinshe is troubled about sie macht sich Sorgen wegen;6. Wasser etc aufwühlen, trübenB v/i1. sich beunruhigen, sich aufregen ( beide:about über akk):I should not trouble if …a) ich wäre beruhigt, wenn …,b) es wäre mir gleichgültig, wenn …2. sich die Mühe machen, sich bemühen ( beide:to do zu tun), sich Umstände machen:don’t trouble bemühen Sie sich nicht!;don’t trouble to write du brauchst nicht zu schreiben;why should I trouble to explain warum sollte ich mir (auch) die Mühe machen, das zu erklärenC s1. a) Mühe f, Plage f, Anstrengung f, Last f, Belästigung f:give sb trouble jemandem Mühe verursachen;go to a lot of trouble sich besondere Mühe machen oder geben;put sb to trouble jemandem Umstände bereiten;(it is) no trouble (at all) (es ist) nicht der Rede wert;save o.s. the trouble of doing sth sich die Mühe (er)sparen, etwas zu tun;you could have saved yourself the trouble of this das hättest du dir ersparen können;spare no trouble keine Mühe scheuen;take (the) trouble sich (die) Mühe machen;take trouble over sich Mühe geben mitwith mit der Polizei etc):be in trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein;be in trouble with the police Ärger mit der Polizei haben;his girlfriend is in trouble seine Freundin ist in Schwierigkeiten (schwanger);get into trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten, Schwierigkeiten oder Ärger bekommen;get sb into trouble, make trouble for sb jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen;make trouble Schwierigkeiten machen;what’s the trouble? wo(ran) fehlts?, was ist los?;have troubles with one’s health gesundheitliche Schwierigkeiten oder Probleme haben;have trouble doing sth Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun;3. MED (Herz- etc) Leiden n, (-)Beschwerden pl:4. a) POL Unruhe(n) f(pl), Wirren plb) allg Affäre f, Konflikt m5. TECH Störung f, Defekt m, Fehler m* * *1.['trʌbl]noun1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben
keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen
be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein
get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)
get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten
there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]
what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?
you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten
that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben
make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen
2) (faulty operation) Problemeengine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse
3) (disease)suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein
4) (cause of vexation etc.) Problem, dashalf the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem
your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...
5) (inconvenience) Mühe, dietake the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben
please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände
of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert
be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen
2. transitive verbhe won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen
1) (agitate) beunruhigen2) (inconvenience) stören3. intransitive verb[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
1) (be disturbed) sich (Dat.) Sorgen machen ( over um)2) (make an effort) sich bemühendon't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen
* * *v.beunruhigen v.stören v. n.Mühe -n f.Plage -n f.Problem -e n.Schwierigkeit f.Sorge -n f.Störung -en f.Unruhe -n f.Ärger nur sing. m. -
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I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tumulto3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) turbare2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) disturbare3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) disturbarsi•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
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1. сущ.
1) а) беспокойство, волнение, тревога to give trouble, to put to trouble ≈ причинять беспокойство( кому-л.) She kept her troubles to herself. ≈ Она ни с кем не делилась своими тревогами (своим беспокойством). б) труд, усилие, заботы, хлопоты в) диал. роды Syn: labour
2) а) затруднение, трудность He takes much trouble. ≈ Он очень старается. He did not take the trouble to come. ≈ Он не потрудился прийти. I had some trouble in reading his handwriting. ≈ Мне было трудно читать его почерк. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles. ≈ У Салливанов по-прежнему финансовые затруднения. no trouble at all Syn: effort б) беда, горе, неприятности;
источник неприятностей, причина беспокойства и т.д. You've caused us a lot of trouble. ≈ Вы причинили нам много неприятностей. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed. ≈ Беда в том, что эти ограничения остались, а все другое изменилось. Your trouble is that that you can't take rejection. ≈ Ваша беда в том, что вы не можете смириться с отказом. в) беспорядки, волнения Fans who make trouble during the World Cup will be severely dealt with. ≈ С фанатами, которые будут устраивать беспорядки во время чемрионата мира, будут бе racial troubles
3) а) мед. болезнь An unsuitable bed is the most likely cause of back trouble. ≈ Неудобная постель является наиболее вероятной причиной осложнений с позвоночником. Her husband had never before had any heart trouble. ≈ Ее муж никогда раньше не жаловался на сердце( у ее мужа никогда не болело сердце). emotional troubles ≈ душевные заболевания б) тех. нарушение правильности хода или действия;
авария;
помеха The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off. ≈ В самолете произошли неполадки с двигателем вскоре после взлета. trouble crew ∙ to ask/look for trouble ≈ напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон;
вести себя неосторожно
2. гл.
1) а) беспокоить(ся), тревожить(ся) Syn: bother б) (обычно с отрицанием) трудиться, стараться
2) а) затруднять, надоедать, приставать б) даваться с трудом
3) тех. нарушать, повреждать ∙ trouble about trouble for trouble over trouble with don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. ≈ не буди лиха, пока лихо спит;
не буди лиха, пока оно тихо
3. прил. аварийный trouble crew ≈ аварийная команда беспокойство;
волнение;
тревога - his heart was full of * сердце его было полно тревоги - to give smb. * причинять кому-л. беспокойство неприятность, беда, горе;
напасть - family * семейные неприятности - to be in *, to have * быть в беде - to get into * попасть в беду - to make /to cause/ * for smb., to get smb. into * причинять кому-л. неприятности - to get smb. out of * вызволить кого-л. из беды - to keep out of * избегать неприятностей, стараться не портить себе жизнь - to tell smb. one's *s рассказать кому-л. о своих невзгодах /злоключениях/ - he has been through much * у него были большие неприятности /было большое горе/ - till this great * came upon them до тех пор, пока к ним не пришла эта беда скандал;
неприятности - to make * for nothing устраивать скандал на пустом месте - he'll make * if you don't agree он заварит (такую) кашу /устроит тебе хорошую жизнь/, если ты не согласишься - there will be * скандала не миновать;
теперь неприятностей не оберешься;
дело пахнет жареным затруднение, трудность - money *s денежные затруднения - to get to the root of the * понять, в чем коренится трудность - to meet * halfway смотреть трудности в лицо;
встречать трудность лицом к лицу;
не бояться трудностей, не бегать от трудностей - I had some * in reading his handwriting мне было трудно разобрать его почерк - I've been having * with the engine of my car мне пришлось повозиться с мотором в машине - he opened the safe without any * он очень легко открыл сейф заботы, хлопоты;
труд, усилие - to take the * (to do smth.), to go to the * (of doing smth.) взять на себя труд (сделать что-л.) - to take much * стараться, хлопотать - to save oneself the * of doing smth. избавить себя от труда делать что-л. - to spare no * to gain one's ends не жалеть усилий для достижения цели - thank you for all your * on my behalf спасибо за все ваши заботы обо мне - he did it to spare your * он сделал это, чтобы избавить вас от хлопот - will it be much * to you to do this? - No * at all вас не слишком затруднит сделать это? - Нисколько не затруднит - I don't like putting you to so much * /giving you so much */ мне не хотелось бы так затруднять вас - an omelette is no * to make омлет очень легко приготовить - it's not worth the * это не стоит (нашего) труда /не оправдает (затраченных) усилий/ - he's had a lot of * /all this */ for nothing все его усилия пошли прахом /кончились ничем/ помеха, источник неприятностей;
причина беспокойства - I don't want to be any * to you я не хочу причинять вам беспокойства - he finds it a great * to get up early он очень не любит рано вставать - life is full of petty *s в жизни много мелких неприятностей недостаток, изъян - the principal * with the book главный недостаток книги - the * with this view is that... этот взгляд плох тем, что... - the * is he believes it плохо то, что он верит этому волнения, беспорядки - labour *(s) волнения среди рабочих, стачки - * spots районы с неблагополучной обстановкой;
районы беспорядков, столкновений и т. п. - there was * in the streets не улицах было беспокойно /происходили беспорядки/ (the *) pl волнения, война насилия в Ольстере болезнь, недуг - heart * болезнь сердца - lung * легочное заболевание - mental * психическое расстройство - he has eye * у него плохо с глазами /со зрением/ - what's the *? что у вас болит?, на что вы жалуетесь? (диалектизм) роды (техническое) нарушение (правильного хода работы) ;
авария, помеха, повреждение;
неисправность, неполадки - operating *s эксплуатационные неполадки - engine * неполадки в двигателе - to locate /to trace/ the * установить причину неполадок - we're always having * with our car у нас всегда что-нибудь неладно с машиной (геология) сброс, дислокация > what's the *? в чем дело > to ask for /to look for, to seek/ * вести себя неосторожно, напрашиваться на неприятности > to be in * быть беременной (о незамужней женщине) ;
сидеть в тюрьме > to get into * забеременеть( о незамужней женщине) ;
попасть в тюрьму > to get a girl into * сделать девушке ребенка;
обрюхатить девчонку > to borrow * заранее беспокоиться, попусту волноваться > *s never come singly (пословица) беда никогда не приходит одна;
пришла беда - отворяй ворота > don't trouble * till * troubles you не буди лиха, пока спит тихо /пока лихо спит/ > man is borne unto * (библеизм) человек рождается /рожден/ на страдание тревожить, волновать;
расстраивать - her failure to remember the address *d her она была расстроена тем, что никак не могла вспомнить адрес - what *s me in his absence его отсутствие беспокоит меня - that hardly *s him at all это нисколько его не волнует - now don't let it * you any more пусть это вас больше не беспокоит - don't * your head about it пусть у вас не болит голова по этому поводу тревожиться, волноваться, расстраиваться - without troubling about the consequences( нисколько) не беспокоясь о последствиях - not to * about the philosophy of art не думать о философии искусства - don't * about it не беспокойтесь об этом - we must not * about small misfortunes не нужно расстраиваться из-за мелких неприятностей беспокоить, мучить;
причинять боль, страдания - his wound *s him a great deal рана причиняет ему большие страдания - he is much *d by gout его сильно мучает подагра - how long has it been troubling you? давно это вас беспокоит /болит у вас/? затруднять, приставать, надоедать - he is always troubling me about his private affairs он все время пристает ко мне со своими личными делами - I am sorry to * you about such trivial matters мне очень неловко затруднять вас по пустякам - I shan't * you with the details не буду утомлять вас /надоедать вам/ деталями - will it * you to drop this letter in the box? вам не трудно будет бросить это письмо в почтовый ящик? просить об одолжении - may I * you to pass the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль - may I * you for a match? можно попросить у вас спичку? - I fear I must * you to come upstairs простите, мне придется попросить вас подняться наверх - I'll * you to hold your tongue я бы попросил вас замолчать /попридержать язык/ даваться с трудом - the learning of languages never *d him much иностранные языки всегда давались ему легко (обыкн. в отрицательных предложениях) стараться, трудиться;
делать усилия - he never even *d to answer он даже не потрудился ответить - don't * to write не трудитесь писать - if it is inconvenient to come, don't * не приходите, если вам неудобно( редкое) будоражить, баламутить - to * waters мутить воду( техническое) нарушать, повреждать to ask (или to look) for ~ напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон;
вести себя неосторожно ~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду ~ (преим. тех.) нарушать, повреждать;
don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. = не буди лиха, пока лихо спит engine ~ неполадка с двигателем ~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду ~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) he did not take the ~ to come он не потрудился прийти;
no trouble at all нисколько не затруднит (ответ на просьбу) ~ (обыкн. в отриц. предложениях) трудиться, стараться;
he never even troubled to answer он даже не потрудился ответить ~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается ~ болезнь;
heart trouble болезнь сердца I had some ~ in reading his handwriting мне было трудно читать его почерк to make ~ (for smb.) причинять (кому-л.) неприятности ~ даваться с трудом;
mathematics doesn't trouble me at all математика дается мне легко ~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль ~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль ~ беспокоить(ся), тревожить(ся) ;
my leg troubles me моя нога беспокоит меня (болит) he did not take the ~ to come он не потрудился прийти;
no trouble at all нисколько не затруднит (ответ на просьбу) operating ~ авария в процессе эксплуатации operating ~ нарушение производственного процесса ~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) ~ волнения, беспорядки;
racial troubles расовые волнения, беспорядки ~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается trouble авария ~ уст. баламутить ~ беспокоить(ся), тревожить(ся) ;
my leg troubles me моя нога беспокоит меня (болит) ~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) ~ беспокойство, волнение ~ болезнь;
heart trouble болезнь сердца ~ волнения, беспорядки;
racial troubles расовые волнения, беспорядки ~ давать перебои в работе ~ даваться с трудом;
mathematics doesn't trouble me at all математика дается мне легко ~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается ~ затруднение, неприятность ~ затруднение ~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль ~ (преим. тех.) нарушать, повреждать;
don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. = не буди лиха, пока лихо спит ~ нарушать правильный ход работы ~ тех. нарушение правильности хода или действия;
авария;
помеха ~ нарушение производственного процесса ~ неисправность ~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду ~ перебой в работе ~ повреждение ~ проблема ~ диал. роды ~ (обыкн. в отриц. предложениях) трудиться, стараться;
he never even troubled to answer он даже не потрудился ответить ~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what's the trouble? в чем дело? ~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what's the trouble? в чем дело? ~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what's the trouble? в чем дело? -
9 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) težava2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemiri3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) težave2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) vznemiriti2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) nadlegovati3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) potruditi se•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I [trəbl]nountežava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj; dialectal porod; bolezen; politics nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera; technical okvara, motnja, defektin trouble — v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)digestive troubles — prebavne motnje, težaveto ask for trouble, to look for trouble — sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodothe trouble is that... — težava je v tem, da...(it is) no trouble! — (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!(I am) sorry to give you such trouble — žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnostito be out of one's troubles — osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilikto give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble — povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnostiwe did it to spare you trouble — naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trudto stir up trouble — povzročati zmedo, nemirhe won't even take the trouble to answer — ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovorilII [trəbl]transitive verbzbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo); intransitive verb vznemiriti se, razburiti se ( about zaradi); mučiti se, trpeti ( about zaradi); (po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudatroubled waters figuratively zapleten, težaven položajto be troubled in mind — biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)to trouble s.o. at work — motiti koga pri deluto trouble o.s. — brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kajdon't trouble (yourself) — ne trudite se; že dobromay I trouble you for the salt? — vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?to trouble one's head about s.th. — beliti si glavo zaradi česato pour oil on troubled waters figuratively pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir -
10 cause
1. IIIcause smth. cause an illness (a fever, giddiness, indigestion, indisposition, vomiting, etc.) вызывать болезнь и т. д.; what caused his death? чем была вызвана его смерть?; what caused the accident? что явилось причиной несчастного случаи?; cause damage а) причинять вред, вредить, портить; б) причинять ущерб; cause losses наносить урон;) cause smb.'s ruin привести кого-л. к разорению, довести кого-л. до разорения; cause fright испугать; cause grief причинять горе; cause sleep усыплять, действовать усыпляюще; cause a fire устроить пожар; cause the tides вызывать приливы и отливы2. IVcause smth. in some manner cause smth. artificially (unaccountably, ultimately, maliciously, etc.) вызывать что-л. искусственно и т. д.3. Vcause smb. smth. cause smb. trouble (anxiety, grief, etc.) причинять кому-л. неприятности и т. д.' sorry to have caused you so much inconvenience простите, что я причинил вам столько беспокойства4. VIIcause smth., smb. to do smth. cause smth. to move приводить что-л. в движение; what caused him to change his mind? что заставило ere изменить свое решение /передумать/?5. XIbe caused by smth. the accident was caused by negligence несчастный случай произошел в результате небрежности /был вызван небрежностью/; his untimely death was caused by his eating habits неправильное питание привело его к преждевременной смерти6. XXI1cause with. to smb. cause grief (anxiety, trouble, inconvenience, etc.) to smb. причинять кому-л. горе и т. д. -
11 molestia
f.1 bother, trouble.ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody troublesi no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much troubleperdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something2 discomfort.* * *1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain\no es molestia it's no troubleperdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenienceser una molestia to be a nuisancesi no es molestia if you don't mindtomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something* * *noun f.1) annoyance, bother, nuisance2) trouble* * *SF1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?
perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!
"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"
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ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth•
tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sthno tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out
2) (Med) discomfortsi persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist
* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.----* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *A1(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like thisperdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)2(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself outmolestia DE + INF:ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the tripse tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individuallyB(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomachlas molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of fluno es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomforta la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller* * *
molestia sustantivo femenino
1a) (incomodidad, trastorno):
siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;
no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put
* * *molestia nf1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!2. [malestar] discomfort;siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right* * *f ( incordio) nuisance;tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of* * *molestia nf1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance2) : troublese tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate3) malestar: discomfort* * *molestia n1. (incomodidad) trouble2. (dolor) slight pain3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother -
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molestia sustantivo femenino 1a) (incomodidad, trastorno):siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble; perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but … ¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?; no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother 2 ( malestar):◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain ' molestia' also found in these entries: Spanish: daño - fastidiar - fastidio - fregado - gaita - incomodar - trastorno - ahorrar - estorbo - evitar - joda - joroba - pasajero - pesadez - tomar English: annoyance - bother - discomfort - inconvenience - irritation - nuisance - palaver - tiresomeness - trouble - pain - put -
13 ocasionar
v.to cause.El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.* * *1 (causar) to cause, bring about* * *verb* * *VT to causelamento ocasionarle tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you o to be so much trouble
* * *verbo transitivo to cause* * *= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.* * *verbo transitivo to cause* * *= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.* * *ocasionar [A1 ]vtto causesu comportamiento me ocasionó grandes problemas his behavior caused o brought me a lot of problemsespero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias I do hope it doesn't put you to o cause you too much troubleel incendio ocasionó grandes pérdidas the fire caused o ( frml) occasioned severe losses* * *
ocasionar ( conjugate ocasionar) verbo transitivo
to cause
ocasionar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about
' ocasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
producir
- traer
English:
bring about
- inflict
- occasion
- rise
- result
* * *ocasionar vtto cause;los rumores ocasionaron su dimisión the rumours brought about his resignation;no quiero ocasionar molestias I don't want to put you to any trouble* * *v/t cause* * *ocasionar vtcausar: to cause, to occasion* * *ocasionar vb to cause -
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noun ((something which causes) trouble or difficulty: He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.) molestia, incomodidadinconvenience1 n inconveniente / molestiainconvenience2 vb incomodar / causar molestiastr[ɪnkən'viːnɪəns]1 (gen) inconveniente nombre masculino; (trouble, difficulty) molestia, dificultad nombre femenino; (hindrance) estorbo, obstáculo; (discomfort) incomodidad nombre femenino1 (annoy) causar molestia a, molestar; (cause difficulty) incomodar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to great inconvenience to do something sufrir muchos inconvenientes para hacer algoto put somebody to great inconvenience molestar a alguien, incomodar a alguien: incomodidad f, molestia fn.• contra s.m.• desacomodamiento s.m.• desavío s.m.• desconveniencia s.f.• estorbo s.m.• incomodidad s.f.• inconveniencia s.f.• incómodo s.m.• molestia s.f.v.• desacomodar v.• incomodar v.• molestar v.
I 'ɪnkən'viːniənsa) u (unsuitability, troublesomeness) inconveniencia f, incomodidad fb) u ( trouble) molestias fpl, inconvenientes mplc) c (drawback, nuisance) inconveniente m, desventaja f
II
transitive verb causarle molestias a[ˌɪnkǝn'viːnɪǝns]1. N1) (=awkwardness) [of time, location] inconveniencia f ; [of arrangements, house] incomodidad f2) (=drawback) inconveniente mliving so far from the station is a great inconvenience — vivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente
you caused a lot of inconvenience — causaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes
it makes up for the inconvenience of having to move — compensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse
to put sb to great inconvenience — causar muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes a algn
2.VT (=cause problems to) causar molestias a; (=disturb) molestarI hope you haven't been inconvenienced by the delay — espero que el retraso no le haya causado molestias
I'm sorry to inconvenience you, but... — perdone que lo moleste, pero...
* * *
I ['ɪnkən'viːniəns]a) u (unsuitability, troublesomeness) inconveniencia f, incomodidad fb) u ( trouble) molestias fpl, inconvenientes mplc) c (drawback, nuisance) inconveniente m, desventaja f
II
transitive verb causarle molestias a -
15 incomodidad
f.1 uncomfortableness.2 awkwardness, discomfort.3 inconvenience, bother, nuisance.* * *1 discomfort2 (molestia) inconvenience3 (malestar) unrest, uneasiness* * *noun f.1) inconvenience, bother2) discomfort* * *SF1) (=falta de comodidad) discomfort2) (=inoportunidad) inconvenience3) (=fastidio) annoyance, irritation* * *a) (de sillón, postura) uncomfortableness, discomfortb) ( molestia) inconvenience* * *= unease, awkwardness, clunkiness, cumbersomeness.Ex. There is an underlying unease concerning the relevance of AACR2 to a largely and growing computerised cataloguing environment.Ex. Long pauses caused awkwardness and discomfort for the user.Ex. They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.Ex. Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *a) (de sillón, postura) uncomfortableness, discomfortb) ( molestia) inconvenience* * *= unease, awkwardness, clunkiness, cumbersomeness.Ex: There is an underlying unease concerning the relevance of AACR2 to a largely and growing computerised cataloguing environment.
Ex: Long pauses caused awkwardness and discomfort for the user.Ex: They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1 (de un sillón, una postura) uncomfortableness2 (molestia) inconvenienceno tener teléfono es una incomodidad it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient not having a telephonesiento mucho causarles tantas incomodidades I'm very sorry to cause you so much bother o inconvenience, I'm very sorry to put you to so much troublela incomodidad de vivir tan lejos the inconvenience of living so far away* * *
incomodidad sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia de comodidad) discomfort
(engorro) inconvenience
' incomodidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embarazo
- molestar
- molestia
English:
discomfort
- queasiness
* * *incomodidad nf1. [de silla] uncomfortableness2. [de situación, persona] awkwardness, discomfort;su pregunta me produjo incomodidad her question made me feel awkward o uncomfortable;es una incomodidad vivir tan lejos del centro it's inconvenient living so far from the centre* * *f1 uncomfortableness2 ( fastidio) inconvenience* * *incomodidad nf1) : discomfort, awkwardness2) molestia: inconvenience, bother -
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v.1 to bother.perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?Sus palabras acedaron a María His words Maryoyed Mary.2 to upset.me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me3 to be bothered by.Me molesta ese ruido I am bothered by that noise.4 to ail.* * *1 (interrumpir) to disturb■ no lo molestes, que está durmiendo don't disturb him, he's asleep2 (perturbar) to bother, annoy, upset3 (importunar) to pester■ ¡deja de molestarme ya! stop pestering me!4 (hacer daño - apretar) to hurt, be too tight; (- picar) to irritate5 (ofender) to upset1 (tomarse la molestia) to bother■ no se moleste en venir, ya se lo mandaremos a casa don't bother coming, we'll send it round to you2 (ofenderse) to take offence* * *verb1) to annoy, bother2) disturb3) trouble•* * *1. VT1) (=importunar) to bother, annoy¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? — they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?
no la molestes más con tus tonterías — stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games
2) (=interrumpir) to disturbsiento molestarte, pero necesito que me ayudes — I'm sorry to disturb o trouble o bother you, but I need your help
3) (=ofender) to upset2. VI1) (=importunar) to be a nuisancequita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando — get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance
no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo — I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you
me molesta mucho que me hablen así — it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that
ese ruido me molesta — that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me
me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? — the vase is in the way, can you move it?
2) (=incomodar) to feel uncomfortable, bother¿te molesta el humo? — does the smoke bother you?
si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico — if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor
3) (=ofender) to upset4) (=importar)[en preguntas]¿le molesta la radio? — does the radio bother you?, do you mind the radio being on?
¿te molestaría prestarme un paraguas? — would you mind lending me an umbrella?
¿le molesta que abra la ventana o si abro la ventana? — do you mind if I open the window?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex. Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex. I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.----* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *molestar [A1 ]vtA1 (importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something¿este señor la está molestando, señorita? is this man bothering you, Miss?2 (interrumpir) to disturbno la molestes, está estudiando don't disturb her, she's studyingque no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a napB (ofender, disgustar) to upsetperdona si te he molestado I'm sorry if I've upset you■ molestarviA(importunar): ¿no te molesta ese ruido? doesn't that noise bother you?[ S ] se ruega no molestar please do not disturb¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys meya sabes que me molesta que hables de él you know I don't like you to talk about him, you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about himnunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm workingno me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers mesi le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injectionB (fastidiar) to be a nuisancesi vas a molestar, te vas de clase if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroomvino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himselfson unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at allno quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any troubleA (disgustarse) to get upsetno debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer don't get upset, he didn't mean to do itmolestarse POR algo:se molestó por algo he got upset about somethingespero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I saidmolestarse CON algn to get annoyed WITH sb, get cross WITH sb ( BrE)se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him, he was put out o upset because I didn't invite himB (tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself ( frml)no se moleste, me voy enseguida it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leavingno se molesta por nadie, sólo piensa en él he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself¿para qué vas a molestarte? why should you put yourself out?molestarse EN + INF:ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call mese molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell usyo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them* * *
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you
2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;
me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;◊ no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestarse POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestarse CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
' molestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- dejar
- hartar
- jambar
- jorobar
- marear
- picar
- reventar
- ruido
- sino
- vivir
- chingar
- chocar
- chorear
- embromar
- enredar
- fastidiar
- fregar
- huevear
- importar
- joder
- nomás
- solo
English:
aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- disturb
- gall
- inconvenience
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- pester
- put out
- roil
- trouble
- worry
- heckler
- impose
- put
- spite
* * *♦ vt1. [perturbar] to bother;el calor no me molesta the heat doesn't bother me;esa luz tan brillante me molesta that bright light is hurting my eyes;deja ya de molestar al gato leave the cat alone;¡deja de molestarme! stop annoying me!;¿te están molestando los niños? are the children bothering you?;las moscas no paraban de molestarnos the flies were a real nuisance;¿te molesta la radio? is the radio bothering you?;¿te molesta si abro la ventana? do you mind if I open the window?;perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…me molesta un poco la herida my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore;vuelva dentro de un mes si le sigue molestando come back in a month's time if it's still troubling you3. [ofender] to upset;me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me;… todo esto dicho sin ánimo de molestar a nadie I don't want to cause anyone offence but…♦ vivámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar let's go, we're in the way here;deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions;¿molesto? – no, no, pasa am I interrupting? – no, not at all, come in;no querría molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo un momento I don't want to interrupt, but I need to have a word with you;puedes aparcar el camión allí, que no molesta you can park the truck over there where it won't be in the way;no molestar [en letrero] do not disturb* * *v/t1 bother, annoy2 ( doler) trouble;no molestar do not disturb* * *molestar vt1) fastidiar: to annoy, to bother2) : to disturb, to disruptmolestar vi: to be a nuisance* * *molestar vb1. (interrumpir) to disturbno lo molestes, está descansando don't disturb him he's resting2. (importunar) to bother5. (importar) to mind¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke? -
17 pena
f.1 shame, pity.da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anythingel pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3 problem, trouble (desgracia).4 struggle.a duras penas with great difficulty5 punishment (castigo).le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty yearsso o bajo pena de under penalty ofpena capital o de muerte death penalty6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)me da pena I'm embarrassed about it7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.8 penna, contour feather.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.* * *1 (castigo) sentence, punishment2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow3 (lástima) pity■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble\a duras penas with great difficultyhecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad waymerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth itsin pena ni gloria undistinguishedpena capital capital punishmentpena de muerte death penalty* * *noun f.1) pity2) sorrow3) penalty, punishment4) difficulty, trouble5) shame•* * *SF1) (=tristeza) sorrowtenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death
•
alma en pena — lost soul•
dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like thatme daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain
•
morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heartsin pena ni gloria —
2) (=lástima) shame, pity¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!
¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)
•
de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state•
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state3) pl penas (=problemas)a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty
4) (=esfuerzo)•
ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?
no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it
5) (Jur) sentenceel juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison
bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death
tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion
pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty
¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!
sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease
7) And (=fantasma) ghost* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.----* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *A1(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sadme da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begginga mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry forestá que da pena she's in a terrible stateno te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell youlloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterlysentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death2 (lástima) pity, shame¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her adviceese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on heren las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badlyestar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad waysin pena ni gloria almost unnoticeduna película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticedpasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university careervale or merece la pena it's worth itmerece la pena leerlo it's worth readingno vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade himun museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visitbien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk1(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrowssus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartachete oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear yousubió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairsllegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty2 (penurias, dificultades) hardshippasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for itpasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expeditionC ( Der) sentenceel juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentenceso pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myselfCompuestos:afflictive punishmentdeath penaltylos que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishmentcorporal punishmentdeath penaltyfinecustodial sentenceD ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassmentle da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in publicme da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of nightme puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassmentquitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gailyE ( Per) (fantasma) ghost* * *
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)
pena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;
( con dificultad) with difficulty
3 (Der) sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well
* * *pena nf1. [lástima] shame, pity;es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems4. [dificultad] struggle;pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there5. [castigo] punishment;cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;Formal [a menos que] unless pena capital death penalty;pena de cárcel prison sentence;pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;[en fútbol] penalty;pena de muerte death penalty;pena de reclusión prison sentence6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her7. CompEsp Famdibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;Famhecho una pena in a real state;una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;sin pena ni gloria without distinction;un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year* * *f1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;da pena it’s sad2 ( congoja) grief, distress3 ( lástima) pity;es una pena it’s a shame o pity;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;me da pena I’m embarrassed5 JUR sentence6:no vale ono merece la pena it’s not worth it;a duras penas with great difficulty;so pena de on pain of;con más pena que gloria ingloriously;sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed* * *pena nf1) castigo: punishment, penaltypena de muerte: death penalty2) aflicción: sorrow, griefmorir de pena: to die of a broken heart¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!3) dolor: pain, suffering4) dificultad: difficulty, troublea duras penas: with great difficulty5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment6)valer la pena : to be worthwhile* * *pena n1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness2. (lástima) shame / pity¡qué pena! what a pity!3. (condena) sentence4. (problema) trouble / problemmerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it -
18 bother
1.['bɒðə(r)]transitive verbI can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]
I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen
2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...
don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!
3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigenI'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken
2. intransitive verbwhat's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen
bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten
3. nounbother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
1) (nuisance)it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig
2) (trouble) Ärger, derit's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus
the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten
4. interjectiongo to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!* * *['boðə] 1. verb1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) belästigen2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) sich um etwas bemühen2. noun1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) die Schererei2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) die Plage•- academic.ru/8358/bothersome">bothersome* * *both·er[ˈbɒðəʳ, AM ˈbɑ:ðɚ]1. (effort) Mühe f; (work) Aufwand m; (problem) Problem nt; (difficulty) Schwierigkeiten pl; (inconvenience) Umstände plit is no \bother [at all]! [überhaupt] kein Problem!you really shouldn't have — it was no \bother das wäre wirklich nicht nötig gewesen — keine Ursachethey don't have a church wedding because they don't want the \bother sie lassen sich nicht kirchlich trauen, weil Ihnen das zu aufwändig istit's no \bother, it's on my way home das macht keine Umstände, es liegt auf meinem NachhausewegI don't want to put you to any \bother ich will dir keine Umstände machenit's too much \bother to cook just for myself es lohnt sich nicht, für mich allein zu kochenI had a bit of \bother understanding what he said ich hatte Schwierigkeiten [o etwas Mühe] zu verstehen, was er sagteto not be worth the \bother kaum der Mühe wert seinto go to [all] the \bother of doing sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tunto save oneself the \bother [of doing sth] sich dat die Mühe sparen[, etw zu tun]there was a spot of \bother in town last night letzte Nacht gab es in der Stadt eine SchlägereiI had a bit of a \bother with the police ich hatte Ärger [o Probleme] mit der PolizeiI'm afraid there's been a bit of \bother (fight) ich fürchte, es gab Ärger; (problem) ich fürchte, es gab da ein kleines Problem; (difficulties) ich fürchte, es gab da ein paar Schwierigkeitento get into a spot of \bother Schwierigkeiten bekommento get oneself into a spot of \bother sich akk in Schwierigkeiten bringento be a \bother lästig seinI hope she hasn't been a \bother ich hoffe, sie ist dir nicht zur Last gefallenI don't want to be [or sorry to be] a \bother, but... ich will nicht lästig sein [o fam nicht nerven], aber...[oh] \bother! [so ein] Mist! famoh, \bother him! he's never around when you need him dieser verflixte Kerl! nie ist er da, wenn man ihn braucht famIII. vi1. (make an effort)don't \bother! lass nur!shall I wait? — no, don't \bother soll ich warten? — nein, nicht nötigwhy \bother? warum sich die Mühe machen?you needn't have \bothered du hättest dir die Mühe sparen könnenshe should have phoned him, but she just didn't \bother sie hätte ihn anrufen sollen, aber sie hat es einfach nicht gemachtit's not worth \bothering with an umbrella, the car's just outside ein Schirm ist nicht nötig, das Auto steht direkt vor der TürI don't know why you \bother with that crowd ich weiß nicht, warum du dich mit denen überhaupt abgibstdon't \bother about me, I'll find my way home mach dir keine Gedanken um mich, ich finde schon nach Hausedon't \bother about [or with] doing the laundry um die Wäsche brauchst du dich nicht zu kümmernhe hasn't even \bothered to write er hat sich nicht mal die Mühe gemacht zu schreibenyou'd have found it if you'd \bothered looking [or to look] hättest du wirklich danach gesucht, dann hättest du es auch gefundenwhy \bother asking if you're not really interested? warum fragst du überhaupt, wenn es dich nicht wirklich interessiert?you needn't have \bothered to do it now, it could have waited damit hätten Sie sich Zeit lassen könnenhe walked out of the office without \bothering to say goodbye er ging aus dem Büro, ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagenwhy did nobody \bother to tell me something was wrong? warum hat mir eigentlich keiner gesagt, dass etwas nicht stimmte?she didn't even \bother to let me know she was leaving the company sie hat es nicht einmal für nötig gehalten, mir zu sagen, dass sie die Firma verlässtdo they \bother about punctuality in your job? wird bei deiner Arbeit Wert auf Pünktlichkeit gelegt?IV. vt1. (worry)▪ to \bother sb jdn beunruhigen, jdm Sorgen machenthe thing that \bothers me is that... was mich beunruhigt [o was mir Sorgen macht] ist, dass...it \bothers me to think of her alone in that big house der Gedanke, dass sie allein ist in dem großen Haus, beunruhigt michit \bothered me that I hadn't done anything es ließ mir keine Ruhe, dass ich nichts getan hattewhat's \bothering you? was hast du?, wo drückt der Schuh? famyou shouldn't let that \bother you du solltest dir darüber keine Gedanken [o Sorgen] machen2. (upset, be of concern)▪ to \bother sb jdm etwas ausmachen▪ sth does not \bother sb etw ist jdm egal [o macht jdm nichts aus]I'm sorry he was so rude to you — it doesn't \bother me es tut mir leid, dass er so grob zu dir war — das macht mir nichts ausI hardly ever see my parents — doesn't that \bother you at all? ich sehe meine Eltern nur sehr selten — und das ist dir ganz egal?▪ sb is not \bothered about sth/sb etw/jd ist jdm egalI'm not \bothered about what he thinks es ist mir egal, was er denktwhere shall we eat? — I'm not \bothered wo sollen wir essen? — [ist] mir egalI'm not particularly \bothered about how I look mir ist es ziemlich egal, wie ich aussehe3. (trouble)to \bother oneself [or one's head] with [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Gedanken [o einen Kopf] machenhe wasn't to \bother himself with day-to-day things er hatte keine Lust, sich mit Alltagskram zu beschäftigen famdon't \bother yourself about that mach dir darüber mal keine Gedanken [o Sorgen4. (disturb)▪ to \bother sb jdn störenstop \bothering me with your questions! verschone mich mit deinen Fragen!don't \bother me [with that]! verschone mich damit!stop \bothering me when I'm working stör mich doch nicht immer, wenn ich arbeiteI'm sorry to \bother you, but could you direct me to the station? entschuldigen Sie bitte, aber könnten sie mir sagen, wo der Bahnhof ist?sorry to \bother you, but there's a call for you entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung, aber da ist ein Anruf für SieI'm sorry to \bother you at this time of night tut mir leid, wenn ich dich so spät am Abend noch störe5. (annoy)quit \bothering me! lass mich in Ruhe!my tooth/the heat is \bothering me mein Zahn/die Hitze macht mir Probleme [o macht mir zu schaffen]the villagers don't seem to be \bothered by all the tourists anscheinend stören sich die Dorfbewohner gar nicht an den ganzen TouristenI don't want to \bother her with my problems at the moment ich möchte ihr mit meinen Problemen jetzt nicht auf die Nerven gehen fam▪ it \bothers sb that... es stört jdn, dass...does it \bother you that she earns more than you? stört es dich, dass sie mehr verdient als du?▪ sb can't be \bothered [to do sth] jd hat keine Lust[, etw zu tun]I just couldn't be \bothered to answer the phone ich hatte einfach keine Lust, ans Telefon zu gehen* * *['bɒðə(r)]1. vt1) (= annoy, trouble person, noise) belästigen; (sb's behaviour, tight garment, hat, long hair) ärgern, stören; (= cause disturbance to, light, noise, sb's presence, mistakes etc) stören; (= give trouble, back, teeth etc) zu schaffen machen (+dat); (= worry) Sorgen machen (+dat); (matter, problem, question) beschäftigen, keine Ruhe lassen (+dat)well I'm sorry I bothered you — entschuldigen Sie, dass ich (überhaupt) gefragt habe
don't bother yourself about that — machen Sie sich (dat) darüber mal keine Gedanken or Sorgen
don't bother me! —
See:→ hot2)I/he can't be bothered — ich habe/er hat keine Lust
I can't be bothered with people like him/with opera — für solche Leute/für Opern habe ich nichts übrig
I can't be bothered to do or with doing that — ich habe einfach keine Lust, das zu machen
he can't be bothered about or with small matters like that — mit solchen Kleinigkeiten gibt er sich nicht ab
do you want to stay or go? – I'm not bothered — willst du bleiben oder gehen? – das ist mir egal
I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken
3)(= take trouble to do)
don't bother to do it again — das brauchen Sie nicht nochmals zu tunshe didn't even bother to ask/check first — sie hat gar nicht erst gefragt/nachgesehen
please don't bother getting up or to get up —
2. visich kümmern (about um); (= get worried) sich (dat) Sorgen machen (about um)don't bother about me! — machen Sie sich meinetwegen keine Sorgen; (sarcastic) ist ja egal, was ich will
he/it is not worth bothering about — über ihn/darüber brauchen wir gar nicht zu reden, er/das ist nicht der Mühe wert
3. n1) (= nuisance) Plage fI've forgotten it, what a bother —
he/the car can be a bit of a bother — er/das Auto kann einem wirklich Schwierigkeiten machen
I know it's an awful bother for you but... — ich weiß, dass Ihnen das fürchterliche Umstände macht, aber...
I didn't have any bother getting the visa — es war kein Problem, das Visum zu bekommen
I'll do it tonight, no bother (inf) —
that's all right, it's no bother — bitte schön, das tue ich doch gern
to go to a lot of bother to do sth — sich (dat) mit etw viel Mühe geben
4. interjMist (inf)bother that man! oh bother this lock! — zum Kuckuck mit ihm! (inf) das ist ein doofes Schloss! (inf)
* * *A s1. Belästigung f, Störung f, Plage f, Mühe f, Schererei f, Ärger m, Verdruss m:this boy is a great bother der Junge ist eine große Plage;if it is no bother wenn das keine Umstände macht;don’t put yourself to any bother machen Sie sich keine Umstände;we had quite a lot of bother getting here es war ziemlich schwierig für uns hierherzukommenbe looking for bother auf Randale aus seinB v/t1. belästigen, quälen, stören, beunruhigen, ärgern, plagen:don’t bother me lass mich in Ruhe!;bother sb with questions jemanden mit Fragen belästigen;it won’t bother me mir soll’s recht sein;be bothered about beunruhigt sein über (akk);I can’t be bothered with it now ich kann mich jetzt nicht damit abgeben;I can’t be bothered to cook ich habe keine Lust zu kochen, ich kann mich nicht dazu aufraffen zu kochen;2. bother …! bes Br zum Kuckuck mit …!a) sich befassen, sich abgeben (mit), sich kümmern (um)b) sich aufregen (über akk):I won’t bother about it ich werde mich nicht damit abgeben oder mir keine Sorgen darüber machen;don’t bother bemühen Sie sich nicht!;D int besonders Br verflixt!, Mist!* * *1.['bɒðə(r)]transitive verb1) in pass. (take trouble)I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]
I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen
2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...
3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigenI'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken
2. intransitive verbwhat's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen
bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten
3. nounbother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
1) (nuisance)it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig
2) (trouble) Ärger, derit's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus
the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten
4. interjectiongo to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!* * *n.Plage -n f.Ärger nur sing. m. v.belästigen v.beschäftigen v.ärgern v. -
19 disturbo
m trouble, bother* * *disturbo s.m.1 trouble, inconvenience; ( seccatura) annoyance: nessun disturbo, no trouble at all; senza il minimo disturbo, without the slightest inconvenience; lo so che ti do molto disturbo, I know I am being a nuisance; scusi il disturbo, sorry to disturb you; siamo spiacenti per il disturbo che possiamo avervi causato, we are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you; causare del disturbo a qlcu., to give s.o. trouble (o to disturb s.o.); prendersi il disturbo di fare qlco., to take the trouble to do sthg.; tolgo il disturbo!, I'll be off // (dir.) disturbo della quiete pubblica, disturbance (o breach of the peace)2 ( malattia) trouble, illness, ailment: disturbi di cuore, heart disease; disturbi di fegato, liver trouble; disturbi dovuti alla dentizione, teething troubles; ha avuto un leggero disturbo, he had a slight illness3 (rad.) ( intenzionale) jamming, disturbance; ( rumore) noise: disturbi atmosferici, atmospherics; disturbi continuati, grinder; ricezione senza disturbi, noise-free reception.* * *[dis'turbo]sostantivo maschile1) (fastidio) trouble, inconvenienceessere di disturbo (a qcn.) — to disturb o trouble (sb.), to cause inconvenience (to sb.)
prendersi il disturbo di fare — to go to the bother of doing, to take the trouble to do
togliere il disturbo — to go, to be off, to be on one's way
disturbo della quiete pubblica — breach of the peace, disturbance, nuisance
2) med. psic. disorder, trouble U-i mentali, della vista, della personalità — mental, visual, personality disorders
3) rad. telev. interference, noise; (intenzionale) jamming* * *disturbo/dis'turbo/ ⇒ 7sostantivo m.1 (fastidio) trouble, inconvenience; è troppo disturbo it's too much trouble; scusi il disturbo (I'm) sorry to bother you; essere di disturbo (a qcn.) to disturb o trouble (sb.), to cause inconvenience (to sb.); prendersi il disturbo di fare to go to the bother of doing, to take the trouble to do; togliere il disturbo to go, to be off, to be on one's way; disturbo della quiete pubblica breach of the peace, disturbance, nuisance2 med. psic. disorder, trouble U; -i mentali, della vista, della personalità mental, visual, personality disorders; - i di stomaco stomach upset; - i cardiaci heart trouble3 rad. telev. interference, noise; (intenzionale) jamming. -
20 mal
━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
1.
1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
2.
nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
3.
1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
4.
Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.1. [souffrance physique] painj'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful hereça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!b. [après une erreur] no harm done!a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasicknessb. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick3. [dommage, tort] harmet si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody4. [douleur morale] painfaire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody sufferquand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about itn'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset youentre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evilsavoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing somethingj'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names7. [par opposition au bien]le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil————————[mal] adverbe1. [désagréablement] wrongça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad startça va finir mal ou mal finira. [généralement] it'll end in disasterb. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tearsil sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate2. [en mauvaise santé]aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health3. [défavorablement] badlyelle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advicene le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebodys'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!a. [salement] he's a messy eaterb. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enoughc. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properlya. [tu es voûté] you've got poor postureb. [à table] you don't have any table mannerselle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking himmal élevé bad-mannered, impolitea. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourishedb. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortablyêtre mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable8. (locution)si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go————————[mal] adjectif invariable1. [immoral] wrongje n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong3. [peu satisfaisant]ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad————————au plus mal locution adjectivale2. [fâché]de mal en pis locution adverbiale————————en mal de locution prépositionnelleêtre en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for loveêtre en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspirationmal à l'aise locution adjectivalemal à propos locution adverbiale————————
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