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1 bother
bother ['bɒðə(r)]1 noun∎ British to be in or to have a spot of bother (with sb) avoir des ennuis (avec qn);∎ I hear there was a bit of bother down at the pub last night il paraît qu'il y a eu du grabuge hier soir au pub;∎ he doesn't give her any bother il ne la dérange pas;∎ the trip isn't worth the bother le voyage ne vaut pas la peine;∎ if it's not too much bother si cela ne vous dérange pas trop;∎ I hope I haven't put you to a lot of bother j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;∎ I didn't go to the bother of cooking a meal je n'ai pas pris la peine de cuisiner un repas;∎ thanks for babysitting - it's no bother! merci pour le babysitting - de rien!(b) (nuisance) ennui m;∎ homework is such a bother! quelle corvée, les devoirs!;∎ sorry to be a bother excusez-moi de vous déranger∎ I'm sorry to bother you excusez-moi de vous déranger;∎ would it bother you if I opened the window? cela vous dérange ou ennuie si j'ouvre la fenêtre?;∎ don't bother him when he's resting laisse-le tranquille quand il se repose∎ don't bother yourself or your head about it ne vous tracassez pas à ce sujet;∎ it doesn't bother me whether they come or not cela m'est bien égal qu'ils viennent ou pas∎ his leg is bothering him again sa jambe le fait de nouveau souffrirprendre la peine;∎ don't bother to answer the phone ce n'est pas la peine de répondre au téléphone;∎ please don't bother getting up! ne vous donnez pas la peine de vous lever!;∎ don't bother about me ne vous en faites pas ou ne vous inquiétez pas pour moi;∎ he didn't even bother to apologize il n'a même pas pris la peine de s'excuser;∎ let's not bother with the housework laissons tomber le ménage∎ bother the lot of them! qu'ils aillent au diable!, qu'ils aillent se faire pendre ailleurs! -
2 baby-sit
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Babysitting — Ba|by|sit|ting, das; s [engl. baby sitting, zu: to baby sit = babysitten, aus: baby ↑ (Baby) u. to sit = sitzen]: Beaufsichtigung kleiner Kinder bei Abwesenheit der Eltern. * * * Ba|by|sit|ting, das; s [...sɪtɪŋ, ...zɪtɪŋ; engl. baby sitting, zu … Universal-Lexikon
babysitting — n. taking care of a child or children while the parents are temporarily away (usually for a fee) ba·by·sit || beɪbsɪt v. supervise children while their parents are not home; watch over, supervise … English contemporary dictionary
babysitting — undisclosed telephone monitoring The watchful third party in the home: Thomasson reports that Buzhardt made reference to baby sitting people , a reference the reporter did not understand. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms