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1 pester
'pestə(to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) molestar, importunar, dar la latapester vb molestar / dar la latatr['pestəSMALLr/SMALL]1 molestar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pester somebody for something dar la lata a alguien para algoto pester somebody to do something dar la lata a alguien para que haga algov.• acribillar v.• asar* v.• hostigar v.• importunar v.• jeringuear v.• molestar v.'pestər, 'pestə(r)transitive verb molestarto pester somebody FOR something/to + INF: he keeps pestering me for an ice-cream/to take him to the zoo — no hace más que darme la lata para que le compre un helado/para que lo lleve al zoo (fam)
['pestǝ(r)]VT molestar, fregar (LAm)is this man pestering you? — ¿la está molestando este hombre?
* * *['pestər, 'pestə(r)]transitive verb molestarto pester somebody FOR something/to + INF: he keeps pestering me for an ice-cream/to take him to the zoo — no hace más que darme la lata para que le compre un helado/para que lo lleve al zoo (fam)
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2 plague
pleiɡ
1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) peste2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plaga
2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) acosar, atormentar, fastidiarplague n plagatr[pleɪg]1 (of insects etc) plaga2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL peste nombre femenino1 (pester) acosar, asediar2 (afflict) afligir, asolar, plagar, atormentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto avoid somebody like the plague huir de alguien como de la peste1) afflict: plagar, afligir2) harass: acosar, atormentarplague n1) : plaga f (de insectos, etc.)2) : peste f (en medicina)n.• peste s.f.• plaga s.f.v.• atufar v.• hostigar v.• infestar v.• plagar v.
I pleɪga) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
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a) ( afflict)b) ( pester) acosar, asediar[pleɪɡ]1.N (=disease) peste f ; (fig) plaga f, fastidio mto avoid sth/sb like the plague — huir de algo/algn como de la peste, evitar algo a toda costa
2.VT (lit) infestar; (fig) plagar; [+ person] atormentarthe project has been plagued with problems from the beginning — el proyecto se ha visto plagado de problemas desde el comienzo
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I [pleɪg]a) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
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a) ( afflict)b) ( pester) acosar, asediar -
3 acosar
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo ( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions ' acosar' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrinconar - asediar - hostigar English: assault - beset - harass - hound - mob - molest - persecute - plague - ply - stalk - bait - goad - harry - worry -
4 acoso
Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar) \ \
acoso es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acosó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: acosar acoso
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo ( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
acoso sexual, sexual harassment ' acoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: acosar - sexual English: harassment - persecution - sexual harrassment -
5 molestar
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo 1◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you2 (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 troublemolestarse 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
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