vaivata — meaning in English

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English meaning

afflict verb To cause someone pain or suffering.
ail verb To cause someone pain or trouble, often used when asking what is wrong with them.
bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
braid verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over plowed soil to break it up.
haunt verb Of a ghost or spirit, to appear regularly in a particular place.
impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
incommode verb To make someone feel uncomfortable or unsettled.
inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
pug noun A small breed of dog with a flat, wrinkled face, a stocky body, and a curled tail.
trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

vaivata is used for these senses in English:

afflict (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
ail (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
bane (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
bebother (transitive) To bring trouble upon.
bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
braid To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
brake (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.