preoccuparsi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
- tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
- worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.
Senses
preoccuparsi is used for these senses in English:
- bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- bother To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
- fret (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- stew (intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
- tend To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
- worry (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
bother — full definition
- verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
- noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
- intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.
fret — full definition
- verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- noun One of the raised ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument, used to mark finger positions.