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molestar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
  • badger noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • disturb verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • irk verb to irritate; annoy; bother
  • mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
  • pester verb To bother someone repeatedly or persistently.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  • roil verb To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
  • tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
  • vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

molestar is used for these senses in English:

  • annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  • badger (transitive) To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
  • bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
  • bug (informal, transitive) To annoy.
  • disturb (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
  • get to (transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
  • hassle (transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
  • irk (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

badger — full definition

  1. noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
  2. verb To repeatedly pester or nag someone until they give in or respond.

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