molestar

/molesˈtaɾ/, [mo.lesˈt̪aɾ]

bother


Verb molestar (first-person singular present molesto, first-person singular preterite molesté, past participle molestado)

  1. to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden
  2. to annoy, to tease, to pester, to bug, to hassle
  3. to upset, to discomfort
  4. to mind (uses indirect object)
  5. (intransitive) to intrude
  6. (reflexive) to get upset

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No quiero molestar a Tom mientras está trabajando.

    I don't want to bother Tom while he's working.

  • No molestar.

    Do not disturb.

  • Haré mi mejor esfuerzo por no molestar tu estudio.

    I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

  • Intento no molestar a nadie.

    I try not to bother anyone.

  • Tom no quería molestar a Mary de noche tan tarde, pero era una emergencia.

    Tom didn't want to disturb Mary so late at night, but it was an emergency.

  • ¿Qué te hizo molestar tanto?

    What made you so angry?

  • No quiero molestar a Tom.

    I don't want to bother Tom.

  • Tom odiaba molestar a Mary tan tarde de noche, pero era una emergencia.

    Tom hated to bother Mary so late at night, but it was an emergency.

  • Deja de molestar a tu padre.

    Stop bothering your father.

  • ¿Te puedo molestar con la pimienta?

    May I trouble you for the pepper?

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