disturb

disturb
di'stə:b
verb
1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) molestar, disturbar
2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) perturbar, preocupar
3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) agitar
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disturb vb
1. molestar / interrumpir
"Do not disturb" "No molestar"
2. perturbar / inquietar
we were very disturbed by the scenes of violence las escenas de violencia nos inquietaron mucho
3. despertar
the baby's asleep, don't disturb him el bebé está dormido, no lo despiertes
disturb
tr[dɪ'stɜːb]
transitive verb
1 (interrupt - concentration) interrumpir, distraer, hacer perder; (sleep) despertar; (silence) romper; (calm) perturbar
■ if he's asleep, don't disturb him si está durmiendo, no lo despiertes
2 (inconvenience) molestar, estorbar; (burst in on) sorprender
■ I'm sorry to disturb you siento molestarte
3 (disarrange - papers etc) desordenar, tocar; (- lake, grass) agitar, mover
4 (worry, trouble) perturbar, inquietar, preocupar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
'Do not disturb' "Se ruega no molestar"
to disturb the peace alterar el orden público
disturb [dɪ'stərb] vt
1) bother: molestar, perturbar
sorry to disturb you: perdone la molestia
2) disarrange: desordenar
3) worry: inquietar, preocupar
4)
to disturb the peace : alterar el orden público
disturb
v.
• alborotar v.
• baquetear v.
• desacomodar v.
• desasosegar v.
• descomponer v.
• desconcertar v.
• desentablar v.
• desgreñar v.
• destemplar v.
• incomodar v.
• inquietar v.
• molestar v.
• perturbar v.
• trabucar v.
• trastornar v.
• turbar v.
dɪ'stɜːrb, dɪ'stɜːb
transitive verb
1)
a) (interrupt)

the noise disturbed my concentration — el ruido me hizo perder la concentración

the calm was disturbed by the arrival of the tourists — la llegada de los turistas vino a perturbar la calma

he was arrested for disturbing the peace — lo detuvieron por alterar el orden público

b) (inconvenience) molestar

I'm sorry to disturb you, but ... — perdone que lo moleste, pero ...

c) (burst in upon) \<\<thief\>\> sorprender
2) (disarrange)

she found that her papers had been disturbed — notó que alguien había tocado sus papeles

3) (trouble) perturbar, inquietar, llenar de inquietud
[dɪs'tɜːb]
VT
1) (=bother) [+ person, animal] molestar

please do not disturb — se ruega no molestar

sorry to disturb you — perdona la molestia

try not to disturb Joseph, he's asleep — intenta no despertar a Joseph, está durmiendo

2) (=interrupt) [+ order, balance] alterar; [+ meeting, sleep] interrumpir; [+ silence] romper

a car alarm disturbed her sleep — una alarma de coche interrumpió su sueño or la despertó

to disturb the peace — (Jur) alterar el orden público

they disturbed a burglar breaking into their house — sorprendieron a un ladrón que estaba intentando entrar en su casa

her constant questions disturbed his concentration — sus constantes preguntas le impedían concentrarse

3) (=worry) preocupar; (=upset) afectar

the news disturbed him greatly — la noticia le preocupó enormemente

the photos of the war victims disturbed her — las fotos de las víctimas de guerra la afectaron

4) (=disarrange) [+ papers] desordenar; [+ water, sediment] agitar

somebody had been in her room and disturbed her things — alguien había estado en su cuarto y había revuelto sus cosas

the police asked if anything had been disturbed — la policía preguntó si había algo fuera de su sitio

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[dɪ'stɜːrb, dɪ'stɜːb]
transitive verb
1)
a) (interrupt)

the noise disturbed my concentration — el ruido me hizo perder la concentración

the calm was disturbed by the arrival of the tourists — la llegada de los turistas vino a perturbar la calma

he was arrested for disturbing the peace — lo detuvieron por alterar el orden público

b) (inconvenience) molestar

I'm sorry to disturb you, but ... — perdone que lo moleste, pero ...

c) (burst in upon) \<\<thief\>\> sorprender
2) (disarrange)

she found that her papers had been disturbed — notó que alguien había tocado sus papeles

3) (trouble) perturbar, inquietar, llenar de inquietud

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