inconvenience

inconvenience
noun ((something which causes) trouble or difficulty: He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.) molestia, incomodidad
inconvenience1 n inconveniente / molestia
please excuse any inconvenience rogamos disculpen las molestias
inconvenience2 vb incomodar / causar molestias
I don't want to inconvenience you no quiero causarte molestias
El gerundio de inconvenience se escribe inconveniencing
inconvenience
tr[ɪnkən'viːnɪəns]
noun
1 (gen) inconveniente nombre masculino; (trouble, difficulty) molestia, dificultad nombre femenino; (hindrance) estorbo, obstáculo; (discomfort) incomodidad nombre femenino
■ I'm sorry to cause you so much inconvenience siento causarle tanta molestia
■ it's no inconvenience no es ninguna molestia
transitive verb
1 (annoy) causar molestia a, molestar; (cause difficulty) incomodar
■ the neighbours were inconvenienced by the noise el ruido molestaba a los vecinos
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go to great inconvenience to do something sufrir muchos inconvenientes para hacer algo
to put somebody to great inconvenience molestar a alguien, incomodar a alguien
inconvenience [.ɪnkən'vi:njənts] vt, -nienced ; -niencing : importunar, incomodar, molestar
inconvenience n
: incomodidad f, molestia f
inconvenience
n.
• contra s.m.
• desacomodamiento s.m.
• desavío s.m.
• desconveniencia s.f.
• estorbo s.m.
• incomodidad s.f.
• inconveniencia s.f.
• incómodo s.m.
• molestia s.f.
v.
• desacomodar v.
• incomodar v.
• molestar v.

I 'ɪnkən'viːniəns
noun
a) u (unsuitability, troublesomeness) inconveniencia f, incomodidad f
b) u (trouble) molestias fpl, inconvenientes mpl
c) c (drawback, nuisance) inconveniente m, desventaja f

II
transitive verb causarle molestias a

I don't want them to inconvenience themselves on my account — no quiero que se molesten por mí

[ˌɪnkǝn'viːnɪǝns]
1. N
1) (=awkwardness) [of time, location] inconveniencia f ; [of arrangements, house] incomodidad f
2) (=drawback) inconveniente m

living so far from the station is a great inconvenience — vivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente

3) (=trouble) molestias fpl , inconvenientes mpl

you caused a lot of inconvenience — causaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes

it makes up for the inconvenience of having to move — compensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse

to put sb to great inconvenience — causar muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes a algn

2.
VT (=cause problems to) causar molestias a; (=disturb) molestar

I hope you haven't been inconvenienced by the delay — espero que el retraso no le haya causado molestias

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

don't inconvenience yourself — no se moleste

* * *

I ['ɪnkən'viːniəns]
noun
a) u (unsuitability, troublesomeness) inconveniencia f, incomodidad f
b) u (trouble) molestias fpl, inconvenientes mpl
c) c (drawback, nuisance) inconveniente m, desventaja f

II
transitive verb causarle molestias a

I don't want them to inconvenience themselves on my account — no quiero que se molesten por mí


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