pester

pester
'pestə
verb
(to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) molestar, importunar, dar la lata
pester vb molestar / dar la lata
pester
tr['pestəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 molestar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to pester somebody for something dar la lata a alguien para algo
to pester somebody to do something dar la lata a alguien para que haga algo
pester ['pɛstər] vt, -tered ; -tering : molestar, fastidiar
pester
v.
acribillar v.
asar* v.
hostigar v.
importunar v.
jeringuear v.
molestar v.
'pestər, 'pestə(r)
transitive verb molestar

he pesters me with questions — me acosa con preguntas

to pester somebody FOR something/to + INF: he keeps pestering me for an ice-cream/to take him to the zoo — no hace más que darme la lata para que le compre un helado/para que lo lleve al zoo (fam)

['pestǝ(r)]
VT molestar, fregar (LAm)

is this man pestering you? — ¿la está molestando este hombre?

he's always pestering me — siempre me está dando la lata *

she pestered me for the book — estuvo dando la lata para que le prestara el libro *

he pesters me with his questions — me fastidia con sus preguntas

to pester sb to do sth — dar la lata a algn para que haga algo *

* * *
['pestər, 'pestə(r)]
transitive verb molestar

he pesters me with questions — me acosa con preguntas

to pester somebody FOR something/to + INF: he keeps pestering me for an ice-cream/to take him to the zoo — no hace más que darme la lata para que le compre un helado/para que lo lleve al zoo (fam)


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