bother

bother
'boðə
1. verb
1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) molestar
2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) molestarse

2. noun
1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) molestia
2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) molestia; incomodidad
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bother1 n
1. molestia / trabajo
I'm sorry to put you to so much bother siento causarte tanta molestia
2. problemas
we've had a bit of bother at work hemos tenido algunos problemas en el trabajo
bother2 vb
1. molestar / fastidiar
I'm sorry to bother you, but ... perdona que te moleste, pero ...
2. preocupar
I know something's bothering him sé que le preocupa algo
don't bother about the money no te preocupes por el dinero
3. molestarse
he didn't even bother to apologize ni siquiera se molestó en disculparse
don't bother washing up, I'll do it later no te molestes en lavar los platos, yo lo haré después
not to be bothered no apetecer
I can't be bothered to go out no me apetece salir
bother
tr['bɒðəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (nuisance) molestia, fastidio
2 (problems) problemas nombre masculino plural
interjection
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ¡mecachis!
transitive verb
1 (be a nuisance) molestar, fastidiar
2 (worry) preocupar
intransitive verb
1 (take trouble) molestarse, tomar la molestia
■ he didn't even bother to ring ni se molestó en llamar
■ you needn't bother to phone for a cab, I'll walk no te tomes la molestia de llamar un taxi, voy andando
2 (worry) preocuparse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give somebody bother familiar darle la lata a alguien
to be no bother no costar nada
■ it's no bother to give you a lift no cuesta nada llevarte en coche
bother ['bɑðər] vt
1) irk: preocupar
nothing's bothering me: nada me preocupa
what's bothering him?: ¿qué le pasa?
2) pester: molestar, fastidiar
bother vi
to bother to : molestarse en, tomar la molestia de
bother n
1) trouble: molestia f, problemas mpl
2) annoyance: molestia f, fastidio m
bother
n.
• alboroto s.m.
• cansera s.f.
• disgusto s.m.
• droga s.f.
• enfado s.m.
• engorro s.m.
• enojo s.m.
• fastidio s.m.
• friega s.f.
• mareo s.m.
• molestia s.f.
• pejiguera s.f.
• pesadez s.f.
v.
• aperrear v.
• atafagar v.
• baquetear v.
• escarabajear v.
• fastidiar v.
• jalear v.
• jorobar v.
• molestar v.
• ocupar v.

I
1. 'bɑːðər, 'bɒðə(r)
transitive verb
a) (irritate) molestar; (pester) molestar, fastidiar

does my smoking bother you? — ¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you — perdone (que lo moleste)

b) (trouble) preocupar

what's bothering you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you — es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

to bother oneself about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

c) (make effort)

not to bother -ing: don't bother writing a long letter no hace falta que escribas una carta larga; I don't bother cooking any more ya no me molesto en cocinar; to bother to + inf — tomarse la molestia de + inf, molestarse en + inf


2.
vi
a) (make effort) molestarse

you shouldn't have bothered — no debiste haberte molestado

why bother? — ¿para qué (molestarse)?

I don't usually bother with lunch — normalmente no como nada al mediodía

b) (worry)

to bother about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien


II
noun
a) u (trouble) molestia f; (work) trabajo m; (problems) problemas mpl

it isn't worth the bother — no vale la pena

a spot of bother — (BrE colloq) un problemita (fam)

b) (nuisance) (no pl)

if it isn't too much of a bother for you — si no es mucho problema or demasiada molestia para usted


III
interjection (BrE)

bother (it)! — maldito sea! (fam)

['bɒðǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=nuisance) molestia f , lata * f

what a bother! — ¡qué lata! *

it's such a bother to clean — es una lata limpiarlo *, es muy incómodo limpiarlo

2) (=problems) problemas mpl

I found the street without any bother — encontré la calle sin problemas

do you have much bother with your car? — ¿tienes muchos problemas con el coche?

he had a spot of bother with the police — tuvo un pequeño problema con la policía

3) (=trouble) molestia f

it isn't any bother, it's no bother — no es ninguna molestia

I went to the bother of finding one — me tomé la molestia de buscar uno

4) (Brit)
* (=violence)

to go out looking for bother — salir a buscar camorra *

2. VT
1) (=worry) preocupar; (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

does the noise bother you? — ¿le molesta el ruido?

does it bother you if I smoke? — ¿le molesta que fume?

his leg bothers him — le duele la pierna

to bother o.s. about/with sth — molestarse or preocuparse por algo

2) (=inconvenience) molestar; (=pester) dar la lata a *

I'm sorry to bother you — perdona la molestia

don't bother me! — ¡no me molestes!, ¡no fastidies!, ¡no me friegues! (LAm) *

please don't bother me about it now — le ruego que no me moleste con eso ahora

3.
VI (=take trouble) tomarse la molestia (to do de hacer)

to bother about/with — molestarse or preocuparse por

don't bother — no te molestes, no te preocupes

he didn't even bother to write — ni siquiera se molestó en escribir

4.
EXCL ¡porras! *
* * *

I
1. ['bɑːðər, 'bɒðə(r)]
transitive verb
a) (irritate) molestar; (pester) molestar, fastidiar

does my smoking bother you? — ¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you — perdone (que lo moleste)

b) (trouble) preocupar

what's bothering you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you — es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

to bother oneself about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

c) (make effort)

not to bother -ing: don't bother writing a long letter no hace falta que escribas una carta larga; I don't bother cooking any more ya no me molesto en cocinar; to bother to + inf — tomarse la molestia de + inf, molestarse en + inf


2.
vi
a) (make effort) molestarse

you shouldn't have bothered — no debiste haberte molestado

why bother? — ¿para qué (molestarse)?

I don't usually bother with lunch — normalmente no como nada al mediodía

b) (worry)

to bother about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien


II
noun
a) u (trouble) molestia f; (work) trabajo m; (problems) problemas mpl

it isn't worth the bother — no vale la pena

a spot of bother — (BrE colloq) un problemita (fam)

b) (nuisance) (no pl)

if it isn't too much of a bother for you — si no es mucho problema or demasiada molestia para usted


III
interjection (BrE)

bother (it)! — maldito sea! (fam)


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