Translations for pester in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

pester [Brit ˈpɛstə, Am ˈpɛstər] VB trans

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1. pester (annoy):

pester person, people

harceler (with de, for pour obtenir)

pester fly: horse, cow, person

to pester sb to be allowed to do

harceler qn pour obtenir la permission de faire

the children pestered us to let them stay up late

les enfants nous ont harcelés pour qu'on les laisse veiller

to be pestered over the telephone

se faire harceler au téléphone

stop pestering me!

fiche-moi la paix! inf

to pester the life out of sb inf

casser les pieds à qn inf

2. pester (harass sexually):

pester

harceler, poursuivre [qn] de ses assiduités

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harceler démarcheur, mendiant, journaliste:

to pester

harceler qn de questions

to pester sb with questions

harceler qn pour obtenir qc

to pester sb for sth

relancer importun:

to pester

enquiquiner qn (importuner)

to pester sb

embêter (importuner)

to pester

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pester VB trans

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to pester sb for sth

harceler qn pour obtenir qc

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to pester

enquiquiner qn avec qc

to pester sb with sth

to pester

to pester sb for sth

harceler qn pour obtenir qc

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If you pester other people at the various locations, by trying to talk to them too much, or loitering they may also get annoyed. en.wikipedia.org

At work, she takes great delight in pestering her boss, at one time stapling all his possessions to his desk (including the stapler itself). en.wikipedia.org

While she tries to cook dinner, her children begin to pester her again and her husband comes downstairs complaining about a rip in his shirt. en.wikipedia.org

His refusal to explain why the train was delayed forces her to pester him with questions which he does his best to avoid answering. en.wikipedia.org

She had been pressuring him because she was pregnant, he said, and he simply wanted her to stop pestering him. en.wikipedia.org

The miller was reportedly a difficult man, who cheated the local farmers over their flour and constantly pestered the king with petitions. en.wikipedia.org

So she pestered him while he was doing "wudu" for the prayer, and he divorced her with a single divorce. en.wikipedia.org

But in his old age, they pester and annoy him. en.wikipedia.org

They'll swarm and pester your head for days. en.wikipedia.org

She usually gets her own way at home, and loves to pester her big brother. en.wikipedia.org

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