bother in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bother in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bother [Am ˈbɑðər, Brit ˈbɒðə] VB trans

1. bother (annoy, irritate):

bother

molestar

does my smoking bother you?

¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you

perdone (que lo moleste)

2. bother (pester):

bother

molestar

bother

fastidiar

bother

darle la lata a inf

stop bothering me!

¡deja de molestarme

stop bothering me!

¡deja de fastidiarme

stop bothering me!

¡deja de darme la lata! inf

she's always bothering me for money

siempre está molestándome or fastidiándome para que le dé dinero

3. bother (worry, trouble):

bother

preocupar

nothing seems to bother her

nada parece preocuparla

what's bothering you?

¿qué te pasa?

what's bothering you?

¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

his silence bothers me

su silencio me preocupa

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you

es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

she can do what she likes, it doesn't bother me!

que haga lo que quiera, me tiene sin cuidado or no me importa

don't bother your head about it

no le des más vueltas

don't bother your head about it

no te preocupes por eso

to bother oneself about sth/sb

preocuparse por algo/alguien

to bother oneself with sth

ocuparse de algo

4. bother (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 + infin

tomarse la molestia de  +  infin

to bother to + infin

molestarse en  +  infin

he didn't even bother to tell me

ni siquiera se tomó la molestia de decírmelo

he didn't even bother to tell me

ni siquiera se molestó en decírmelo

II.bother [Am ˈbɑðər, Brit ˈbɒðə] VB intr

1. bother (make effort):

bother

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

I sometimes wonder why I bother!

¡a veces no sé por qué me molesto!

2. bother (worry):

to bother about sth/sb

preocuparse por algo/alguien

I don't know why you bother about him!

¡no sé por qué te preocupas por él!

III.bother [Am ˈbɑðər, Brit ˈbɒðə] N

1. bother U:

bother (trouble)

molestia f

bother (work)

trabajo m

bother (problems)

problemas mpl

it's no bother

no es ninguna molestia

I don't want to put you to any bother

no quiero causarte ninguna molestia or darte trabajo

it isn't worth the bother

no vale la pena

this car's giving us a lot of bother Brit

este coche nos está dando muchos problemas

to have bother (with sth/sb) Brit

tener problemas (con algo/alguien)

we had a lot of bother with the car

tuvimos muchísimos problemas con el coche

did you have any bother at customs?

¿tuviste algún problema en la aduana?

a spot of bother Brit inf

un problemita inf

2. bother (troublesome thing, person) no pl:

if it isn't too much of a bother for you

si no es mucho problema or demasiada molestia para usted

it's a bother having to go home again

¡qué fastidio tener que volver a casa!

I'm sorry to be a bother

perdone la molestia

I'm sorry to be a bother

perdone que lo moleste

IV.bother [Am ˈbɑðər, Brit ˈbɒðə] INTERJ Brit

bother (it)!

¡maldito sea! inf

bother that car!

¡maldito coche!

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don't bother with the small fry, go to the top

no pierdas tiempo con los indios, vete derecho al jefe

Translations for bother in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pensionar

to bother

se despreocupó de la educación de sus hijos

he didn't bother o worry about his children's education

hostigar

to bother

siento mucho causarles tantas incomodidades

I'm very sorry to cause you so much bother o inconvenience

no te andes con contemplaciones

don't bother with the niceties

molestar

to bother

perdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo

sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something

¿no te molesta ese ruido?

doesn't that noise bother you?

molestarse

to bother

no se moleste, me voy enseguida

it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leaving

no se molesta por nadie, solo piensa en él

he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself

(molestarse en + infinit.) ni se molestó en llamarme

he didn't even bother to call me

perdona la molestia, pero …

sorry to bother you, but …

¿para qué te has tomado la molestia?

why did you bother to do that?

¿a ustedes no les molesta el ruido?

doesn't the noise bother you?

bother in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bother in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bother [ˈbɒðəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:ðɚ] N

bother

molestia f

bother

friega f LatAm

it is no bother

no es ninguna molestia

not to want to be a bother

no querer molestar

it is not worth the bother

no vale la pena

to get into a spot of bother Brit inf

meterse en un lío

II.bother [ˈbɒðəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:ðɚ] VB intr

bother

molestarse

to (not) bother to do sth

(no) molestarse en hacer algo

why bother?

¿para qué molestarse?

III.bother [ˈbɒðəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:ðɚ] VB trans

1. bother (annoy):

bother

molestar

2. bother (worry):

bother

preocupar

he doesn't seem to be bothered by ...

no parece que le preocupe...

what bothers me is ...

lo que me preocupa es...

Translations for bother in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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incordio

bother

tequio

bother

asediar

to bother

friega

bother

extorsionar

to bother

asquear

to bother

fastidio

bother

embargar

to bother

incordiar

to bother

bother Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is no bother

no es ninguna molestia

not to want to be a bother

no querer molestar

it is not worth the bother

no vale la pena

to get into a spot of bother Brit inf

meterse en un lío

to (not) bother to do sth

(no) molestarse en hacer algo

why bother?

¿para qué molestarse?

don't bother making lots of photocopies

no te preocupes por hacer muchas fotocopias

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two venomous snakes, the copperhead and timber rattlesnake, live in the park, but they do not bother unless provoked.

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Colonialism is finished so is wars, so why do you want to bother about naming streets after the land thieves, robbers and murderess?

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Solar control glass can be particular for any situation where unwarranted solar heat gain is likely to be a bother.

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I seldom bother to search for a newspaper or a piece of towelling.

thechronicleherald.ca

Proximity to the nudist beaches closer to the city does however bother some visitors.

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He also wrote that all the fuss and bother are spent over one minor gag that wears awfully thin before the finish.

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The message was: don't bother us with your problems, work them out yourselves.

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Whether it's narcissi, tulips or alliums, it doesn't seem to bother them.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He goes to buy another carton from the shop and gets in a real bother when he drops his money.

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Companies that are happy with a commodity business (think of companies selling raw materials like mining, metals, and petroleum) need not bother with open services innovation.

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