molestaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for molestaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.molestar VB trans

1.1. molestar (importunar):

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

¿este señor la está molestando, señorita?

is this man bothering you, Miss?

1.2. molestar (interrumpir):

molestar

to disturb

no la molestes, está estudiando

don't disturb her, she's studying

que no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato

don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a nap

2. molestar (ofender, disgustar):

molestar

to upset

perdona si te he molestado

I'm sorry if I've upset you

II.molestar VB intr

1. molestar (importunar):

¿no te molesta ese ruido?

doesn't that noise bother you?

“se ruega no molestar”

“please do not disturb”

¿le molesta si fumo?

do you mind if I smoke?

me molesta su arrogancia

her arrogance irritates o annoys me

ya sabes que me molesta que hables de él

you know I don't like you to talk about him

ya sabes que me molesta que hables de él

you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about him

nunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar

I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm working

no me duele, pero me molesta

it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers me

si le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección

if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injection

2. molestar (fastidiar):

molestar

to be a nuisance

si vas a molestar, te vas de clase

if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroom

vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar

he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himself

son unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan

they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at all

no quiero molestar

I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any trouble

III.molestarse VB vpr

1. molestarse (disgustarse):

molestarse

to get upset

no debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer

don't get upset, he didn't mean to do it

(molestarse por algo) se molestó por algo

he got upset about something

espero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije

I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I said

molestarse con alg.

to get annoyed with sb

molestarse con alg.

to get cross with sb Brit

se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité

he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him

se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité

he was put out o upset because I didn't invite him

2. molestarse (tomarse el trabajo):

molestarse

to bother

molestarse

to trouble oneself form

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

¿para qué vas a molestarte?

why should you put yourself out?

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

he didn't even bother to call me

se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos

she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell us

yo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos

I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them

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lo hizo a sabiendas de que me molestaba

he did it knowing full well o perfectly well that I found it annoying

hace su labor discretamente, sin molestar a los demás

she quietly gets on with her work without bothering anyone else

Translations for molestaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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hack off

molestar

persecute

molestar

molest

molestar

to tread on sb's toes or corns

molestar a alguien

heckler

persona que interrumpe a un orador para molestar

irritate

molestar

intrude (disturb)

molestar

I hope I'm not intruding

no quisiera importunar or molestar

to intrude on sb

importunar or molestar a alguien

molestaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for molestaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.molestar VB trans

molestar (estorbar)

to inconvenience

molestar (fastidiar)

to bother

molestar (dolores)

to hurt

molestar (enfadar)

to annoy

esta camisa me molesta

this shirt annoys me

este dolor en la espalda me molesta

this pain in my shoulder bothers me

II.molestar VB refl molestarse

1. molestar (tomarse la molestia):

molestarse

to bother

ni siquiera te has molestado en comprobarlo

you haven't even taken the trouble to check it

no te molestes en ir allí

don't bother to go there

no te molestes por mí

don't put yourself out for me

no tendrías que haberte molestado

you shouldn't have bothered

2. molestar (ofenderse):

molestarse

to take offence Brit

molestarse

to take offense Am

se ha molestado por tu comentario

he/she has taken offence Brit [or offense Am] at what you said

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lo hizo a sabiendas de que me molestaba

he/she did it knowing full well that it annoyed me

Translations for molestaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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they were undisturbed by the noise

el ruido no les molestaba

pester

molestar

persecute

molestar

fuze

molestar

disturb

molestar

irritate

molestar

to grate on sb

molestar a alguien

I don't want to impose

no quiero molestar

molestaba Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lo hizo a sabiendas de que me molestaba

he/she did it knowing full well that it annoyed me

no pretendía molestar

I didn't mean to disturb you

molestar a alguien pidiéndole que haga algo

to put sb to the trouble of doing sth

molestar a alguien para que haga algo

to trouble sb to do sth