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I.bother [Brit ˈbɒðə, Am ˈbɑðər] N

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1. bother (inconvenience):

bother

bother

embêtement m inf

to do sth without any bother

faire qc sans aucune difficulté

it's too much bother

c'est trop de tracas

to have the bother of doing

avoir le tracas de faire

it saves me the bother of doing

cela m'évite le tracas de faire

to go to the bother of doing

se donner le mal de faire

don't go to too much bother

ne te donne pas trop de mal

it's no bother

ce n'est pas un problème

2. bother U Brit (trouble):

bother inf

a bit or a spot of bother

des embêtements inf

mpl to be in a bit or spot of bother

avoir des ennuis

3. bother (person):

bother

casse-pieds inf

bother mf inv

enquiquineur/-euse inf

m/f he's no bother at all

il ne dérange pas du tout

II.bother [Brit ˈbɒðə, Am ˈbɑðər] INTERJ inf

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bother

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1. bother (worry):

bother

what's bothering you?

qu'est-ce qui te tracasse?

it doesn't bother me in the least

ça ne me tracasse pas le moins du monde

don't let it bother you

ne te tracasse pas avec ça

to be bothered by noise

être dérangé par le bruit

it bothers me that …

cela m'ennuie que …

+ subj they won't be bothering you again

ils ne t'embêteront plus

2. bother (inconvenience):

bother

does it bother you if I smoke?

cela vous dérange-t-il que je fume?

I'm sorry to bother you

je suis désolé de vous déranger

oh stop bothering me! inf

mais arrête de m'embêter à la fin! inf

to bother sb with details, problems, questions

ennuyer qn avec

3. bother (hurt):

bother

her knee is still bothering her

son genou la fait encore souffrir

4. bother Brit inf, dated:

bother the money/the neighbours!

au diable l'argent/les voisins! inf, dated

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

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1. bother (take trouble):

bother

please don't bother

s'il te plaît, ne te dérange pas

why bother?

pourquoi se tracasser?

I don't think I'll bother

je ne vais pas m'embêter avec ça

I wouldn't bother

ce n'est pas la peine

to bother doing or to do

prendre la peine de faire

he doesn't bother voting or to vote

il ne prend pas la peine de voter

don't or you needn't bother doing

ce n'est pas la peine de faire

I won't bother with a hat

ce n'est pas la peine de prendre un chapeau

to bother about

se tracasser au sujet de

it's not worth bothering about the details

ça ne vaut pas la peine de s'embêter avec des détails

I don't know why I bother

je ne sais pas pourquoi je me tracasse

‘I want to apologize’—‘don't bother!’

‘Il faut que je m'excuse’—‘ce n'est pas la peine!’

you needn't or don't bother coming back!

ce n'est pas la peine de revenir!

2. bother (worry):

to bother about

it's/he's not worth bothering about

ça/il ne vaut pas la peine qu'on s'en occupe

don't bother about me, I'll be fine

ne t'inquiète pas pour moi, tout ira bien

V.bothered ADJ (concerned)

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VI.to bother oneself about VB refl

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to bother oneself about refl problem:

to bother oneself about

se tracasser avec

See also hot

hot [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt] ADJ

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1. hot (very warm):

hot season, country, bath, plate, hands, feet

hot food, drink

it's hot here

il fait chaud ici

the weather is hot in July

il fait un temps chaud au mois de juillet

it was a hot day

il faisait chaud ce jour-là

to be or feel hot person:

to get hot person:

commencer à avoir trop chaud

to get hot parked car:

to get hot engine, iron, oven, radiator:

to get hot weather:

it gets hot in this office

il fait parfois chaud dans ce bureau

the room feels hot

il fait chaud dans cette pièce

the sun felt hot on his back

il sentait la chaleur du soleil sur son dos

your forehead feels hot

tu as le front chaud

digging is hot work

ça donne chaud de bêcher le jardin

she's had a hot walk from the station

elle a eu chaud en venant à pied de la gare

the sun is at its hottest at this time of day

c'est l'heure où le soleil est le plus chaud

how hot should I have the oven/iron?

à quelle température dois-je régler le four/le fer?

to be hot from the oven bread, cake:

to go hot and cold (with fever)

être fiévreux/-euse

to go hot and cold (with fear)

avoir des sueurs froides

it's terribly hot!

2. hot FOOD:

hot mustard, spice, chili powder

hot curry, sauce, dish

4. hot (newly arrived):

Dr Mayer, hot from the New York conference

le docteur Mayer, tout frais arrivé de la conférence de New York

hot from or off the press

tout chaud sorti de la presse

6. hot (short):

to have a hot temper

s'emporter facilement

7. hot (in demand) inf:

to be hot Am entertainer, show, film:

avoir un succès fou inf

to be a hot property

8. hot (good) inf:

a hot tip

un bon tuyau inf

the team is hot Am

l'équipe marche fort

a hot streak Am

une bonne passe

to be the hot favourite

être le grand favori

if you think you are so hot, try it yourself!

puisque tu es si doué, fais-le toi-même!

to be hot on sth (knowledgeable)

être calé en qc inf

to be hot on sth (keen, insistent)

être très à cheval sur qc

9. hot (difficult, unpleasant) inf:

to make it or things hot for sb

mener la vie dure à qn

10. hot (stolen):

hot inf

11. hot (bright):

12. hot MUS:

13. hot NUCL (radioactive):

hot

radioactif/-ive

15. hot Am (erotic) inf:

hot movie, scene

16. hot (sexually attractive) inf:

a hot chick

to be in/get into hot water

être/se mettre dans le pétrin inf

to blow hot and cold

être d'humeur changeante

to be/get all hot and bothered

être/se mettre dans tous ses états

to have the hots for sb sl

en pincer pour qn inf

when you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not Am

il y a des jours avec et des jours sans

to make things hot for sb

rendre la vie difficile à qn

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

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to bother

to bother (de with)

to bother

se tracasser à faire

to have the bother of doing

lots of bother

se donner du tintouin

to go to a lot of bother

incommoder chaleur, bruit, fumée:

to bother

to bother, to worry

tarabuster ennuis, question:

to bother

il ne fait pas dans la dentelle

he's not one to bother with niceties

taquiner histoire, douleur:

to bother

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

I.bother [ˈbɒðəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:ðɚ] N

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1. bother (trouble):

bother

to have some bother

avoir des ennuis

2. bother (annoyance):

it's such a bother

c'est tellement embêtant

it's no bother

il n'a pas de problème

I don't want to be a bother

je ne veux pas déranger

II.bother [ˈbɒðəʳ, Am ˈbɑ:ðɚ] VB intr

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

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bother

bother

chicaner Quebec

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tracasserie

bother no pl

to bother

to bother

chagriner qn (contrarier)

to bother sb

spot of bother

to bother

taquiner choses

to bother

incommoder qn bruit, fumée

to bother sb

la fumée ne vous gêne pas?

does the smoke bother you?

to have some bother

avoir des ennuis

it's such a bother

c'est tellement embêtant

it's no bother

il n'a pas de problème

I don't want to be a bother

je ne veux pas déranger

not to bother about sth

ne pas s'inquiéter de qc

don't bother to ring

ce n'est pas la peine de téléphoner

can I bother you for a favour? Brit

je peux te déranger pour un service?

can I bother you for favor? Am

je peux te déranger pour un service?

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The bizarre concept of delivering a ventriloquist act, a visual humour, by radio, an audio medium, never seemed to bother anyone at the time, however. en.wikipedia.org

I do not bother putting clothes on the washing line now because they would just get dirty. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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

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

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

For three years, the values offered for their units were so derisory that they didn't even bother trading. www.listener.co.nz

While we have long since learned to use moisturiser and sunscreen on our faces and decolletage, most of us don't bother with our hands. www.dailymail.co.uk

We don't let the rain bother us, we just put on our wellies and away we go. www.shropshirestar.com

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

Why bother to take off her watch and rings and put it in her dressing table if she's planning on running away? www.news24.com

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