bother

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒðər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑðɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(boᵺ′ər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bother [sb]⇒ vtr (annoy)molestar⇒, fastidiar⇒ vi
 My little brother bothers me all the time.
 Mi hermanito siempre me está molestando.
bother to do [sth] v expr (make an effort)molestarse⇒ v prnl
  tomarse la molestia loc verb
 He didn't bother to answer the email.
 No se molestó en contestar el correo.
 No se tomó la molestia de contestar el correo.
(a) bother n informal (annoyance)un incordio nm
  (coloquial)un peñazo nm
  (ES, vulgar)un coñazo nm
  una lata nf
 These mosquitoes are a real bother.
 Estos mosquitos son un incordio.
 Estos mosquitos son un peñazo.
 Estos mosquitos son un coñazo.
the bother n (effort) (valer)la pena art + nf
  la molestia art + nf
 Is applying for a permit really worth the bother?
 ¿Sacar el permiso realmente vale la pena?
the bother of doing [sth] expr (effort of)la molestia de nf + prep
  el trabajo de nm + prep
 Why go to the bother of cooking a meal when we could just order a takeaway?
 ¿Por qué pasar por la molestia de cocinar si podemos pedir comida para llevar?
bother [sb] vtr (perturb)inquietar⇒, preocupar⇒ vtr
  perturbar⇒ vtr
 What's bothering me is why he would even ask such a thing?
 Lo que me inquieta es por qué preguntó tal cosa.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bother! interj (frustration) (molestia o fastidio)¡vaya! interj
  ¡demonios! interj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
bother | bother!
InglésEspañol
don't bother interj (do not go to the trouble of doing [sth])no te molestes loc interj
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'bother' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bovver - bug - faff - faze - gall - get - get to - hassle - inconvenience - let alone - let be - molest - nuisance - pester - plague - save your breath - spite - trouble yourself with - worry
Spanish:
cansera - achuchón - estorbar - jácara - rondar - dar la lata - enfermar - estomagar - indigestar - pamema - asurar - extorsionar - torear - acedar - afligir - ajetrear - amostazar - aquejar - asediar - asesinar - aturdir - avispero - boludear - buscar las cosquillas a alguien - cabulear - calentar los cascos - cansar - cargosear - chinchar - chinchorrería - chingar - chocar - chorear - chulear - con la soga al cuello - crispar - cucar - dar la brasa - dejar en paz - dignar - disculpe la molestia - embromar - encalabrinar - escamar - escorchar - estufar - extorsión - fastidiar - fastidio - fregado

Collocations: don't bother me (while I'm working, during my day off), more bother than it's worth, don't (even) bother trying, more...

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