| Additional Translations |
| trouble n | (improper functioning) | problema nm |
| | This washing machine is always giving trouble. |
| | Esta lavadora siempre está dando problemas. |
| trouble n | informal (cause of problems) | un problema nm |
| | Stay away from that boy - he's trouble. |
| | Mantente lejos de ese chico, es un problema. |
| the Troubles npl | UK, Ire (political strife) | los disturbios nmpl |
| | | los conflictos nmpl |
| | I lived in Belfast throughout the Troubles. |
| | Yo vivía en Belfast durante los disturbios. |
| | Viví en Belfast en la época de los conflictos. |
| trouble⇒ vi | (worry) | preocuparse⇒ v prnl |
| | It's alright, I'll do it - don't trouble. |
| | No pasa nada, yo lo hago. No te preocupes. |
trouble,
trouble to do [sth] vi + prep | (make an effort) | molestarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | preocuparse en, preocuparse por v prnl + prep |
| | She didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened. |
| | Ni siquiera se molestó en decirme lo que había pasado. |
| trouble [sb]⇒ vtr | (make waves in) | perturbar⇒ vtr |
| | | alterar⇒ vtr |
| | She troubled the usually calm committee with her new ideas. |
| | Ella perturbaba al casi siempre tranquilo comité con sus nuevas ideas. |
| | Alteraba la calma habitual del comité con sus nuevas ideas. |
| trouble [sb] vtr | (afflict, cause pain) | afectar⇒ vtr |
| | (dolor) | molestar⇒ vtr |
| | The athlete's Achilles tendon was troubling her. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El bosque estaba afectado por una nueva enfermedad de los árboles. |
| | El talón de Aquiles le molestaba. |
Compound Forms:
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| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) | buscársela v prnl |
| | | buscar problemas loc verb |
| Note: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| | I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| | ¡Yo en tu lugar no haría eso! Te la estás buscando. |
| cause trouble vtr + n | (create problems) | causar problemas vtr + nmpl |
| | The virus has been causing trouble for computer systems all over the world. |
| | El virus ha causado problemas en los sistemas informáticos de todo el mundo. |
get in trouble,
get into trouble v expr | informal (be punished for doing [sth]) | meterse en problemas, meterse en líos loc verb |
| | I often got into trouble with my teachers. |
| | I got in trouble for stealing apples from his orchard. |
| | Solía meterme en problemas con mis maestras. |
get into trouble,
get in trouble v expr | (be punished for wrongdoing) | meterse en líos loc verb |
| | | meterse en problemas loc verb |
| | Sarah gets into trouble at school every day because she won't stop talking in class. |
| | Sara se mete en líos en el colegio todos los días porque no para de hablar en clase. |
| get into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get pregnant outside marriage) | quedar embarazada loc verb |
| | A lot of teenage girls who get into trouble choose to give their babies up for adoption. |
| | Un montón de adolescentes que quedan embarazadas escogen dar sus bebés en adopción. |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | llenar el horno expr |
| | (AR) | llenar la cocina de humo expr |
| | (ES) | hacer el bombo expr |
| | Un montón de adolescentes a las que les llenan el horno escogen dar sus bebés en adopción. |
get [sb] into trouble,
get [sb] in trouble v expr | (cause [sb] to be reprimanded) | meter en problemas a loc verb |
| | | causarle problemas a loc verb |
| | Chloe got me into trouble by passing me notes in class. |
| | Chloe me metió en problemas por pasarme notas en clase. |
| get [sb] into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get [sb] pregnant outside marriage) | embarazar fuera del matrimonio a loc verb |
| | | embarazar sin estar casados a loc verb |
| | When Arthur got Rita into trouble, their parents were furious. |
| | Cuando Arthur embarazó a Rita fuera del matrimonio, sus padres se pusieron furiosos. |
| go to a lot of trouble to do [sth] v expr | (make a special effort to) | esforzarse mucho en loc verb |
| | | trabajar duro para loc verb |
| | I went to a lot of trouble to prepare a special dinner. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | tener problemas loc verb |
| | I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| | Tengo problemas para recordar contraseñas. |
| | | tener dificultad loc verb |
| | Tengo dificultad para recordar contraseñas. |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | problema del corazón nm + loc adj |
| | | problema cardíaco, problema cardiaco nm + adj |
| | He was rushed to the hospital because of heart trouble. |
| | My neighbor was having a lot of heart trouble, so they implanted a pacemaker in her shoulder. |
| | Lo llevaron de urgencia al hospital por un problema del corazón. |
| | Mi vecina tenía muchos problemas cardíacos, así que le implantaron un marcapasos en el hombro. |
| be in trouble v expr | (facing punishment) | estar en problemas loc verb |
| | | estar metido en un lío loc verb |
| | My brother's in trouble for staying out after midnight. |
| | Mi hermano está en problemas por estar fuera después de la medianoche. |
| in trouble v expr | slang, euphemism (accidentally pregnant) (eufemismo) | en problemas loc adj |
| | If you don't use a condom you might end up in trouble. |
| | Si no usas condón puedes estar en problemas. |
| be in trouble v expr | (in a difficult situation) | estar en problemas loc verb |
| | | estar en dificultades loc adv |
| | Call the lifeguard! - my son's in trouble and I can't swim! |
| | ¡Llama al salvavidas! ¡Mi hijo está en problemas y yo no sé nadar! |
| make trouble vtr + n | (cause problems) | causar problemas loc verb |
| | | dar problemas loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | hacer lío loc verb |
| | (AR: coloquial) | hacer quilombo loc verb |
| | Nina was hoping that the children would behave themselves and not make trouble. |
| | Nina esperaba que los niños se comportaran y no causaran problemas. |
| make trouble for [sb] v expr | (cause problems) | causar problemas loc verb |
| | | ser problemático loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The icy roads are making trouble for motorists. |
| | Las carreteras heladas les causan problemas a los motociclistas. |
| nothing but trouble n | informal (continual cause of annoyance) | nada más que problemas, sólo problemas expr |
| | This washing machine is nothing but trouble. |
| | Esta lavadora no trae nada más que problemas. |
| stir up trouble v expr | informal (provoke discontent or disagreement) | causar problemas loc verb |
| | | armar lío loc verb |
| | (informal) | sembrar cizaña, meter cizaña loc verb |
| | The motorcycle gang roared into town, determined to stir up trouble. |
| | Gossips must repeat rumors just to stir up trouble. |
| | La pandilla de motociclistas entró rugiendo al pueblo, dispuesta a causar problemas. |
| | Los chismosos repiten los rumores solo para sembrar cizaña. |
| trouble hotspot n | informal (place where conflict is rife) | zona conflictiva, área conflictiva nf + adj |
| | | lugar conflictivo, sitio conflictivo nm + adj |
| | (figurado) | avispero nm |
| trouble man n | informal (male who troubleshoots equipment) | hombre que resuelve problemas nm + loc adj |
| trouble spot n | (difficult place) | foco de conflicto loc nom m |
| | Pakistan and Iran are thought of as trouble spots in the West. |
| | En Occidente, Pakistán e Irán son considerados como focos de conflicto. |
| | | punto conflictivo loc nom m |
| | En Occidente, Pakistán e Irán son considerados como puntos conflictos. |
| | | área de conflicto, zona de conflicto loc nom f |
| | En Occidente, Pakistán e Irán son considerados como áreas (or: zonas) de conflicto. |
| trouble spot n | (location of frequent fighting, violence) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| | That pub's a notorious trouble spot. |
| | Este bar es un punto caliente de mala reputación. |
| | | lugar problemático loc nom m |
| | Este bar es un lugar problemático de mala reputación. |
| | | foco de violencia loc nom m |
| | Este bar es un foco de violencia de mala reputación. |
| trouble with n | informal (problem posed by) | problema con nm + prep |
| | | problema de nm + prep |
| | The trouble with living in the country is that you have to drive everywhere. |
| | The trouble with cats is they leave their fur everywhere. |
| | El problema con vivir en el campo es que tienes que manejar a todos lados. |
| trouble yourself with [sth/sb] v expr | (bother to attend to) | molestarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | detenerse en, fijarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | preocuparse por, preocuparse con v prnl + prep |
| | Don't trouble yourself with the details, just read what's essential. |
| | No te molestes en los detalles, lee sólo lo esencial. |
trouble-free,
trouble free adj | (not problematic) | sin complicaciones loc adj |
| | | sin problemas loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | There is no marriage that is completely troublefree. |
| | No hay ningún matrimonio enteramente sin complicaciones. |
| troublemaker n | ([sb]: creates trouble) | alborotador, alborotadora nm, nf |
| | | agitador, agitadora nm, nf |
| | | pendenciero, pendenciera nm, nf |
| | Although Tommy is a bit of a troublemaker, he is quite smart. |
| | Aunque Tommy es un alborotador, es bastante listo. |