disturb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈstɜːrb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈstɝb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di stûrb)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (25)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations
  • English Usage

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
disturb [sb] vtr (interrupt: [sb] busy)interrumpir a vtr + prep
  molestar a vtr + prep
 The professor went home to work, as her students kept disturbing her in her office.
 La profesora se fue a casa a trabajar porque sus alumnos no dejaban de interrumpirla en su oficina.
disturb [sth] vtr (activity: interrupt)interrumpir vtr
 The noise outside disturbed Robert's work.
 El ruido de afuera interrumpió el trabajo de Robert.
disturb [sth] vtr (interrupt: sleep) (sueño)perturbar, interrumpir vtr
  (a alguien)despertar a vtr + prep
 Worry about the forthcoming exam disturbed Linda's sleep.
 La preocupación por el próximo examen perturbaba el sueño de Linda.
disturb [sb] vtr (upset, trouble)perturbar a vtr + prep
  inquietar a vtr + prep
  intranquilizar a vtr + prep
 The boss's strange behaviour was starting to disturb George.
 El extraño comportamiento del jefe empezaba a perturbar a George.
disturb [sth] vtr (move, mess up)desordenar vtr
  desacomodar vtr
 Please don't disturb the papers on my desk; I know they look untidy, but I know where everything is.
 Por favor, no desordenes los papeles de mi escritorio; sé que parecen desordenados, pero sé dónde está todo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
do not disturb v expr written (do not interrupt)no molestar loc verb
do-not-disturb adj (sign, notice: not to enter room) (cartel)de no molestar loc adj
 James put a do-not-disturb sign on his hotel door so that he could take a nap.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'disturb' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: disturbed my [sleep, concentration, studying], disturbed her [brother, parents, teacher], disturbed the [meeting, conversation, proceedings], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "disturb" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'disturb'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!