| Principal Translations |
| nagging adj | (person: pestering [sb] about [sth]) | molesto/a adj |
| | (informal) | fastidioso/a adj |
| | | agobiante adj mf |
| | | irritante adj mf |
| | Kate went out to get away from her nagging boyfriend. |
| | Kate salió para escapar de su molesto novio. |
| nagging adj | figurative (doubt: worrying) | perturbador/a adj |
| | | preocupante, inquietante adj mf |
| | (problema, sentimiento) | persistente adj mf |
| | Peter had some nagging doubts about his life choices. |
| | Peter tenía dudas perturbadoras sobre las decisiones que había tomado en la vida. |
| nagging adj | (pain: bothersome) | persistente adj mf |
| | | constante adj mf |
| | Geoff went to the doctor about the nagging pain in his shoulder. |
| | Geoff fue al médico porque tenía un dolor persistente en el hombro. |
| nagging n | (act of pestering [sb] about [sth]) | molestia nf |
| | | agobio nm |
| | (informal) | fastidio nm |
| | The nagging never stopped with Sheila, there was always something. |
| | La molestia nunca paraba con Sheila: siempre había algo. |
| Principal Translations |
| nag⇒ vi | (be constantly critical) | quejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It can be tiring to live with a partner who always nags. |
| | Vivir con una pareja que siempre se está quejando puede ser agotador. |
| nag at [sb] vi + prep | (complain, harass) | fastidiar a, molestar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | darle la lata a, darle lata a loc verb + prep |
| | (MX: coloquial) | enchinchar a, chinchar a vtr + prep |
| | | atosigar a vtr + prep |
| | Kyle nagged at his mom until she let him go to his friend's house. |
| | Kyle fastidió a su mamá hasta que la dejó ir a la casa de su amiga. |
| nag [sb]⇒ vtr | (remind constantly) | fastidiar a, molestar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | darle la lata a, darle lata a loc verb + prep |
| | (MX: coloquial) | enchinchar a, chinchar a vtr + prep |
| | | atosigar a vtr + prep |
| | I can't stand my stepdad; he's always nagging me. |
| | No soporto a mi padrastro; siempre me está molestando. |
| nag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (remind constantly) | insistirle a alguien sobre algo vi + prep |
| | I wish my parents would stop nagging me about the dangers of smoking. |
| | Ojalá mis padres dejaran de insistirme sobre los peligros de fumar. |
| nag [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (remind constantly) | insistirle a alguien para que haga algo vi + prep |
| | Paul nagged his wife to go to the doctor. |
| | Paul le insistió a su esposa para que fuera al médico. |
| nag [sb] vtr | figurative (worry, annoy) | preocupar a, inquietar a vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | comerle el coco a loc verb + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | hacerle la cabeza a loc verb + prep |
| | A feeling is nagging me that I've forgotten to pack something important. |
| | Me preocupa la sensación de que olvidé empacar algo importante. |
| nag at [sb] vi + prep | figurative (doubts: worry) | preocupar a, inquietar a vtr + prep |
| | | angustiar a, agobiar a vtr + prep |
| | (formal) | acuciar a vtr + prep |
| | A feeling still nags at me that I could have done more to help my friend. |
| | Todavía me inquieta el sentimiento de que pude haber hecho más para ayudar a mi amigo. |
| nag n | pejorative, informal (person who complains, harasses) | latoso, latosa nm, nf |
| | (AmL) | molón, molona nm, nf |
| | (MX, coloquial) | fregón, fregona nm, nf |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pesado, pesada nm, nf |
| | Erin was a terrible nag, and her friends were starting to avoid her. |
| | Erin era una latosa y sus amigos empezaban a evitarla. |
| nag n | informal (old horse) | caballo viejo nm + adj |
| | | caballo matalote, caballo matalón nm + adj |
| | | rocín nm |
| | | jaco nm |
| Note: El caballo matalote es un caballo viejo o muy enfermo. |
| | The farmer rode the old nag into town. |
| | El granjero llegó al pueblo en un caballo viejo. |