| Traduções principais |
| pesky adj | informal (troublesome) | inoportuno adj |
| | | desagradável, irritante adj |
| | (BRA) | incômodo adj |
| | (POR) | incómodo |
| | These pesky insects are ruining our picnic. |
| troublesome adj | (problematic) (coisa) | preocupante, incômodo adj |
| | Practice the troublesome passages until you've mastered them. |
| | Pratique as partes preocupantes (or: incômodas) até que você as tenha dominado. |
| burdensome adj | (heavy, hard to carry) | pesado adj |
| | (BRA) | incômodo adj |
| | Jim's rucksack was burdensome as he lugged it up the mountain. |
| unwieldy adj | (awkward, cumbersome) | desajeitado, incômodo adj |
| | The heavy old rifle was an unwieldy weapon. |
| incommodious adj | (inconvenient) | incômodo adj |
| hellacious adj | (overwhelming, bad) | incômodo, perturbador adj |
| | | ruim adj |
| nuisance n | (bother, irritant) (BRA, irritante) | incômodo sm |
| | (POR) | incómodo sf |
| | | aborrecimento sm |
| | | maçada sf |
| | Cockroaches are a huge nuisance in this city. |
| | Baratas são um grande incômodo nessa cidade. |
| annoyance n | (irritation) | aborrecimento sm |
| | (BRA) | incômodo sm |
| | (POR) | incómodo sm |
| | Julia felt nothing but annoyance at the rudeness of the cashier. |
| | Julia não sentia nada além de aborrecimento pela grosseria do caixa. |
| importunity n | (demanding or pressing nature) (de natureza exigente, pressão) | incômodo sm |
| | | insistência sf |
| nagging adj | figurative (doubt: worrying) (BRA) | incômodo adj
adj |
| | (POR) | incómodo adj |
| | | enervante, angustiante adj |
| | Peter had some nagging doubts about his life choices. |
| | Pedro tinha algumas dúvidas incômodas sobre escolhas na vida. |
| troublesome adj | (annoying) (pessoa) | incômodo, encrenqueiro adj |
| | Their kids can be incredibly troublesome at times. |
| | Os filhos deles são realmente incômodos (or: encrenqueiros) às vezes. |
| aggravating adj | informal (annoying) | agravante, incômodo adj |
| | It's hard to do my homework when my aggravating little brother is shouting and running around. |
| toe-curling adj | figurative, informal (causing discomfort) | incômodo adj |
| inconvenience n | uncountable (quality of being inconvenient) | incômodo, desconforto sm |
| | These roadworks have caused inconvenience and expense. |
| annoyance n | (sth, sb that annoys) | aborrecimento sm |
| | (BRA) | incômodo sm |
| | (POR) | incómodo sm |
| | Children who are allowed to run and shout in stores are an annoyance. |
| | As crianças que são deixadas gritando e correndo nas lojas são um aborrecimento. |
encumbrance,
incumbrance n | (hindrance) | estorvo, embaraço sm |
| | (BRA) | incômodo sm |
| | (POR) | incómodo sm |
| | Kelly's slowness proved to be an encumbrance on the hiking trip. |
| botheration n | informal, dated (source of annoyance) (arcaico) | estorvo sm |
| | | incômodo sm |
| | During the party, the children were sent to another room, so that they wouldn't be a botheration to the adults. |
| nuisance n | (person) | estorvo sm |
| | (BRA) | incômodo sm |
| | (BRA, informal) | chateação sf |
| | | aborrecimento sm |
| | Seth was a nuisance to his friends, and they stopped inviting him. |
| | Seth era um estorvo para os amigos e eles pararam de convidá-lo. |
| awkward adj | (uncomfortable, delicate) | difícil adj |
| | | incômodo adj |
| | | embaraçoso adj |
| | | delicado adj |
| | I had an awkward conversation with my ex-girlfriend. |
| | Tive uma conversa difícil com a minha ex-namorada. |
| (a) bother n | informal (annoyance) (informal) | chateação sf |
| | (BRA, gíria, vulgar) | saco sm |
| | | incômodo sm |
| | (formal) | estorvo sm |
| | These mosquitoes are a real bother. |
| | Estes mosquitos são uma chateação. |
| | Estes mosquitos são um saco. |
| awkward adj | (situation: difficult) | difícil adj |
| | | incômodo adj |
| | | embaraçoso adj |
| | I never know what to do in these awkward social situations. |
| | Nunca sei o que fazer nestas situações sociais difíceis. |
| the bother (of (doing) sth) n | (effort) | incômodo, trabalho sm |
| | | pena sf |
| | Is applying for a permit really worth the bother? |
| | Solicitar uma autorização realmente vale o incômodo? (or: trabalho). |
| | Vale a pena solicitar uma autorização? |