pester

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
2. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To crowd together thickly.

Noun

A bother or nuisance.

Conceptes

empaitar

esgotar

assetjar

irritar

cansar

fastiguejar

burlar

fatigar

atabuixar

Sinònims

bother

annoy

nag

trouble

harass

vex

plague

tease

worry

badger

🦡

irritate

torment

importune

beg

bug

🐛

exasperate

taunt

hassle

beleaguer

disturb

mock

afflict

pestering

fret

circle around

buzz around

bedevil

buttonhole

urge

stick to

ail

oppress

dun

distress

hound

hover

harry

crave

conquer

beset

complexify

complain

beseech

annoying

cling to

chatter

flay

finger

chastise

chasten

Traduccions

importuner

molestar

belästigen

emmerder

🐛

tormentare

déranger

molestare

hostigar

importunar

plagen

quälen

assillare

drangsalieren

importunar

tourmenter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès: pest

Cognat amb anglès: -

In summary

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).