estorbar

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (transitive) to obstruct, hinder, impede
  2. (transitive) to bother, annoy, disturb
  3. (intransitive) to be in the way

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es‧tor‧bar
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/estoɾˈbaɾ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish, probably from the earlier destorvar, from Latin disturbāre, or less likely from Latin exturbāre (“drive out”). Compare Portuguese estorvar, also Catalan destorbar, Occitan destorbar, Old French destorbar. Possibly a doublet of disturbar, a borrowing.

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