bother

molestarse, tomarse la molestia

Dedicar esfuerzo a hacer algo, aunque se podría optar por no hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To make the effort to do something, especially when you might choose not to.

• Do not bother to wait.
• She never bothers checking her email.
• Why did you bother with all that paperwork?

Cómo se usa: bother to do something (He did not bother to read the instructions.); bother doing something (Why bother cooking when we can order food?); bother with something (Do not bother with the dishes tonight.)

Sinónimos: make an effort, take the trouble

Expresiones frecuentes: bother to ask, bother with something, not bother, bother to reply

molestar, preocupar

Hacer que alguien se sienta preocupado o molesto.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel worried or annoyed.

• The noise bothers me.
• Her headache bothered her all day.
• Does it bother you when people arrive late?

Sinónimos: annoy, trouble, disturb, worry

Expresiones frecuentes: bother someone, bother me

maldecir

Expresar enfado deseando que le ocurra algo malo a alguien o a algo.

En inglés sencillo: To express anger at someone or something by wishing bad things on them.

• Bother this rain!
• Bother the man who locked the door!
• Bother it, I have lost my key again.

Sinónimos: curse

Expresiones frecuentes: bother it, bother the weather, bother that noise

molestia, inconveniente

Trabajo adicional o dificultad que complica las cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Extra work or difficulty that makes something less easy.

• It was no bother.
• Ordering online saved us a lot of bother.
• Can you carry it without much bother?

Sinónimos: trouble, inconvenience, hassle

Expresiones frecuentes: no bother, without any bother, save someone bother

molestia, fastidio

Persona o cosa que causa problemas o fastidio.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance.

• I hope I am not a bother.
• That loose window is a real bother.
• The children became a bother during the meeting.

Sinónimos: nuisance, annoyance, pest

Expresiones frecuentes: be a bother, a real bother, such a bother

alboroto, lío

Agitación o discusiones que surgen por entusiasmo o enfado ante algo.

En inglés sencillo: Excited or annoyed activity and argument about something.

• There was a bit of bother over the bill.
• She made a great bother about the seating arrangements.
• All this bother started with a missing ticket.

Sinónimos: fuss, ado, commotion

Expresiones frecuentes: make a bother, a bit of bother, all this bother

caramba, rayos

Expresión que se dice cuando algo sale mal y produce fastidio.

En inglés sencillo: Used when something goes wrong and you feel annoyed.

• Bother! I forgot my bag.
• Oh, bother! The bus has already left.
• Bother! Now we have to start again.

Sinónimos: drat

Expresiones frecuentes: oh bother, bother it