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molestar |
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molestar
transitive verb
1. to bother (perturbar)
- perdone que le moleste… -> I'm sorry to bother you…
- ¿le molesta que fume? -> do you mind if I smoke?
2. (doler)
- me molesta la pierna -> my leg is giving me a bit of trouble
- me molesta un poco la herida -> my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore
3. to upset (ofender)
- me molestó que no me saludaras -> I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me
intransitive verb
also:
- vámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar -> let's go, we're in the way here
- deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas -> stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions
- no molestar -> do not disturb (en letrero)
molestarse
pronomial verb1. to bother (incomodarse)
- no te molestes, yo lo haré -> don't bother, I'll do it
- molestarse en hacer algo -> to bother to do something
- molestarse por alguien/algo -> to put oneself out for somebody/something
2. (ofenderse)
- molestarse (por algo) -> to take offense (at something)
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molestar [mo-les-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To vex, to disturb, to molest, to trouble (dolor), to hurry, to tease, to grate, to cut to the heart, to annoy (fastidiar), to upset (incordiar).
- Me molesta ese ruido -> that noise upsets me
- Me molesta tener que repetirlo -> I hate having to repeat it
verb neuter
2. To be a nuisance (fastidiar); to get in the way (estorbar). (n)
- No quiero molestar -> I don't want to intrude
verb reflexive
3. To bother (darse trabajo); to go to trouble (incomodarse).
- Molestarse en -> to bother to
Verb Conjugation for "molestar"
- Infinitive
- molestar
- Gerund
- molestando
- Participle
- molestado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | molesto | molesté | molestaba | molestaré | moleste |
| Tú | molestas | molestaste | molestabas | molestarás | molestes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | molesta | molestó | molestaba | molestará | moleste |
| Nosotros | molestamos | molestamos | molestábamos | molestaremos | molestemos |
| Vosotros | molestáis | molestasteis | molestabais | molestaréis | molestéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | molestan | molestaron | molestaban | molestarán | molesten |
"molestar" in the Answers forum
| Q: | Por favor no c baya a molestar |
| A: | Eddy Thank you for your translation....I was able to translate it once the spelling was corrected, and I did thank them for correcting the spelling for… |
| Q: | Molestar in the preterite |
| A: | "Moleste' a mi hermano ayer." sounds correct. Anoche means last night. "Me molesto" means he bothered me. |
| Q: | Ok Here is my mindset with molestar and gustar. plz help |
| A: | > rj said: > thank you for the answer. cough cough lazarus. > Cough cough has already answered your question many times giving lengthy explanations. I… |
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