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"Annoying" is a form of "annoying", an adjective which is often translated as "molesto". "Pest" is a noun which is often translated as "la peste". Learn more about the difference between "annoying" and "pest" below.
annoying(
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noy
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ihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (irritating)
a. molesto
It's so annoying when you forget to save your work and then the power goes out.Es muy molesto cuando te olvidas de guardar el trabajo y luego hay un corte de electricidad.
b. irritante
The refrigerator is making an annoying sound.Hay un sonido irritante que viene del refrigerador.
c. fastidioso
How annoying having to redo the whole document!¡Qué fastidioso tener que volver a hacer el documento entero!
d. pesado
Felipe is so annoying. He won't shut up about how he won at poker last night.Felipe es tan pesado. No deja de hablar de cómo ganó en el póker anoche.
pest(
pehst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la peste (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The raccoons have become a pest in this city. They're always knocking over garbage cans and making a mess.Los mapaches han llegado a ser una peste en esta ciudad. Van tumbando cubos de basura dejando todo hecho un desastre.
b. la plaga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Deer are a pest around here because they eat the vegetables in our garden.Los venados por aquí son una plaga porque se comen los vegetales de nuestro huerto.
a. el fregón (M), la fregona (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Quit being such a pest and asking me so many questions. Can't you see that I'm trying to work?Deja de ser tan fregón haciéndome tantas preguntas. ¿No ves que estoy tratando de trabajar?
b. el pelmazo (M), la pelmaza (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't even get on the elevator without our neighbor talking my ear off. What a pest!Ni llego al ascensor sin que nuestro vecino me desquicie. ¡Qué pelmazo!
c. el plomazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ok, ok I told you I would wash the dishes in a minute. Don't be a pest!Ya te dije que lavaría los platos en un minuto. ¡No seas plomazo!
e. el hincha (M), la hincha (F) (Southern Cone)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Oh great, I have to go to the DMV to renew my license, but it's such a pest.Pucha, tengo que ir a la DRA para renovar el carné, pero es una auténtica hincha.
