aburrir

to bore

aburrir(ah-boo-rreer)

transitive verb

1. (to weary)

a. to bore

Los reality shows me aburren, y a la vez los participantes me dan pena ajena.

Reality shows bore me, and make me embarrassed for the participants at the same time.

b. to get tired of

Comer lo mismo todos los días me aburre.

I get tired of eating the same thing every day.

c. to tire

"Cómo me aburre subir esta colina todos los días", dijo el viejito.

"Going up this hill every day really tires me," said the old man.

aburrirse

pronominal verb

2. (to get tired)

a. to be bored

Me aburrí cantidad con esa película infantil.

I was really bored with that children's movie.

b. to get bored

Me aburro muchísimo en la clase de historia.

I get really bored in history class.

aburrir

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to bore

este trabajo me aburrethis job is boring

aburre a todo el mundo con sus batallitashe bores everyone with his old stories

pronominal verb

2. (general)

a. to get bored

3. (colloquial)

a.

aburrirse como una ostrato be bored stiff

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aburrir

transitive verb

1 (gen) to bore; (cansar) to tire; weary

2 [+dinero] to blow (familiar); [+tiempo] to waste

pronominal verb

aburrirse to be bored; get bored;con, de, por with

aburrirse como una ostra to be bored stiff