irritar

to irritate

irritar(ee-rree-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to annoy)

a. to irritate

Los niños irritaron tanto al profesor, que acabó gritándoles.

The children irritated the teacher so much that he ended up yelling at them.

2. (to inflame)

a. to irritate

Usar lentillas durante demasiadas horas irrita los ojos.

Wearing contact lenses for too long irritates your eyes.

irritarse

pronominal verb

3. (to get angry)

a. to get annoyed

Miguel tiende a irritarse si no le das la razón.

Miguel tends to get annoyed if you don't agree with him.

b. to get irritated

Me irrito cuando mi hermano sigue pidiéndome plata.

I get irritated when my brother keeps asking me for money.

4. (to get inflamed)

a. to become irritated

La piel se me irrita cuando beso a un chico que lleva barba.

My skin becomes irritated when I kiss a guy with a beard.

b. to become inflamed

Siempre que vengo a esta ciudad llena de smog, se me irritan los ojos.

Whenever I come to this city full of smog, my eyes become inflamed.

irritar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to irritate

pronominal verb

2. (enfadarse)

a. to get angry o annoyed

3. (sujeto: piel)

a. to become irritated

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irritar

transitive verb

1 (enfadar) to irritate

2 (Med) to irritate

3 [+celos, pasiones] to stir up; inflame

pronominal verb

irritarse to get irritated

irritarse por algo to get irritated about o at sth; get annoyed about o at sth; irritarse con algn to get irritated with sb; get annoyed with sb